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,...
Chicago O’Hare International and UA plan to launch flying taxi services from 2025
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Why take taxis through congested city streets when you can just fly to your final destination? 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 while ago...
In a first an AI pilot flew a real uncrewed F16 in simulated aerial dog fights
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF By testing its first AI pilot in real planes the US could suddenly field thousands of old grounded planes in battle to regain overmatch against their opponents. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
Levi announce plans to supplement human models with digital ones
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We can see a point int time where many human models will be made redundant by digital versions, but in the interim companies are using soft phrasing to cushion the blow. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses...
Tesla’s first fully loaded electric Class-8 Semi completes its first 500 mile trip
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 500 miles is the sweet spot for trucking because truckers have to stop every 8 hours, and this is a major achievement. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
In the wake of global instability researchers turn to quantum computers to secure supply chains
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers can optimise and re-configure even the most complex global supply chains in real time, so they’re going to be a great asset in the future. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
Morgan Stanley starts deploying ChatGPT for 16,000 financial advisors
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF By using ChatGPT to augment their human workers Morgan Stanley hopes to give its staff access to expertise and knowledge that was previously out of their reach. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
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...
This new nanotextured plasmonic paint based on nature never ever fades
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many colours in nature, such as butterfly wings, never fade and that’s because they have specific nanotextures that we can now use to give paint the same properties. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read...
Scientists have confirmed the weird existence of time reflections
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Time reflections are so weird if they were light reflections when you looked at yourself in the mirror you’d see the back of your head … go figure. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read...
To beat Microsoft Google bakes a ton of new AI productivity tools into its app suite
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Microsoft and OpenAI have landed a body blow to Google, and the company’s now desperately trying to catch up with its rivals. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
Microsoft launches ChatGPT powered Copilot to the masses
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Copilot is a Microsoft tool that uses advanced AI from OpenAI to help workers automate everything from writing to coding, and improve their productivity. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
OpenAI announces GPT-4 the latest iteration of its game changing language model
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF GPT4 is multi-modal, does more, is more accurate, and has more guard rails than its predecessor GPT3. 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. After months...
Human mini-brains could make biological computers more powerful than silicon based AI
WHY THIS MATERS IN BRIEF You are more intelligent than a computer AI, but that will change in time, but biology is still far superior to silicon … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
Scientists are using AI to dream up amazing new unnatural enzymes
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Enzymes are crucial to all living things and to many human processes and activities, so revolutionising how we create them will change the world. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
Survey shows images of deepfake faces are now more real than genuine photos
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When deepfakes are more convincing and real than genuine images of people we change our behaviours, opinions, and more importantly trust behaviours. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
Seabricks new floating bricks are designed to give future ocean cities great foundations
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As global sea levels rise and inundate many coastal mega cities countries are considering building oceanic cities. 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. As sea...
Whole genome sequencing leads to new Cancer breakthroughs in medicine
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The ability to sequence the whole genome of patients and identify “genomic events” that lead to cancer development could be revolutionary. 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,...
Wilson debuts an airless 3D printed NBA basketball
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 3D printing lets us manufacture things that previously would have been impossible, costly, or both. 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 hole in your...
Cruise’s self-driving cars clock up over 1 million miles with noone behind the wheel
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of self-driving vehicles doesn’t involve a human driver, so companies are trying to perfect their autonomous systems. 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....
