Mindless Scrolling: The Cure for Boredom or Just Making It Worse?
Could your endless scrolling be the very reason you’re bored out of your mind?
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Meet Alex: The Legless Robot Ready to Transform Workplaces
Does the future of robotics really need legs, or are we just stuck in old sci-fi fantasies?
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Solar Geoengineering: A Quick Fix or Pandora’s Box?
What if cooling the planet could save us from climate disaster — at the cost of unleashing new global risks?
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California’s $250M Gamble: Can Tech Save Local Journalism?
Is California's latest deal to fund journalism with tech money a lifeline for democracy — or a Trojan horse?
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Unraveling the Brain’s Secrets—With AI as the New Scientist
What if the next big leap in understanding the human brain comes not from neuroscientists, but from an AI?
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Is AI About to Make Coders Obsolete?
The days of software developers punching code might be numbered — are you ready for a future where coding is no longer a key skill?
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Could AI Learn to Think Like a Brain—and Save the Planet?
What if the future of AI doesn’t just rely on more power, but on thinking more like us?
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Synthetic Minds | AI in Education and the Return of the Metaverse
This 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!
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Metaverse 2.0 – The Hyper-Realistic, AI-Driven Spatial Internet
Metaverse 2.0 is characterised by a significant leap in technological capabilities, where photorealistic avatars, advanced AI, and real-time data processing converge to create digital environments that are nearly indistinguishable from reality.
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Waymo's Robotaxi Revolution: Doubling Down on Driverless Dreams
Are we witnessing the dawn of a driverless utopia, or just the latest tech bubble on wheels?
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