Category Archives: SFF Thought Starters

Nov 25

Transport, medicine, employment, entertainment, law enforcement – only some of the areas in which the near future…

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Transport, medicine, employment, entertainment, law enforcement – only some of the areas in which the near future will be very different thanks to AI.

This was the conclusion of a group of experts kicking off a hundred-year study of AI and its impacts.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

8 Ways AI Will Transform Our Cities by 2030 http://suhub.co/2B3BlRX

Nov 25

Accidentally inventing soma is only one of the risks identified.

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Accidentally inventing soma is only one of the risks identified.

Via Deborah Teramis Christian.

Originally shared by Jouni Pohjola

After the Internet of (eminently hackable) Things comes the Internet of (probably also quite hackable) Humans.

http://www.nature.com/news/ai-controlled-brain-implants-for-mood-disorders-tested-in-people-1.23031

Nov 24

Biotech is becoming one of the huge growth areas in technology.

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Biotech is becoming one of the huge growth areas in technology. And there’s some fascinating stuff coming, like biodegradable packaging; animal-free meat, milk, and eggs; and new possibilities for getting around antibiotic resistance.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

5 Wild Biotech Products That Will Touch Our Lives in the Near Future http://suhub.co/2BeYH87

Nov 22

The thing about CRISPR is that you have to get the gene-editing payload into the cells you’re targeting, and…

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The thing about CRISPR is that you have to get the gene-editing payload into the cells you’re targeting, and (because of the body’s entirely appropriate defences against just such a thing happening), that’s hard.

This could be a step towards a solution.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

CRISPR Can Now Hitch a Ride on Nanoparticles to Battle Disease http://suhub.co/2B2Noip