The toughest known structure ever has been discovered by a robot lab

The toughest known structure ever has been discovered by a robot lab

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The automation of lab work using robots has its benefits, and in this case researchers have found the hardest material ever.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote,...

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DeepMind’s robots are learning from the internet with ChatGPT brains

DeepMind’s robots are learning from the internet with ChatGPT brains

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We are always finding new ways to train robots in new ways, and when it comes to create general purpose robots this is one of the most effective.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read...

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Humans and AI fight it out using remotely controlled robots that adapt as they fight

Humans and AI fight it out using remotely controlled robots that adapt as they fight

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Is this a glimpse into the future where humans and AI will actually battle one another via Terminators?   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. People...

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IBM will replace 8,000 jobs with AI in the next 3 years says CEO

IBM will replace 8,000 jobs with AI in the next 3 years says CEO

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We all know that many jobs can be automated in time, but few people are prepared for when it happens to them …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...

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Junk websites filled with AI generated content are making millions from Programmatic ads

Junk websites filled with AI generated content are making millions from Programmatic ads

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The entire internet is going to be saturated with junk content created by AI, and this is only the beginning.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...

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The UK’s Royal Navy will soon take delivery of its first autonomous minesweeper

The UK’s Royal Navy will soon take delivery of its first autonomous minesweeper

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of warfare, and more broadly security, is autonomous and different parts of the military apparatus are already becoming autonomous (not just automated).   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...

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Spotify’s new AI DJ is making waves and breaking hits

Spotify’s new AI DJ is making waves and breaking hits

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you think automation and AI will affect just a few jobs you’re horribly mistaken. But at least AI will be able to play your favourite tunes while you get drunk thinking about it.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof...

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As marketing gets automated Revolve show off their AI generated billboards

As marketing gets automated Revolve show off their AI generated billboards

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Increasingly we won’t need humans to create, publish, or distribute advertising content …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Revolve has upped its efforts in...

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Devs used hacks to create AutoGPT an almost fully autonomous AI and open sourced it

Devs used hacks to create AutoGPT an almost fully autonomous AI and open sourced it

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Even though OpenAI didn’t create a fully autonomous AI capable of creating, executing, and updating its own software and many other things developers have found a way to hack it ant turn it autonomous which will give future regulators and others big issues.   Love...

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Research shows up to 80 percent of jobs are exposed to ChatGPT automation risks

Research shows up to 80 percent of jobs are exposed to ChatGPT automation risks

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI will have a profound impact on jobs, it will fully automate some, partially automate others, but also augment many more.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote,...

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In vivo robotic surgery gets closer after mini robot breakthrough

In vivo robotic surgery gets closer after mini robot breakthrough

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Decades ago keyhole surgery was considered an amazing breakthrough because it left little scaring, but what if robots in your body could repair you instead?   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech...

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Disney’s clumsy new bunny bot finds ways to create instant human connections

Disney’s clumsy new bunny bot finds ways to create instant human connections

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF By being imperfect and “human-like” robots are finding new ways to connect with humans.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A robot that will “bring...

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Self-aware robots that recognise themselves and have a sense of self are getting closer

Self-aware robots that recognise themselves and have a sense of self are getting closer

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Humans and robots are still very different and there are advantages to being self-aware which is why researchers are cranking up their efforts in the field.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...

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This hybrid Chinese drone soars like a bird and swims like a fish

This hybrid Chinese drone soars like a bird and swims like a fish

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Multi-biome drones could have some very interesting applications, especially in the military …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. You’re used to seeing drones crossing...

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This terrifying unstoppable Lego sized robot melts its way through prison bars to escape

This terrifying unstoppable Lego sized robot melts its way through prison bars to escape

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Asides from being the grand daddy of the T-1000 in time this unstoppable robot could kill all humans … or something like that.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...

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Swarms of millions of molecular sized robots get busy building nanoscale stuff

Swarms of millions of molecular sized robots get busy building nanoscale stuff

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Molecular sized robots already exist, in nature and in the lab, but now the ones in the labs are getting smart and organised and that could change many things …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential...

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McDonalds opens it’s first mostly automated restaurant in Texas

McDonalds opens it’s first mostly automated restaurant in Texas

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF One day all McDonalds could be fully automated …   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. One day your local McDonalds could be a so called...

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The world’s smallest synthetic lifeform can now move by itself

The world’s smallest synthetic lifeform can now move by itself

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Synthetic bacteria aren’t natural, and now scientists are starting to give them new abilities.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Japanese scientists have “engineered the...

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Microscopic robots manage to restructure products at the micro level

Microscopic robots manage to restructure products at the micro level

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to assemble products at the nano or microscopic scale has huge implications for the future of manufacturing.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....

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Legislators vote to let San Francisco police use robots to remotely kill suspects

Legislators vote to let San Francisco police use robots to remotely kill suspects

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In a controversial move San Fransisco police can now use robots to remotely kill suspects in extreme situations.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends,  connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Even...

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