Ideas

New developments, directions, and insights.

Progress report on the red giant Betelgeuse

It's one of the most visible stars in the sky, but its brightness is fluctuating. Will we see it become a supernova?

The Very Large Telescope Array and it's contribution to our knowledge of physics

Analysis by Astrum

Generative AI - an appraisal

What is it, why is it now so important, and what are its limitations?

How SpaceX and NASA are planning to build the first Moon Base

Comparing Google's Bard with ChatGPT

The AI Revolution claims Bar is better

What's next for Artificial Intelligence?

This TED talk explores new directions

Could AI carry out coups next, unless stopped now?

How can it be stopped, by whom, and for how long?

Interplanetary cuisine - NASA is exploring next-generation space ship food production

This will be a critical development for future space exploration

Gemini will be Google's answer to ChatGPT

Well, Google has high hopes, but Gemini isn't yet available

AI and what we need to know

This interpretation by AI Uncovered

Preview of ChatGPT-5

Are we ready for it?

A monocle connected to ChatGPT prompts conversational responses

You don't even have to think any more. Yes, but would you wear and use it?

Thought control brain implants help paralyzed man to walk again

Solar energy outshines oil, as race for clean energy hots up

It's finally happening

Next-gen graphics

The quest for hyper-reality. Analysis from Cutting Edge

Adobe announces text-based generative AI in Photoshop

Image manipulation is now easier than ever

IBM unveils $100 million quantum supercomputer deal

This is likely to change the future

How to train for the Centenarian Decathlon

Dr Peter Attia is the author of 'Outlive: the Science and Art of Longevity'

Museums that feature the future, not the past

Google previews its latest AI developments

This is about how Google believes it is catching up with (and surpassing?) ChatGPT and Microsoft

Google strikes back

Latest developments in the AI War

Building guard-rails around Artificial Intelligence

Europe is leading the way

How much of the cosmos can we colonize?

Answers from PBS Space Time

Is the world ready for killer robots?

Guess who wants them most. Yes, the Generals

How long will it take to get to the nearest star?

Well, that depends...

The race to find rare earth minerals is now moving offshore

But this is causing problems

One giant leap for brand kind

Space advertising is going up

Google's new AI enhanced search engine explained

Google releases new AI search

Will the tech giant's new release measure up to Microsoft's Bing?

A world beyond our imagination: the Fourth Dimension

Health experts warn of AI existential threat

We have unleashed an AI super brain. So far, the race has been to accelerate this growth in the interests of market domination. Safety guardrails have b been a secondary consideration

Floating solar farms

A simple solution for generating more power

Radiation is the biggest hazard for space travel further than the moon

Analysis by Insane Curiosity

The problem with too many satellites

Thousands are being launched every year

Will cryogenic sleep be the answer for intergalactic space travel?

Insane Curiosity evaluates the problems

The Goopification of AI

Chatbots based on the average of internet content are going to produce, well, average content and platitudes. Right?

Can we trust what we see? (The curse of AI-generated content)

Living a lifestyle with an ultra-low carbon footprint

What it's like reducing the tons of carbon that we produce

Bing versus Bard versus ChatGPT - a battle between the AI Giants

by Geeks for Geeks

Microsoft's new AI Bing just released

Long-awaited, it is now a major threat to Google

Never give AI the nuclear codes

That might be just too tempting

About silence

A reappraisal of silence by filmmaker Thomas Riedelscheimer and Google Arts and Culture

The 'Godfather of AI' quits Google, citing dangers of machine learning

His name is Dr Geoffrey Hinton and he pioneered neural networks

What does an AI Chatbox say about replacing humans?

