News - Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP | Strategic Futurist Speaker (Page 165)

From deep learning to psychological AI.

In 2023, deep learning will come to a dead end, and the importance of psychological AI will be recognised. Like humans, machines need to learn how to forget to make better predictions.

Bitcoin meets podcasting: listen and earn.

Podcasting is getting a cryptocurrency makeover as a new "listen-to-earn" program rewards listeners for their value and allows podcasters to focus their spending on those who want to listen instead of costly ad campaigns.

Abundant resources for a sustainable future.

The world has enough resources to transition to renewable energy. The benefits of clean energy will outweigh any impacts of mining these materials.

AI language mastery doesn't mean thinking ability.

ChatGPT may be good at stringing words together but struggle with tasks like basic arithmetic or giving cooking advice. Language and thinking may not be as intertwined as we thought. AI programs being "good at language" doesn't mean they're "good at thought".

Cause and Effect: The Rise of Causal AI and Its World-Changing Impact

Causal AI is a new field that combines artificial intelligence and causal reasoning to provide more accurate predictions and decision-making. Major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have invested in the development of causal AI, which is expected to benefit ind...

🌍 We are still failing... Al Gore's answer at the WEF is a must-watch. 👇

Throughout history, societies that have not been able to adapt to a changing environment because the powers that be (in this case, the oil & gas companies) did all they could to prevent change collapsed. It is time to act 🍀

Forget VR; you can now play games with your thoughts! 🤯

Twitch stream Perri Karyal hooked up an EEG to her brain and started playing Elden Ring, a 2022 action role-playing game, and it is next-level insane!

Getty Images vs. Stability AI: The great image showdown of 2023.

Stock photo giant Getty Images is suing AI art tool creator Stability AI for allegedly "unlawfully" scraping millions of images from its site to train its software. Stability AI has yet to comment on the lawsuit, but it's sure to be a legal battle for the ages, or at least for...

Did we hit the jackpot of frozen treats in the universe? 🧊

James Webb Space Telescope has found the coldest ice in the universe, and it's filled with the building blocks of life! The molecular cloud is located in a "nursery" for stars and planets 500 light-years away, including potentially habitable ones like Earth. Time to pack a coa...

Out of all countries, China could lead in fighting deepfakes.

Deepfake technology, used to create digital forgeries, is spreading rapidly with little regulation. China is attempting to change that with new rules but faces challenges catching anonymous abusers and concerns about censorship. As countries debate how to handle deepfakes, Chi...