The Rise of a New Generation of AI Avatars
I recently discovered it’s possible for someone in their 20s to feel old—just mention Microsoft’s Clippy to anyone born after the late 90s. Weirdly,...
The Verge’s ‘Better Worlds’ Sci Fi Series Launches Today
When you picture what the world will look like in 10, 20, or 50 years, what comes to mind? Most people probably envision a...
Big Brother Nation: The Case for Ubiquitous, Open-Sourced Surveillance in Smart Cities
Powerful surveillance cameras have crept into public spaces. We are filmed and photographed hundreds of times a day. To further raise the stakes, the...
Understanding the Hidden Bias in Emotion-Reading AIs
Facial recognition technology has progressed to point where it now interprets emotions in facial expressions. This type of analysis is increasingly used in daily...
Virgin Galactic’s Spaceflight and the Power of Grit
Moonshots are hard. Sometimes they take decades, or cost billions of dollars, and sometimes they take human life.
Early this week, I jumped in my plane...
How the Most Successful Leaders Will Thrive in an Exponential World
We live in challenging times. Geopolitical turmoil, local and national social unrest, cycles of deadly natural disasters, cyber hacks, rising distrust of media and...
Making Superhumans Through Radical Inclusion and Cognitive Ergonomics
Imagine trying to read War and Peace one letter at a time. The thought alone feels excruciating. But in many ways, this painful idea...
How Can Leaders Ensure Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines?
It’s hard to avoid the prominence of AI in our lives, and there is a plethora of predictions about how it will influence our...
How Scientists Hacked Photosynthesis to Up Crop Yields By 40 Percent
Almost every living creature on Earth relies on photosynthesis for its survival, but the process is far from efficient. Now some clever genetic engineering...
3D Printed Heads Can Unlock Phones. What Does that Mean for Biometric Security?
Facial recognition technology is likely not as safe as you may have thought. This was illustrated by a recent test where 3D printed busts...
Blacklisted in China—Misbehaving Scientists Poised for “Social” Punishment
When Dr. He Jiankui announced the birth of CRISPR-edited babies last month, the world grappled with how to handle the aftermath.
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