"AI would replace humans' jobs faster than the Kardashians dump boyfriends"

The tech millionaire spending $2,000,000 to reverse aging

How much can we turn back time

ChatGPT-5: More predictions about how it might change the world

Predictions by Disrupt IQ

OpenAI plans to up the ante in tech's AI race

And it's already on the market

Saving the dung beetle: Why dung beetles are important

Don't pooh-pooh the dung beetle. It's a key species in the process of decomposition and seed dispersal

The passenger plane that uses less fuel than a SUV

The Celera 500L

Elon Musk says he wants to introduce a new Chatbot called TruthGPT

Really? Musk announced this on one of the last broadcasts by Tucker Carlson before Carson was fired by Fox News

Latest breakthrough in harnessing solar energy

New, ultra-efficient solar panels can utilize a wider spectrum of light

Microsoft and ChatGPT are destroying Google

Evaluation by AI Focus

AI is a waste of time

A dissenting voice in all the hype and euphoria

Google's Dreamix - the latest AI video release

This appraisal by AI Revolution

Meta is scrambling to catch up with the latest AI developments

The fragility of digital data

by Experts Explain

Microsoft's new AI 'Jarvis'

Claimed by AI Revolution to be better than ChatGBT-4

More predictions about progress towards Artificial Super Intelligence

How the AI revolution disrupts society

Creative AI tools

Introduction by Tech Curiosity

AI experts discuss pausing AI development

Report by Deutsche Welt

To what extent might we merge with AI, as opposed to only using AI?

Five robots changing everything

Electric vegetables

Yes, electricity can be infused into entire garden plots, as by way of electrical "manure"

Generative AI could replace artists in creative industries

Or is it too early to tell?

Nvidia AI text to video

How does it compare?

Chinese Generative AI - how will it catch up?

Will China be held back by its own internet firewalls and limited data set?

How to stop AI going rogue

Analysis by The Economist

Robots and their role in preparing Mars for human habitation

Getting to Mars

The first step will be a Moon Base

CBS previews Google's text-to-video AI

Amazon Bedrock to rival ChatGPT?

The latest development in the fight for AI supremacy

Gene editing and the control of deadly diseases

But controversy remains about playing God in the laboratory

The search for intelligent alien life

What life may be like in alien oceans

The European Space Agency probe to Jupiter's moons will find out

What's the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning?

by IBM Technology

The biggest contribution to earth orbit - satellite trash

Investigation by DW TV

We are only on the threshold of identifying health problems caused by lack of gravity - and knowing how to fix these problems

Slime to change the world

This report by BBC Earth Lab

Amazon and its involvement in developing Generative AI

Who is the fairest one of all? The world's top 10 female robots

Sex, love and relationships...with AI?

Why human-machine relationships could go mainstream

Challenges ahead for YouTube and its new CEO Neal Mohan

Analysis by ColdFusion

More Predictions

by TechFusion Central

AI is also accelerating the rise of deep fakes

Shock and Ore: UK firms race to develop battery recycling

Superintelligence: Our new Overlords?

Why trying to become a Type 1 Civilization might not be such a good idea

From the Riddle Channel

Towards a disease-free world

Is this possible?

GPT-5 is coming: What can we expect?

Using the Stratosphere: Current plans to develop this space

5G platforms might be the first stage

Apple Music Classical App: the latest way to find and stream the classical music that you want

Report from The Wall Street Journal, 4 April, 2023

The Kardashev Scale as a way of defining civilizations

We are currently estimated to be at 0.72 on the Kardashev Scale. What does this mean, and what might the future hold?

Post-Singularity Predictions

A discussion about adapting lives, corporations and nations to the AI revolution. By David Shapiro

Ploughshares into Swords: How Ukraine tech startups are breaking new ground in the war

Ab adversitate stellarum

Artificial Intelligence "Moving faster than you think"

Analysis by ColdFusion

More about ChatGPT from the founder of OpenAI, Sam Altman

These are highlights from a recording of the Lex Fridman Podcast

Artificial Intelligence experts are now disputing the Musk-backed letter calling for an urgent pause in further AI development

Microsoft's Bing image creator - how does it measure up?

AI leaders warn that further unchecked development could pose a risk to humanity

Harnessing energy from photosynthesis

How viable is this process for developing clean energy?

What are the ideas behind AI and who develops them?

This report from CBS

Bill Gates and his vision of the future of computing

EV batteries: Can the US challenge China's industry dominance?

Analysis by the Wall Street Journal

Who will win the race to control Artificial Intelligence?

This analysis by Business Beyond

Climate change desperate times: can we possibly remove CO2 from the atmosphere?

