Researchers used a worm brained AI with just 19 neurons to control a self-driving car
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today’s neural networks are getting enormous and complex, this is the smallest ever example of a neural network that managed to control a self-driving vehicle. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Artificial...
Researchers’ brainwave reading temporary tattoo reads your mind and your moods
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Controlling technology with our minds will bring about a revolution in computing and computer interfaces, and this new BMI Smart Tattoo brings it into everyone’s reach. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. One of the facts about exponential...
Futurist Keynote, Austria: The Future of Artificial Intelligence, ReComm
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of Artificial Intelligence is not what you think it is… it’s not digital, it’s biological. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, I’d like to thank the team at Re:Comm for inviting me to be this...
Quantum radar that neutralises stealth technology demonstrated for first time, again
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum sensing systems are millions of times more sensitive than traditional sensors, and that’s a problem for stealth technology. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. One of the advantages of the quantum revolution is its ability to sense...
Unhackable “Quantum Alphabet” encryption ushers in new era in cybersecurity
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Noone likes hackers, so everyone is trying to find ways to create the ultimate unhackable system, and this breakthrough in quantum mechanics could be one of the most promising. In the wake of countless data breaches there has been a dramatic rise in the...
New diamond Quantum computer memory stores information for hours
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the age of Quantum computers gets closer there’s still no way to store quantum information, and this breakthrough is just one step on a long road. Storing information in a quantum memory system in a quantum computer is a difficult challenge, as the...
Futurist keynote, Vienna: The Future of FMCG and Innovation, Henkel Innovation Summit
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the next decade the world of FMCG will be irrevocably altered by the new technologies and autonomous retailers who design, manufacture and deliver goods autonomously, at speed, and on demand. This Monday I was supposed to be delivering a keynote in Vienna, Austria,...
Self-destructing algorithms could usher in a new era of cyber security
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF One time programs perform obfuscated calculations within a “true black box” that then self-destructs keeping all the details of that calculation a secret forever, it has applications for encryption and software protection. Imagine two millionaires, you and your better half, or alternatively two random...
World’s first intercontinental Quantum Internet link goes live, hosts video conference
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum communication networks are considered the platinum standard when it comes to helping create secure, unhackable networks, and now the first one is here and researchers used it to conduct the world’s first quantum internet video conference. I have a saying – the future...
