US Navy dispatches new drone ships to Japan to deter China
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Increasingly navies around the world are fielding autonomous drone ships to patrol and monitor, and even defend, regions around the world in a sign of…
Executive and board workshops on AI and future strategy
Much of my current work is with boards and executive teams on the implications of AI, the future of work, and strategy in rapidly changing environments. In this overview document…
GPT3 helps transform chemical research
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Chemicals and materials are the foundation of everything our world has to offer, this accelerates the creation of new novel products hugely. Love the…
Scientists tried to quantum entangle a living Tardigrade
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF What happens when you quantum entangle living beings? Reality breaks down. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses…
Another kid just built a fully functional RISC-V computer inside a computer game
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF What if the future of computing wasn’t silicon chips but virtual or meta computers within game environments developed and optimised by AI? Hmmm … …
Fully autonomous GPT-4 AI agents use Zero Days to successfully hack systems
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF For over a decade I’ve been saying that AI will one day be capable of fully autonomously hacking (and patching) systems. Now we’re at the…
Researchers try to send particles into the past using quantum mechanics
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Is time travel possible? Mathematics and quantum theory say yes … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses…
New living electronics healthcare device developed to monitor inflamed skin
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Increasingly I’m seeing more biology being incorporated into electronic devices as companies merge traditional electronics with synthetic biology to create novel devices. Love the…
Air Canada told to honour a customer bereavement policy its AI chatbot invented
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Increasingly companies are being held accountable for the things their AI’s say and do, and that’s a problem considering most AI’s are black boxes. …
How AI will shape the future of creative agencies
All professional services are being transformed by generative AI, but the impact is especially pointed for creative agencies. Agencies need to reconfigure themselves for a substantially different future. The nature…