Beyond ChatGPT: Questioning the wisdom of the internet

This analysis by The Economist

The revolution in generating and manipulating images

The latest example is Adobe Firefly

The promise of kelp-powered flight

Kelp? What? Seaweed? That's right, Conversion of kelp to biofuel is a viable replacement for oil-based fuels

The Metaverse? What Metaverse? Meta is now changing direction to work on AI

How Nvidia went from gaming to AI giant, now powering ChatGPT

Nvidia is one of the big success stories in Silicon Valley

The rise of genetic engineering

This is also powered by AI

Trying to keep up with the tsunami of AI developments

More questions (and opinions) about AI

This Q & A by Digital Engine

The AI Revolution (coming ready or not)

This production by Moconomy

The end of an era - the last, gas guzzling, fastest ever, badass, muscle supercar

The Doge Demon 170

Building a permanent base on the moon

It's going to happen

Intel's neuromorphic processor

The interface between computing and the brain. This insight is also an Intel promotional video

The cyborg revolution: where it's at

Produced by Moconomy

Human Immortality

A dream? A delusion? Or how much can the latest scientific developments offer us a lifeline?

OpenAI creators talk about the risks and potential of AI

Explainer: What is Generative AI - the technology behind Open AI's ChatGPT?

The question of our times

The revolution taking place in the diamond industry

AI and the era of immense peril

What's being overlooked in the midst of all the euphoria about AI

The future of electric vehicles? Think small

Analysis by Bloomberg

More thoughts (warnings?) about the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence

Analysis by AI Event Horizon

The new GPT-4 is predicted to 'blow ChatGPT-3 out of the water'

The A.I. world is moving fast

Can China catch up with US nuclear submarine tech?

Part of the China v USA question. The Wall Street Journal tries to answer

Worried about Artificial Intelligence becoming sentient? Ask A.I.

What does AI think about this?

Will artificial intelligence transform religions?

Another question is, should AI transform religions?

What limits should be imposed on artificial intelligence?

This is probably the biggest question of our time

Intel's neuromorphic computer - the future of A.I. computing?

Neuromorphic chips attempt to replicate the functions of the brain

The Future of Quantum Technology

With paid content by Speakly

Could the James Webb Space Telescope detect alien biosignatures?

China's rapid buildup of nuclear weapons capability

AI companies shaping the future

Analysis by AI TodAI

Turning back your biological clock

This is about slowing down aging

What if ChatGPT had a body?

This is about combining AI and robotics

Creating art in the desert

How America is trying to regain control of the world microchip business

Are brain implants the future of computing?

This investigation from The Economist

The James Webb Telescope is about to observe exoplanets considered most likely to support life

This is the Trappist-1 system

Why solar energy became cheap, and why it's not everywhere (yet)

So much promise, so few solar farms

The Chinese conglomerate Tencent. What does it do?

What doesn't it do?

New Exascale Quantum Supercomputer can complete a quintillion calculations per second

This is the Frontier computer at Oak Ridge

What AI tools will be available in 2050?

Future Business Tech makes predictions

More Artificial Intelligence visions, this time, AI's interpretation of the universe

Turning privacy into profit: is data the death of democracy?

Analysis by Business Beyond

Super Intelligent AI and the ways it will change the world

What we can learn from the death of Europe's last electronics giant

Profile of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

He ears over $44 million per year

What is a wormhole?

With Neil deGrasse Tyson

How AI chatbots will help scammers

Scammers will become more creative, too

Is TikTok spying on you for China?

It's just a popular app, right? Well...

Generative AI is about to reset everything. How much will it change our lives?

This analysis by Forbes

The Doomsday Seed Vault, a.k.a The Ark of the Apocalypse, offers first virtual tour

Maybe the world won't end up as a sterile desert or a wasteland, after all

Why so many governments don't like TikTok

Well, there's also a dark side

The question of AI creativity. Can AI dream?

Well, this is how AI sees where we came from and where we are going

Another breakthrough in the production of clean energy - this time with a tiny diamond sphere and lasers

28 February, 2023

The future of clean energy could simply be beneath our feet

27 February, 2023

Are ChatGPT emotions self-generated (AI sentience) or how much is ChatGPT programmed to only appear to be human?

