futurism
Secretive agency uses AI, human ‘forecasters’ to predict the future
A U.S. government intelligence agency develops cutting-edge tech to predict future events.
The “singleton hypothesis” predicts the future of humanity
Philosopher Nick Bostrom's "singleton hypothesis" predicts the future of human societies.
In 1999, David Bowie knew the internet would change the world
Musican. Actor. Fashion Icon. Internet Visionary?
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7 most valuable college majors for the future
The most valuable college majors will prepare students for a world right out a science fiction novel.
Driverless Cars Are Already Old News — These New Nissans Drive with Your Brain
Nissan is developing technology that controls the car by reading the driver's brain waves.
An Intelligence That Can See Its Own Future Created by Scientists
UC Berkeley researchers create a robot that learns by playing and can predict the future of its actions.
5 New Societies Silicon Valley Wants To Create
Should there be a ceiling to the ambitions of Silicon Valley? It seems like a decisive “no,” according to the people who want to build new societies online, atop the ocean, and on Mars.
A new quantum theory predicts that the future could be influencing the past
A new study challenges what we understand about the workings of time.
Elon Musk’ s motivation for making billions? To help humans become a multi-planetary species.
Elon Musk publishes a visionary paper on his company's plans to colonize space.
Why CRISPR Gene Editing Gives Its Creator Nightmares
Has CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna invented the Pandora's Box of genetic engineering, or can CRISPR be used for the forces of good?
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Here’s when machines will take your job, as predicted by A.I. gurus
An MIT study predicts when artificial intelligence will take over for humans in different occupations.
From Living Inside Asteroids to Solar Arks, a Scientist Designs the Space Colonies of the Future
New research explains how to build different types of outposts in space.
This Ingenious Skyscraper Would Hang from an Asteroid and Float Between Cities
What if we build from the sky down? NYC architects release designs for a skyscraper that would hang from an asteroid and travel between hemispheres.
Industrial Revolution 2.0: First We Electrified, Then We Cognified
There's a new verb in town: cognify. We have far too much baggage with the word 'intelligence' so to fully embrace the second industrial revolution we need to start talking about artificial cognification.
Elon Musk – 2 Things Humans Need to Do to Have a “Good Future”
Elon Musk, Sam Harris, Ray Kurzweil and other visionaries discuss AI superintelligence at a recent conference.
Bill Gates: the Robot Taking Your Job Should Pay Taxes
Bill Gates proposes an ingenious solution to the job losses from the coming automation.
Google’s AI Learns Betrayal and “Aggressive” Actions Pay Off
Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence learns what it takes to win, making human-like choices in competitive situations.
5 Reasons Why America Will Not Collapse Like the Roman Empire
While often compared to the Roman Empire, the United States is not likely to collapse in the same way.
Automation Nightmare: Philosopher Warns We Are Creating a World Without Consciousness
Philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers warns about an AI-dominated future world without consciousness at a recent conference on artificial intelligence that also included Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Harris, Demis Hassabis and others.
Why Elon Musk Thinks We’re Already Cyborgs
A recent conference on the future of artificial intelligence features visionary debate between Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Harris, Nick Bostrom, David Chalmers, Jaan Tallinn and others.