Imagine attending a live concert by your favourite artist, not in a stadium, but in the virtual world of a video game. Sounds like science fiction? Well, welcome to the future of music! In a fascinating trend that’s music to my ears, musicians are now releasing new tracks within video games. Artists like Travis Scott […]
Imagine skyscrapers dedicated to food production, cultivating crops in vertically stacked layers within controlled environments. This isn’t a scene from a sci-fi movie, but the concept of vertical farming – a rapidly emerging trend in agriculture. The Promise of Vertical Farming Vertical farming offers practical solutions to several pressing challenges: Sustainability: Vertical farms use up […]
One of the provocative hand grenades I love throwing into a client’s foresight discussion is an example of an obscure industry and how it’s adopting a new technology or change. In a recent strategy session I used the one about AI deciding if paintings were real or fake, here’s how it goes… Imagine AI systems […]
Imagine a world where your furry companion runs on batteries and purrs with a digital hum. No, this isn’t a scene from a dystopian novel, or from an adult only catalogue, but a glimpse into the near future with the rise of “robo-mates” – robotic companions poised to redefine the concept of companionship. Forget the […]
Socio-economic forces and the environmental issues at play now will determine the things we will live with in 20 years’ time. Flying cars? Maybe. Scientists and futurists map it all out. Considering the future of household living It’s tempting to think of a far-fetched “Jetsons” likely to be nothing like science fiction. That’s the message […]
In this episode, the hosts discuss the challenges of content moderation in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). They highlight the issue of deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift circulating online and the negative uses of AI technology. The conversation also touches on the difficulty of determining what is considered “bad” or “good” content and the need for more accessible ways to remove harmful material. The hosts then shift to discussing the threat of generative AI and online hallucinations, where the belief in something’s truth is based on the number of people saying it. They mention the potential impact of AI-generated information on upcoming elections and the need for solutions to combat the spread of misinformation. The episode concludes with a call for caution in consuming information, verifying sources, and developing a moral compass to navigate the challenges posed by AI.