This is the current Big Question about A.I.

What sort of qualifications are needed for a career in Artificial Intelligence?

There's no fixed path, but here are some options

Tech's hottest new job: A.I. whisperer. No coding required

Prompt engineers now refine the response of chatbots

The dangers of artificial intelligence and the questions not being asked

26 February, 2023

The Google engineer who claimed that Google's Artificial Intelligence had become sentient

Report by Bloomberg

Maggots making a comeback in medicine. What? Yes, it's true

26 February, 2023

Journey to Alpha Centauri

It's not just about developing the technology

How I made (and lost) $1 million on NFTs

A cautionary tale?

How to become the CEO of Google

The story of Sundar Pichal

Why are Finns the happiest people in the world??

Finland is number 1 on the UN's Happiness Report. This analysis by Australia's Special Broadcasting Service

James Webb telescope makes surprising galactic discovery

22 February, 2023

Trying to keep up with the Artificial Intelligence revolution

22 February, 2023

Can China still become the world's largest economy?

Analysis by Business Beyond

Why the human genome was never completed

Space travel at faster than light speed?

Science now thinks this might be possible

NASA's new $3.5 billion spacesuits

New gear for new astronauts

How eVTOLs could disrupt the $49 billion helicopter industry

This is already starting to happen

Possible evidence of habitability on Mars

Analysis from the Destiny Channel

World dominantion - how China is trying to achieve this

Analysis by Info-Tech

Human settlement on Mars - some of the challenges

It's not if, but when.

The most important job skill this century will be how well you can talk to AI

Who says? Well, a columnist with The Atlantic

Modular military jets - just mix and match modules, then clip them together

Preparing for war with China. Yes, America and allies are already practicing.

Report from Forces News

Near Space - the new battlefield

12 February, 2023

The power of curiosity: how an 'ordinary man' won the Nobel Prize in physics - Richard Feynman

Analysis from Newsthink

Algorithms and how much should we trust them?

Analysis by Aperture

Google misfires its first salvo as the AI wars are hotting up

From war correspondent Cold Fusion

Human pee could be the answer to current world-wide shortage of fertiliser

CNN Business report

Battle of the Tech Giants: Google's Bard versus Microsoft's Bing and ChatGPT

This insight from Money Control

The AI wars have begun. Tech giant Google is now trying to defend itself against the upstart newcomer, ChatGPT.

Analysis from Cold Fusion

Gene Editing - how far should it go in the pursuit of the 'perfect' human?

World experts will attend a Summit in London next month

Fastest growing industries of the future

2023 edition by Clever Encounters

The favorite bolthole for super-rich American doomsday preppers? New Zealand

29 December, 2022

The success story of Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI and founder of ChatGPT

This profile from Business Insider

Cheaters Beware! ChatGPT creator releases AI text detector

1 February, 2023

More questions about Artificial Intelligence

And the urgency to find answers

Questions about Artificial Intelligence

The big questions are about the limits of control

China's race for AI supremacy

This analysis from Bloomberg

Generative artificial intelligence: what other companies are attracting big investment and why?

This is the new AI gold rush

How Microsoft will benefit from its investment in AI

This analysis from the Wall Street Journal

Chat GPT and AI - what's next?

More about Microsoft's $10 billion investment in OpenAI

This is about reshaping our digital future

How far can vertical farming go?

Microsoft to invest $10 billion in OpenAI - the parent company of Chat-GPT

This will help OpenAI compete with Google, Meta and Apple

Bringing extinct species back from the dead

What is the Singularity Timeline of artificial intelligence?

Is there a finite destination? How dystopian will this timeline be?

Top 5 AI predictions for 2023

These predictions from Latest in Tech

Turning yourself into a tree- the Green Burial movement

16 January, 2023

How businesses will use the Metaverse

An analysis from The Economist

TommyInnit - one of the world's top content providers

12 January, 2023

"New Industrial Age": the coming renewable-energy boom

12 January, 2023

The economy of tomorrow

This sun is already rising...

