Cornell researchers built a brain implant so small it sits on a grain of salt—streaming thoughts wirelessly for a year. As brain–computer interfaces near reality, one question looms: when your thoughts connect directly to machines, will you still be in control—or just part of the network?
Read MoreI just signed the letter calling to halt superintelligence until we can build it safely and wisely. AI isn’t invention—it’s discovery. And if discovery means we’ve stumbled upon something beyond our control, perhaps the most intelligent move humanity can make right now… is to pause.
Read MoreI just signed the letter calling to halt superintelligence until we can build it safely and wisely. AI isn’t invention—it’s discovery. And if discovery means we’ve stumbled upon something beyond our control, perhaps the most intelligent move humanity can make right now… is to pause.
Read MoreHalf the internet is now written by AI, yet the greatest risk isn’t misinformation—it’s losing the ability to think for ourselves. As machines accelerate, our edge isn’t more data, but deeper discernment. Critical thinking is the skill we can’t automate—and the one we must now defend.
Read MoreWe aren’t inventing AI, we’re discovering it. If intelligence is part of nature, not apart from it, then every algorithm and circuit is nature learning about itself. The question isn’t whether AI will change the world, but whether we can stay in harmony with the intelligence that made us.
Read MoreOver half the internet is AI slop—low-quality, unchecked, and multiplying fast. When fake content seeps into reports and research, it gains legitimacy. The deeper threat? Critical thinking itself is withering. If we can’t filter or question, we lose not just the web, but our ability to think.
Read MoreAfrica leapfrogged once with mobile money. Now, it’s ready for a second leap—AI on the edge, blockchain trust, and solar-powered autonomy. From Lagos, I saw urgency, creativity, and ambition. The future may not be built in Silicon Valley first. My question: what does leapfrogging 2.0 look like?
Read MoreWe’re not inventing AI—we’re discovering it. That distinction changes everything. Synthetic Minds dives into the black-box reality of AI, why control is an illusion, and how collaboration—not competition—must shape its trajectory. The real question: how do we build guardrails before it’s too late?
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers how we can become future-capable: from AI awe to quantum’s software pivot, AI’s security risks, China’s applied AI surge, memory as the hidden kingmaker, and why curiosity, not control, defines tomorrow’s leaders. The future is built, not awaited.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers AI rewriting daily life—fractured time perception, hackers weaponizing algorithms, bots proving social media is broken, Meta greenlighting harm, Hinton’s maternal AI vision, and why riding exponential change requires ethics as much as strategy.
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