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Quantitative #foresight at the intersection of technological and societal change.
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Joined August 2009
❗ Part II of our #socialmobility in the #digitalage 🌐 is now live! In the second iteration of this project, we examine the role technologies 📱🖥️ might play in helping or hindering the cause of social mobility: https://t.co/ytI4Og74j5
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Ever dream of making things happen with a glance? Eye tracking in gaming makes this possible. Soon you won't even need special equipment! Get the score from guest writer @LewisPackwood Packwood. https://t.co/E6tUPePRgw
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Eye tracking could dramatically expand the immersion and playability of video games. Advances in AI mean that it can now be achieved with a regular webcam.
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Our trash has hit a tipping point. Could visual AI, sorting machinery and better chemistry turn the tide? Guest writer @AlexHadwick explains. https://t.co/W5QWfZ2GT0
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Could you be a bonafide mind-control mage? Maybe in a video game. Guest writer @LewisPackwood explains how BCI technology could disrupt gameplay (and up your spells game).
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Brain–computer interfaces allow players to control video game characters with their thoughts, and we could soon see games that adapt to our mental states.
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Our latest Insight comes from Jessica Buchleitner, who details the promise of DNA as a technological dam-breaker and the historical precedence for it. Will this be what makes the next great cure? https://t.co/Z70uRYRv4K
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In exchange for health indicators and colourful pie charts of genetic lineage, millions of people are willing to submit unique bodily information into an abyss of company databases. With their...
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Do you see what we see? Alex Hadwick breaks down the quiet breakthrough of vision AI, and what the future looks like through its lenses. https://t.co/iBeMIrRFfn
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Two game engines may be responsible for the creation of over half of video games released today + a massive slice top titles. What does their future—and that of gaming overall—look like? @LewisPackwood considers AI, open source offerings and more https://t.co/ZZZK5NrhtE
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The game engines Unity and Unreal may be responsible for the creation of over half of video games released today, not to mention a disproportionate number of top titles. What does their future—and...
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In terms of new frontiers, space-based biotech is where it's at. Our Tech vs. Tech expert @aurore_ge breaks down two surreal technologies designed to culture or print soft tissue in beyond-gravity environments.
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We identify future market opportunities and challenges in digital and virtual domains through research, analysis, and exploratory fiction.
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With 25% of people expected to spend one hour daily in a metaverse, the question begs asking: Who will be responsible for virtual law and order? @50WomenProject is your host in this metaverse game of arbiter roulette.
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Someday, your clothes could power your smartphone or watch. Wouldn't that be nice? @NathalieBcht describes how far research has come on energy-harvesting textiles, and where the investment opps are. https://t.co/FPD39CAuU6
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The fungal kingdom may be key to resolving several climate change exacerbators. @NathalieBcht digs in. As an aside, 🍄🍄🍄 are super responsive to rock and heavy metal—unintended puns!—so feel free to put on some mood music. https://t.co/tN7MgfwdoK
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The resilience and versatility of fungi offer innovative solutions to pressing challenges. Notably, fungal technology could respond to several major pollution issues: Plastic and meat overconsumpti...
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#Sextech aside, generative AI expands artificial intimacy into the realm of emotional connection: AI companions will be friends, lovers, coaches, and mentors. @Rahafharfoush introduces you to the players—and economics—behind this shift :
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Generative AI companions aren't merely transactional bots; they foster seemingly genuine connection. This isn’t a subculture. It’s going mainstream at lightspeed.
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Levitation: No longer the sole provenance of Jedi masters! Acoustic levitation is the use of sound to lift and manipulate objects ... and it's getting a lot more action than you might believe. Read all about it in @NathalieBcht’s latest https://t.co/i0ELjHtWAj
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Levitation: No longer the sole provenance of Jedi masters! Acoustic levitation is the use of sound to lift and manipulate objects ... and it's getting a lot more action than you might believe.
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Pressure is rising to integrate AI into products. Is it worth going open-source? @TarrafGio breaks it down, and shares our open-source LLM shortlist. https://t.co/GbbD8faACd
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A guide to understanding open- and closed-source LLMs, including the ethical and security risks on both sides. Get details on what you should evaluate, and our shortlist of notable open-source LLMs.
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The EU is likely to intensify mining activity, but traditional methods have serious social + environmental effects. Could bioleaching or phytomining mitigate them? @aurore_ge weighs them on her cosmic leaderboard.
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The EU is expected to intensify its own mining activity in the next few years, but traditional methods have serious social and environmental repercussions. Could bioleaching or phytomining mitigate...
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Self-powered sensors could eliminate the need for batteries—and we're as sick of those as you are. But before giving us untethered smartphones and cars, @GioTarraf describes where this tech must first prove strategically useful.
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Self-powered sensors’ ability to generate power eliminates the need for batteries, offering broadly applicable sustainable solutions for energy. Let’s explore the variations of this tech, current and...
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What could LLMs contribute to a more perfect society? Where is it weak? @aurore_ge sifts through the optics to highlight its assistive potential in translation, neurodiversity and more. There are just a few caveats...
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Who has the right to use my avatar, or the idea of me? Is it me, or those who use my identity more productively or more often? @mrozynek investigates a surreal question with very real consequences. https://t.co/utEWfZyDmQ
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You may have forgotten about it, but the metaverse project remains a goal toward which major tech firms continue to advance. This raises serious questions about how we interpret privacy ... and...
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Want to get your hands on quantum tech? Help solve one of these problems, identified by @GioTarraf : Scalability, quantum decoherence, and error correction. https://t.co/CKfvbKhxit
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Despite significant progress, quantum computing remains in its infancy. This article sheds light on the challenges that currently prevent it from becoming part of daily life, and what innovations are...
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As heat waves intensify, we need innovations for staying cool. @NathalieBcht examines the potential and development of acoustic fire extinguishers, thermoregulatory clothing … and a paint that can cool surfaces to 8°C below ambient temperature. https://t.co/fp5v3KphlK
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Climate change-fueled heat waves are breaking records worldwide. If their frequency and intensity keep increasing, these three emerging technologies—identified by L’Atelier’s technology intelligence...
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Beam me up, Scotty! @NathalieBcht describes how tractor beams are leaving the fantasy world behind. They might not spirit you away anytime soon, but maybe you'll see them on surgical tables ... and gathering comet dust. https://t.co/aR1usfVbFP
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We identify future market opportunities and challenges in digital and virtual domains through research, analysis, and exploratory fiction.
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