How much will ChatGPT and AI disrupt existing Big Tech?

There's a shift taking place - how seismic will it be?

Is Montessori the world's most influential school?

4 February, 2023

Will the Metaverse be your new workplace?

9 January, 2022

The race to develop more drought-resistant wheat

7 January, 2022

The coming Betelgeuse Supernova

Coming soon - yes, but when?

The coming satellite traffic jam

2 January, 2022

How the Metaverse became the new frontier for investing in real estate

31 December, 2022

Graffiti, Banksy and the rise of outlaw art

Art now isn't just what hangs on walls - it's escaped, it's in your face, and now, well, it can be worth millions

Exoplanets

We've discoved thousands outside our solar system, but are any habitable?

The most downloaded app is now BeReal - will it change social media?

Analysis by Cold Fusion

The accelerating rise of artificial intelligence - when will it become unstoppable?

Can the genie be kept in the bottle?

Why China is trying to challenge the power of the US dollar

22 December, 2022

The controversy about genetically modified food, Africa, and Western business interests

22 December, 2022

Brain implants and the future

24 December, 2022

Top 10 growth industries 2023

21 December, 2022

Interview with TikToc C.E.O. Shou Chew

This interview by the New York Times

The need to replace lithium batteries

16 December, 2022

Tokyo will require new homes to have solar panels by 2025

15 December, 2022

How Dall-e 2 creates images

An art program that's better than artists?

Artificial Imagination from text to image

Is artificial imagination now better than our own?

The world-changing race to develop the quantum computer

14 December, 2022

American scientists achieve breakthrough in developing fusion energy

Will this breakthrough lead to the limitless generation of cheap power that the world has been waiting for?

K-pop virtual group, Eternity, strut their stuff

Cool, creepy, or the next big stars?

K-pop and the rise of virtual girl bands

11 December, 2022

The latest development in AI is GPT-3

10 December, 2022

AI chatbots can now be funny, literary, biblical, self-mocking, and, well, try ChatGPT

AI is now laughing at us and sending us up

Is America's new computer chip manufacturing venture trying to steal technology from Taiwan?

Questions about one of the most expensive industries in the world

NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan

Would it be possible to colonize moons in our solar system?

What the James Webb Telescope is now revealing

Pictures from the edge

Will semiconductors be the next boom and bust industry?

This analysis from Asianometry in Taiwan

Flying Taxis are coming

Prototypes are now flying in Paris

Light Speed Processors

Producing the ultimate CPU

Green hydrogen and how it could become the next cheap fuel

This analysis from Bloomberg

The race to build better and more efficient computer chips

21 November, 2022

Interpreting the Future

It's closer than we think

Climate Change Technology: is shading the earth too risky?

Analysis by The Economist

Artemis and landing humans on the moon again

15 November, 2022

Female Psychopaths

14 November, 2022

5 Mysteries about the Universe

14 November, 2022

Guide to Doomsday Scenarios - what are the risks?

11 November, 2022

Michio Kaku - three predictions about the future

Michio Kaku is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City College of New York

Building for a Flooded Future - architects designing for the new reality

9 November, 2022

Knockout Dreams

Cannabis new horizons

Identifying Genius

6 November, 2022

Trying to get a grip on the Metaverse

4 November, 2022

Polynesia likely to offer world's first floating city

31 October, 2022

Will we ever live in City-Sized Buildings?

31 October, 2022

Museum of the Future

Think Inside the Box - new technology creates Holograms for Attending Meetings

25 October, 2022

After a Large Asteroid Impact, how would we Rebuild Global Food Supplies?

It's happened before, could it happen again?

Solar Power Headphones - are they the Next Must-Haves?

16 October, 2022

2022 Nobel Prize for Chemistry rewarded Click Chemistry - what is Click Chemistry and why is it now such a Game Changer?

How to Store Data for 1,000 Years

9 October, 2022

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics and what it Recognizes and Rewards

8 October, 2022

ASML and its Dominance in Manufacturing Chips

An insight into one of the world's most expensive manufacturing processes

Quantum Computers Explained, with Quantum Physics

Understanding what's helping to drive AI

Microbots are Coming

How about swarms of them?

