The greatest transmutation in history?

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Scenario prompts 12 September 2024

Today’s prompts are gaming and movies, electric vehicles, AI agents, fungi in construction, magnetic nano, how AI will turn capital into labor, microscale robots, nuclear, VR and motion trackers, stretchable electronics, humanoid robots, and an invite to an event this afternoon at 17:30 CET.

The Next Generation Pixar: How AI will Merge Film & Games

https://a16z.com/the-next-generation-pixar/

Generative AI is enabling a foundational shift in creative storytelling, empowering a new class of human creators to tell stories in novel ways not feasible before.

What China’s Electric Vehicle Boom Looks Like on the Ground

https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/what-chinas-electric-vehicle-boom

Lawmakers in the US, Canada, and Europe, however, see the rise of China’s electric vehicle sector as a pressing threat that could jeopardize the future of their own auto industries. 

AI Agents, The New Workforce We’re Not Quite Ready For (Agentic AI)

https://joshbersin.com/2024/09/agentic-ai-ai-agents-the-new-workforce-were-not-quite-ready-for/

Our friendly AI assistants are starting to feel more empowered. Instead of just answering questions and composing poetry, they’re now able to “do things” on our behalf.

Building for the climate age: the uses of fungi in construction

https://worldbiomarketinsights.com/building-for-the-climate-age-the-uses-of-fungi-in-construction/

Imagine a material that is biodegradable, non-toxic, and endlessly reworkable into new types of material. Fungi ticks all the boxes

Scientists use magnetic nanotech to safely rewarm frozen tissues for transplant

https://superinnovators.com/2024/09/scientists-use-magnetic-nanotech-to-safely-rewarm-frozen-tissues-for-transplant/

Think cryotech and space travel.

Input Coffee, Output Code: How AI Will Turn Capital into Labor

https://a16z.com/ai-turns-capital-to-labor/

Today, thanks to AI, we are witnessing potentially the greatest transmutation in history. Software becomes labor

Versatile microscale robots can fold into 3D shapes and crawl

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-versatile-microscale-robots-3d.html

Researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed as a 2D hexagonal “metasheet,” but with a jolt of electricity, morph into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawl.

Oracle is designing a data center that would be powered by three small nuclear reactors

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/10/oracle-is-designing-a-data-center-that-would-be-powered-by-three-small-nuclear-reactors.html

Small modular reactors are next-generation designs that promise to speed the deployment of reliable, carbon-free power — but they face challenges reaching the commercial stage.

Pico Motion Trackers first impressions: a potential game changer

Pico Motion Trackers first impressions: a potential game changer

They are a couple of bracelets that you can wear on your ankles so that they can track your feet and you can have full-body VR when you wear your Pico 4 Ultra on your head and the controllers in your hands. 

New stretchable electronics for soft robots to allow embedded computation

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/stretchable-electronics-for-soft-robots-created

The researchers have successfully integrated stretchable Arduino boards into various types of soft robots, from crawling robots to wearable devices.

Humanoid Robots on the Rise: Meet the Industry’s Game Changers

https://www.automate.org/robotics/blogs/humanoid-robots-top-companies

The humanoid robot market is expected to hit $38 billion by 2035.

Think Limitless Conversations: Innovation & Future Trends

https://www.linkedin.com/events/7234595698925592576/comments/

This afternoon at 17:30 CET. Hope to see you there.

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