Future is now
A collection about headlines, insights and stories than seem futuristic, but actually happening today.
Collection by Leoᵍᵐ
The Guardian
Can a piece of software look after your elderly parent?
8 min · · Computers are increasingly guiding decisions about elder care – and tracking everything from toilet visits to whether someone has bathed · Shared by 549, including Carla Gentry 🎶, Prof. Sally Eaves, ipfconline in vacation mode :) will be back Sept.4, Harold Sinnott, Iain Brown, PhD, Albert Ràfols, AI, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Marcus Borba, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Josep M. Ganyet, Brian Ahier, Ronald van Loon, StartUp Health, Nicolas Babin, Nige Roberts-Willson
Fast Company
This incredible bridge was designed by students—and built by robots
5 min · · The bridge is made of 18,000 pounds of steel, and created only 1,000 pounds of waste material—all of which was recycled. · Shared by 46, including Randy Deutsch, AIA National
Bloomberg
Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 200, including Walter Hickey, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, Ken Norton, Jameson Lopp, Chris Isak, Veni Kunche, Christian Müller, Bob Sutton, Owen Williams ⚡, Max Niederhofer, Kainaz Amaria, hiten.eth, 💥 Katie Martell, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, Bri Kimmel, Anne Helen Petersen, Adam Grant, Ekaterina Walter, Karen K. Ho, Edney Souza 🧙♂️
The New York Times
How a 17-Year-Old’s Birthday Party Became the Biggest Thing on the Internet
7 min · · After Adrian Lopez’s birthday ‘kickback’ went viral on TikTok, thousands of teenagers showed up for the party of the year. · Shared by 63, including Kyle Chayka, Dr. Alec Couros, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Nicholas Diakopoulos, Matt Navarra
WIRED
The Pentagon Inches Toward Letting AI Control Weapons
3 min · · Drills involving swarms of drones raise questions about whether machines could outperform a human operator in complex scenarios. · Shared by 237, including Christian Hernandez, Stephan Woodtli, Martin Ford, AI, ipfconline in vacation mode :) will be back Sept.4, Danielle Fong 🙋🏻♀️, Backchannel, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Sword Bisexual, Nicolas Babin, Christian Hartmann, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, AGI.Eth | MTL.Eth, Pippa Malmgren, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Brian Ahier, Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ 🛡️
The Washington Post
Remember the ‘deepfake cheerleader mom’? Prosecutors now admit they can’t prove fake-video claims.
· The "deepfake" allegations became a symbol of the dark power of computer-generated video. A lawyer for the suspect, a 50-year-old mother in suburban Pennsylvania, argues the case “ruined her life.” · Shared by 7
Packy McCormick
The Great Online Game
16+ min · · How to Win the Internet · Shared by 296, including Ali Montag, Marc Garriga, Balaji, Chris Messina, Nabeel Hyatt, yeon, Tyler Rooney, Emeka C Anen, Mark Kaigwa, Elad Gil, cdixon.eth, Kyle Bunch
The Verge
‘Disaster Girl’ has sold her popular meme as an NFT for $500,000
2 min · · Another popular meme sells for big money as an NFT. · Shared by 68, including Amber Mac, CyberCodeTwins, Ste Davies, Resh Sidhu
cryptobriefing.com
Hasbro Plans NFTs for Magic: The Gathering and More
3 min · · Hasbro is working on a non-fungible token (NFT) technology, according to the company's quarterly earnings call.
CNET
New Beyond Burger 3.0 gets healthier and cheaper
3 min · · The third version of the Beyond Burger stands further apart from animal meat. · Shared by 9
MarketWatch
Artificial intelligence has advanced so much, it wrote this article
3 min · · Natural language processing rivals humans' skills. · Shared by 218, including Ste Davies, Nige Roberts-Willson, Kyle Bunch, Iain Brown, PhD, John Nosta, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Howard Getson, Stephan Woodtli, Carla Gentry 🎶, Jansnet, LARRY ELKAN
The Verge
That Fyre Fest tweet with the sad sandwich will be auctioned as an NFT for medical expenses
3 min · · The cheese sandwich heard round the world. · Shared by 16, including Jeff Atwood
WIRED
I Called Off My Wedding. The Internet Will Never Forget
3 min · · In 2019, I made a painful decision. But to the algorithms that drive Facebook, Pinterest, and a million other apps, I'm forever getting married. · Shared by 285, including Owen Williams ⚡, Mathew Ingram, Casey Newton, M.G. Siegler, Boone, Bethany Brookshire, Lauren Goode, anildash.com, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Kevin Marks 🏠kevinmarks.com xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks, Kashmir Hill, DHH, Jon Keegan 🇺🇦, Rene Ritchie, Kyle Chayka, Backchannel, Kevin Roose, Steven Sinofsky, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Kara Swisher
CONSEQUENCE
AI software creates "new" Nirvana song "Drowned in the Sun"
2 min · · A "new" Nirvana song called "Drowned in the Sun" was made using AI programs as part of the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club project. Check it out here.
WIRED
A New York Lawmaker Wants to Ban Police Use of Armed Robots
4 min · · Officers’ use of Boston Robotics’ Digidog intensifies concerns about militarization of the police. · Shared by 41, including Nicolas Babin, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Evan Selinger, Backchannel, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky
reddit.com
I've never seen so much violence in a robot or a bot match.
· Posted in r/Damnthatsinteresting by u/SemperFidelisHoorah • 16,288 points and 561 comments