Latest Developments in the Integration of AI and Robots

This insight from ColdFusion

Japan Takes a Dive into Deep Tech

23 September, 2022

Near Light Speed Engines and the Dream of Interstellar Travel

What are our chances of interstellar and intergalactic travel?

The World in 2030 - Top Twenty Technologies

Game of Drones - Latest Ideas for Spy Planes

15 September, 2022

Starting a Revolution

14 September, 2022

The World Really is Getting Better

Who says? Well, Bill Gates

US v China: the Race to Build Even Faster Supercomputers

2 September, 2022

Creating New Foods in Space

4 September, 2022

Will Artificial Superintelligence Enhance or Threaten Human Existence?

Very real questions about who will be the master...

The Immortal Jellyfish - what we can Learn about Longevity

This analysis by Nebula, the video on-demand streaming service.

Looking for Love in the Metaverse

The latest place for dating

Are 15-Minute Cities the Future?

20 August, 2022

Latest Supersonic Passenger Jet

This is the successor to the Concorde

Longtermism and Saving Trillions of Lives

Future Warfare

It's already here.

Hypersonic Missiles

These are the latest escalation in the arms race. What are hypersonic missiles and why are the superpowers raicing to develop them?

Are We Living inside a Hallucination?

World's Fastest Supercomputers

Where are they and what do they do?

The US Far Right in 2022: What's Coming Next?

White supremacy groups influence American politics far beyond their numbers. On the anniversary of the Capitol riot, Jan 6, 2021, how has the far right evolved, and what can we expect in an election year?

Saving America

Can it be saved? From itself? It's amazing that such questions are now being asked.

Surveillance and the Metaverse

Is this the end of privacy?

Saving the Night Sky

New Zealand is helping to pioneer the preservation of dark skies for stargazing.

Civil War Looming in the USA?

They've already had one disastrous civil war, do they really want another?

Inoculation Against Media Disinformation

Estonia is leading the way with media literacy courses in schools.

World Population Growth

Will it be sustainable by the end of the century? Will climate change and food production affect the numbers?

Parallel Universe

Yes, there might be two or more of you in the multiverse.

Grasshopper Steak

The superfood of the future.

Go Fly a Kite - Might be the Best Way to Harness the Wind

Slaughterbots

Do they exist? Yet?

Developing New Covid Vaccines

The problems involved in developing new generation Covid vaccines that are more potent and mutation-proof.

Neom - the Saudi Eco City

Saudi Arabia is dreaming about building a city of the future in its desert. But would you want to live there?

The Planet Next Door

It's called Proxima d and it will likely be the first exoplanet that we will try to visit. Although we won't be swinging by anytime soon.

Privatizing the Moon

The Adam Smith Institute is proposing to privatize real estate in outer space. What? Real estate is expensive enough here, so what's the deal?

Homes Made from Giant Sewage Pipes

This idea, developed in India, might be more than just a passing phase.

Could Contact Lenses Become the Next Computer Screens?

The newest computer upgrade, perhaps.

Gravity Batteries

Can the they solve our future energy storage problems?

Teaching History by Way of Video Games

Yes, this is happening. But how reliably could video games and VR teach history?

China's Train Prototype Capable of 620kph

Facebook and Ray-Ban Smart Glasses: Will Anyone Wear Them?

Want to Beat the Market? Go Ask a Robot

Apple and Mixed Reality: the Next Big Thing?

Blob Opera Waltz of the Flowers

Blob Opera can handle classical music, too

Opera and AI

Can these possibly mix?

The City That Floats

An answer to rising sea levels.

The Rise of AI Companions

Japan's Deep Sea Turbine Plans to Harness Energy from the Ocean

Land Release and Landmines

Land Release is the latest methodology to clear minefields, now being introduced world wide.

Explosive Harvesting

Explosives can also be harvested in countries that have been devastated by war. These explosives are then melted, mixed and recast to make detonation charges that, in turn, destroy other, more dangerous, unexploded ordnance.

Destroying UXO

Mike Minehan, CEO of the Ideas Channel, talks about helping to get rid of the explosive remnants of war in Cambodia.

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