The Digital Speaker (Page 206)

Psychedelics: the brain's master key?

Neuroscientist Gul Dolen's research on mice suggests psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms can reopen "critical periods" in the adult brain, windows of heightened neuroplasticity when we rapidly acquire new skills and knowledge. This could lead to transformative thera...

The AI search threat.

Google's new AI search tool summarises content from across the web, keeping users on Google instead of clicking through to other sites. If widely implemented, this could starve publishers of needed traffic and shrink the open internet. This existential threat could create a vi...

The high-stakes race for safe AI.

Major tech firms like Google, Microsoft and startups like Anthropic are locked in a tense competition to develop advanced artificial intelligence, but some experts warn this AI arms race could unleash dangerous technology if safety is not the top priority. Striking the right b...

Unlocking Reality: The Spatial Web's Transformative Impact

Spatial computing interweaves physical and digital realities through augmented, virtual, and mixed reality. This transformative technology is revolutionising industries like healthcare, education, retail, and more by enhancing operations, customer engagement, and collaboration...

Will artificial affection replace Tinder? ❤️

It may come as a surprise, but millions now carry out emotional and romantic relationships with AI chatbots designed to be the perfect partners. However, whether these virtual companions represent social progress or a retreat from human intimacy remains to be seen.

AI with attitude: teaching robots right from wrong.

If researchers can successfully map an AI's drive for self-preservation onto concern for others, we can transform AI from a potentially existential threat into our greatest ally.

Generative AI is about unleashing a wave of creative potential.

By augmenting human creativity through divergent thinking, challenging biases, evaluating ideas, refining concepts, and facilitating collaboration, tools like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and ChatGPT can help organisations overcome the challenges of democratising innovation.

Gen Z's career trajectory is about to careen off a cliff.

With corporations eagerly replacing entry-level workers with AI instead of training and mentoring them, young people face a reckoning where ballooning college costs, nonexistent on-the-job development, and automation by disconnected managers will leave them unprepared to navig...

The Rise of the Robots and Its Implications for Business

Robots have advanced tremendously, moving from fiction to reality. They're improving industries, healthcare, and daily life. But rapid change raises concerns about jobs and ethics. While robots take on repetitive tasks, workers can move to creative roles. Guidelines and regula...

ChatGPT has made game creation super easy.

With ChatGPT's Code Interpreter, creating your own game is as simple as writing a prompt, generating assets, and letting the AI handle the coding and troubleshooting, transforming game development into a swift and interactive process.

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