Google say their next AI will eclipse GPT-4 by multiples
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Having being out done by a startup Google is now trying to regain its AI mojo and its crown, so they’re doubling everything up! Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
This AI can tell what you’re typing just by listening
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This is a new way to invade people’s privacy and hack into systems, and it’s quite innovative. 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. We’re seen...
Google DeepMind launches a watermarking tool for generative content
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Perhaps years too late already watermarking content created by ai may help us identify it, and help AI’s avoid training themselves on it to avoid AI Model Collapse. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read...
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...
DeepMinds new AI designed a new algorithm to speed up global computing
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world needs more computing power, like alot more, so companies are trying to find ways to boost it. 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....
HSBC London successfully tests a hackproof quantum network to secure trades
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum networks are allegedly the ultimate in network security, and London is ahead of the curve in adopting them. 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....
Quantum computers could cut the energy used by crypto by up to 90 percent
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Mining crypto uses more energy than used by many nation states, but a new study thinks quantum computers could cut energy consumption by over 90%. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech...
UK banks are clamouring for a national platform for tokenised securities
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Tokenisation is an odd technology, but it will open the door to new asset classes and markets worth over $100 Trillion. 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,...
Virgin Galactic blasts into commercial service with first space passenger paying flight
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The cost of accessing space is falling by multiples, and that means space tourism is getting cheaper and more realistic. 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...
A new European project is trying to make a digital twin of your brain
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If we can create a digital twin of the human brain we can learn more about how our brains work, develop better treatments, and improve human life. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
DeepMind’s RobotCat AI generates its own data to learn new skills by itself
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you have to teach robots and AI everything then you’ll need huge amounts of data, so companies are trying to get them to learn for themselves. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
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...
AI learning from AI-generated content will damage future AI models warn researchers
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As AI generates more content we’ll see more AI’s being trained using that content and that will bring about something researchers call “AI Model Collapse” which could be catastrophic for the industry. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with...
Futurist Keynote, London: Limitless with the University of Greenwich
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In this keynote session futurist Matthew Griffin discusses how technology is redefining human potential, human learning, and opening the door to the greatest era Mankind has ever seen … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...
Researchers new high energy density grid scale storage flow battery lasts 30 years
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Flow batteries have significant advantages over their traditional LIoN battery cousins, and they’re getting better. 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. Edinburgh-based energy storage solutions...
Researchers clash silicon and photonic chips together to build ultra-fast low power chips
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Photonic computers move data at the speed of light using ultra low energy and many think they’re the future of computing. 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,...
In a win win this company cools datacenters by heating community pools
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Swimming pools are spending huge sums of money on heating, and datacenter operators spend huge sums on cooling, by working together this is a win win. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
BritCoin could arrive in the next decade says BoE
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Countries will eventually embrace Central Bank Digital Currencies, and several are moving ahead already. 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. The UK is pushing ahead...
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...
Futurist Keynote, UK: The Future Workforce with HM Government, DWP
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In this keynote session with the UK Government futurist Matthew Griffin discusses how technology is changing how companies hire, manage, and fire people, and how the workforce is changing for better and worse. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself...
