News - Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP | Strategic Futurist Speaker (Page 153)

Artificial Escalation

Increasingly, AI is used in warfare, but that is certainly not without risks, as this must-watch short movie shows. The movie explores why we need to avoid accidental conflict escalation at all times. 💣

All the hype around AI doesn't mean the metaverse is gone.

AI might push aside the metaverse, but it will still transform how we experience life online through immersive digital experiences. As more daily activities shift to shared digital spaces, the metaverse will influence businesses, brands, shopping, socialising, learning - and m...

How a sneaky pixel can through image-editing AI off-rails.

Researchers at MIT have developed PhotoGuard, a new technique that subtly tweaks images to confuse AI systems that might otherwise edit them without permission. It adds invisible "perturbations" to throw the AI off the scent.

Decoding the black box: a gentle guide into LLMs.

Large Language Models are massive black boxes, even for developers and researchers. However, this article peeks under the hood of chatbots like ChatGPT to explain how their mysterious brains actually work. It turns out words become numbers, neurons match patterns, and squirrel...

Google's new robots learn from the web.

Google's new AI called RT-2 enables robots to understand concepts and instructions from text and images online. This allows the robots to take on new tasks without training, bringing us closer to adaptable helper robots.

The Transformative Role of AI in Revolutionising Workplace Health and Safety

AI is revolutionising workplace health and safety across industries. Applications like predictive modelling identify potential hazards so organisations can take preventive measures.

The Day After Tomorrow - in 2025.

New research suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which includes the Gulf Stream, could completely shut down as early as 2025 due to climate change, bringing catastrophic impacts to weather systems billions rely on for food. Though other scientists debate ...

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...