This week’s Synthetic Minds covers a 14,000 km cycling trip that unlocked the secret to thriving in a fast-changing world. I dive into AI personas so real even AI can’t tell, the Pentagon’s use of deepfakes and bacteria-based proteins as the future of food, and how AI is reshaping education.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers the fascinating topic of mind uploading and the risks of data theft, AI's growing ability to diagnose mental health conditions, China's influence on global tech standards, and Google's nuclear energy push to power the AI revolution. Don't miss these insights!
Read MoreThis 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 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 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 MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers Agentic AI’s potential to replace human decision-making, quantum technology breakthroughs, AI’s $20 trillion economic impact, Microsoft’s dual role in climate change, AI’s impact on customer service roles, and the ethical challenges of automating entire industries.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds kicks off with an engaging podcast episode featuring Louis Rosenberg on AI’s subtle grip over our decisions. We also dive into AI’s role in reshaping global commerce, the rise of AI-fueled cybercrime, and the looming threat of deepening inequality.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers a report on the impact of AI on journalism - will it survive the digital revolution? In addition, this newsletter covers fraudulent scientific research, a space surveillance internet, California's $250M gamble and mindless scrolling.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers the return of the metaverse thanks to generative AI and the spatial internet, as well as AI in education, confusion by Eric Schmidt, 777 AI risks and a digital bakery. Enjoy!
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers an insightful interview with Cory Doctorow about Big Tech's attack on privacy and how organisations can prepare for the future. I will also cover the rise of AI scientists, the quantum brain, quantum encryption, and the loneliness epidemic caused by AI friends.
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