Private: Singularity Here In 2027 – Are We Ready?
3 November 2024
Summary Singularity, a point in the future where artificial intelligence (AI) surpasses human intelligence was predicted to occur in 2045 by Ray Kurzweil, a leading AI researcher. But technology changes exponentially and the latest predictions are now 2027 as explained in the video below. Are we ready for the singularity? The ramifications for the world…
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Apologies this page is under Maintenance for a few days Public Scepticism of New Technology – Why?
20 October 2024
Summary Humans are concerned about any new technology. This is understandable as the fight or flight reaction in our genes makes us cautious about anything new. No technology is perfect on day one, so people seize on any deficiencies, but these are usually fixed quickly. Otherwise, the technology may not survive, causing a loss of…
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A Better Life For The Retired Generation
6 October 2024
Subject This blog is for those who are retired or about to be. It concerns the rapid adoption of AI and how this can be used for your benefit. It can provide personalised healthcare, intelligent home assistance, fraud detection and virtual companionship to name a few. Whether we like it or not, AI is rapidly…
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20 Technologies That Will Change The World
7 September 2024
Summary While AI is the fastest changing new technology, others are developing exponentially as well. This blog covers all these. The Singularity detailed under 1. below is either utopian or scary depending on your viewpoint. If utopian as is likely, there are huge considerations about the meaning of life for humans. There will have to…
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Dramatic World Change In Next 20 Years
25 July 2024
Summary Much quicker technology improvement, based on AI will change the world almost beyond recognition in the next 20 years. Humanoid robots will build themselves, cost $US0.10 per hour, and work 18 hour days. No strikes, no sick leave, no holidays. Existing workers must be upskilled and their future carefully considered. Humanoid robots will initially…
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AI is Revolutionising Drug Discovery
26 June 2024
Summary The pharmaceutical industry, a $ US trillion giant, has been notoriously slow and resistant to change. Developing a new drug used to take more than $US2.5 billion (sometimes up to $US12 billion) and took over 10 years to bring a new drug to market, with a high failure rate. 9 out of 10 drugs…
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Eliminating Disease
10 June 2024
Summary From an initial cost of $US2.7 billion, the cost of sequencing anyone’s genome dropped to $US100 million in 2001 and today costs less than $US500, rapidly approaching $US100 per person. This blog is about enabling anyone to live a normal life by fixing inherited diseases. There are about 6,000 diseases that are inherited. Eventually,…
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The Future of Cross City Transport
10 May 2024
Summary Car travel across cities seems to get worse as populations increase and traffic jams become more prevalent. There are 2 solutions predicted and upcoming first in USA as usual, although China may push through regulations quickly. The proposals are: Robotaxis eVTOL Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing taxis Like all new technologies, many problems…
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Pros and Cons of Hydrogen as a Fuel
12 March 2024
Summary Hydrogen when used as fuel, exhausts clean water vapour. It is portable like petrol (or diesel) so has the potential as fuel for cars and trucks. At present it is the only option for aeroplanes, as batteries would be too heavy. The main problem is cost and storage and adding yet another outlet source…
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The Enigma That Is Elon Musk
7 February 2024
Summary Elon Musk, the world’s (former) richest person has been hugely successful in creating or acquiring 8 radically different technology companies. He is now reforming Twitter. It will take time to determine if renamed X company he calls the world’s ‘town square’ fails or is substantially better. He has a form of Autism (Aspergers) which…
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