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Scenario prompts 15 July 2024
Today’s prompts are my book about books about AI, building a collective mind, ethics, weightless carbon fiber, self replicating life, a ‘Word Processor’ for DNA, AI-yurveda, merging with artificial life, biomimicry and a colony on Mars.
Study the impact of technology abstraction on your business model.
A book about books about AI
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
So far, taking the perspective from 22 books/authors covering intelligence (there are many forms), work, synthetic biology, transhumanism, economics, spiritualism, digital transformation, data, etc. When you go through the books again, you start to wonder if we are asking the right questions.
How to build a Collective Mind that speaks for humanity in real-time.
It will use Generative AI technologies to connect large human groups into real-time deliberative systems, enabling us to solve difficult problems by harnessing our combined knowledge, wisdom, and insight in powerful new ways.
Today’s ethical dilemmas are being decided by tech bros. How can they keep their compass straight?
https://thenextweb.com/news/ethical-dilemmas-tech-founders-compass-straight
You should always be planning five to 10 years ahead — ideally envisioning the most advanced scenario for your technology.
New weightless carbon fiber battery could make cars, planes 50% lighter
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/weightless-carbon-fiber-batteries
This innovative material serves a dual purpose: it acts as both a structural component and a power source, eliminating the need for additional heavy batteries.
Google creates self-replicating life from digital ‘primordial soup’
A digital “primordial soup” with no rules or direction can lead to the emergence of self-replicating artificial life forms, in an experiment that may hint at how biological life began on Earth
Beyond CRISPR: Scientists Say New Gene Editing Tool Is Like a ‘Word Processor’ for DNA
Study the impact of technology abstraction on your business model.
Ayurveda can leverage AI to validate its age-old principles
Ayurveda holds immense promise. The future lies in integrating Ayurveda and modern medicine
Humans Could Forge a Hybrid Consciousness by Merging With Artificial Life, Oxford Scientists Say
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a61075478/human-machine-hybrid-consciousness/
The concept makes us rethink what it means to be human.
Insect with ‘invisibility cloak’ opens doors to advanced camouflage for humans
https://studyfinds.org/insects-invisibility-cloak-camouflage/
Researchers have uncovered the secrets behind these tiny orbs’ ability to manipulate light, potentially inspiring new technologies for everything from anti-reflective coatings to advanced camouflage.
Elon Musk’s Plan to Put a Million Earthlings on Mars in 20 Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/technology/elon-musk-spacex-mars.html
SpaceX employees are working on designs for a Martian city, including dome habitats and spacesuits, and researching whether humans can procreate off Earth.
