This week’s Synthetic Minds covers AI-powered podcasts and how NotebookLM lets you create your own. We also explore AI crime gangs, the rise of quantum AI, the Naqi Logix Neural Earbud revolutionizing brain-computer interfaces, AI’s limits in climate change, and the spread of AI disinformation.
Read MoreGoogle’s NotebookLM has introduced a game-changing feature: AI-generated podcasts that mimic real human conversations, complete with “ums,” interruptions, and natural pauses. I tested it myself, creating a podcast using my own biography, and it blew my mind.
Read MoreThe rise of AI is not just reshaping industries but also giving criminal syndicates across Asia the upper hand. A UN report reveals how tech-savvy gangs are using AI, messaging platforms like Telegram, and cryptocurrencies to create a “criminal service economy.”
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers my first short Sci-Fi story as well as AI agents reshaping work, privacy threats from smart glasses, IBM’s NorthPole chip revolutionizing AI, and the flattening of org charts. Tune in to explore the intersection of innovation, privacy, and strategic foresight.
Read MoreTwo Harvard students, AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, recently developed “I-XRAY,” a tool that uses Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses in combination with facial recognition technology to dox people in real-time.
Read MoreIf you think today’s AI chips are fast, you’re about to be left in the dust — IBM’s NorthPole is a game-changer that makes GPUs look sluggish and inefficient by comparison.
Read MoreIn “Fading Realities: The Shadows of the Future,” a Prime Minister juggles family, duty, and the digital world. As virtual interactions replace real ones, the boundaries between life and technology blur. This story delves into the human cost of living in an increasingly virtual future.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers AI ethics, speculative fiction’s role in shaping tech, robots entering homes, AI tutors in education, AI’s impact on job markets, and whether AI will make designers obsolete. Explore the Intelligence Age and how AI may consolidate power or promote innovation.
Read MoreIn a world where technological innovation constantly reshapes our society, speculative fiction becomes more than just entertainment; it is a critical tool for thinking through the implications of these changes.
Read MoreThe dawn of the Intelligence Age is upon us, and it promises to be both magical and perilous. But as technology scales, so does the concentration of power in the hands of a few, like Sam Altman who has his fingers in the most important resources of the coming decades.
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