The Odd Futurism Desk
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'Empathetic' software is set to change the way we shop
It’s grocery shopping day and you enter your favorite big store. One of the shop’s social robots, a shiny black-and-white humanoid with a round disc with a big blue eye for a face and a cylindrical base for a body walks up to you.
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Tech CEOs should stop using Science Fiction as a blueprint for humanity’s future in space
In September 2016, Elon Musk went before the International Astronautical Congress with a program that outlined an ambitious set of goals: lay out the steps that would help establish a permanent human presence on Mars.
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Drill holes in your skull and stream ads to your brain with Neuralink
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em," is the official mission statement for Neuralink, according to Musk's tweet on July 9.
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From sci fi to commercialization: the rise of digital avatars
In the late 1990s, the Gorillaz — a virtual music band made up of four animated characters — introduced the concept of digital avatars to the general public.
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Twitter earnings: The future will not be televised, but it will live video
During its earnings call, executives used “video” 58 times and “live” 46 times.
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“I’m here to answer basic Lubrication questions. How can I help you today?”
Royal Dutch Shell launches artificial intelligence “lube specialist.” Why are you laughing?
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Tech and Science leaders confront strong AI with bold PR
Elon Musk fired a shot across the bow of technological advance, but nearly hit himself.
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If you build it, it doesn't matter: Author Kentaro Toyama throws cold water on tech utopias
The author of Geek Heresy crashed the EFF with a simple thesis: Technology doesn't drive social change.