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Massive new study reveals new insights into UBIThe OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study – the largest of its kind in the US – has just...

Massive new study reveals new insights into UBI

The OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study – the largest of its kind in the US – has just released its first round of findings. The results are inconclusive, but insightful nevertheless

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/massive-new-study-reveals-new-insights-into-ubi

nis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two. And this is...

nis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two. And this is important

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/artificial-intelligence-dune-villeneuve?r=27kgc8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

A new commentary by Cass Sunstein on using AI Choice Engines to help individuals make informed choices - I dig into the implications to AI...

A new commentary by
Cass Sunstein on using AI Choice Engines to help individuals make informed choices - I dig into the implications to AI Manipulation

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/ai-choice-engines-sunstein

Hot off the press: Initial thoughts on today's update from Neuralink:https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/neuralink-update-july-2024

Hot off the press: Initial thoughts on today's update from Neuralink:

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/neuralink-update-july-2024

Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman's new book "Sharing Space: An Astronaut's Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change"...

Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman's new book "Sharing Space: An Astronaut's Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change" is now out, and is well worth reading.

I talk more here about the book and how it reflects my many conversations with Cady around inclusivity and access over the years, and especially while co-hosting the Mission: Interplanetary podcast with her.

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/sharing-space-cady-coleman

Last year Actor Jay Baruchel spent a couple of days @ @ASU filming for series 2 of We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)Highly...

Last year Actor Jay Baruchel spent a couple of days @ @ASU filming for series 2 of We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)

Highly recommended viewing if you’re looking for an entertaining and thoughtful take on existential risks:

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/existential-risk-jay-baruchel

Ilya Sutskever's new AI venture on safe superintelligence is bold. But it also indicates a deeply naive understanding of safety that may...

Ilya Sutskever's new AI venture on safe superintelligence is bold. But it also indicates a deeply naive understanding of safety that may be its undoing

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/ilya-sutskevers-safe-superintelligence-rethink

I've wanted to visit the location in Norway where Alex Garland's movie Ex Machina was filmed – and the other week I got my...

I've wanted to visit the location in Norway where Alex Garland's movie Ex Machina was filmed – and the other week I got my chance.

The experience was more profound and illuminating than I expected!

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/ai-ex-machina-and-the-juvet-landscape-hotel

Three brief and somewhat connected reflections before I take a break over the next few weeks.Should Tech Entrepreneurs be Banned from...

Three brief and somewhat connected reflections before I take a break over the next few weeks.

Should Tech Entrepreneurs be Banned from Watching Sci-Fi Movies?

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/should-tech-entrepreneurs-be-banned-from-scifi

OpenAI's problem with the movie Her and Scarlett JohanssonWorth watching the mashup between Her and OpenAI's...

OpenAI's problem with the movie Her and Scarlett Johansson

Worth watching the mashup between Her and OpenAI's demo!

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/openais-problem-with-the-movie-her

In this week's Substack post I get reflective over how hard it sometimes is to bridge the gap between academia making knowledge and...

In this week's Substack post I get reflective over how hard it sometimes is to bridge the gap between academia making knowledge and understanding accessible – especially when it comes to thinking about the future.

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/future-rising-short-history-of-tomorrow

A quick article on OpenAI's GPT-4o and the potential risks of AI "hyper-anthropomorphism" -- important challenges here as we...

A quick article on OpenAI's GPT-4o and the potential risks of AI "hyper-anthropomorphism" -- important challenges here as we lead toward AI that's intentionally designed to make us fall a little in love with it!

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/anthropomorphizing-gpt-4o

ChatGPT shaming is a thing – and it shouldn't be. There's a growing tension between early and creative adopters of text based...

ChatGPT shaming is a thing – and it shouldn't be. There's a growing tension between early and creative adopters of text based generative AI and those who equate its use with cheating. And when this leads to shaming, it's a problem.
https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/chatgpt-shaming-is-a-thing

Supercharging Research Using AI: A new report from the US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology indicates we are on...

Supercharging Research Using AI: A new report from the US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology indicates we are on the cusp of an AI-driven transformation in how we do science
https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/supercharging-research-using-ai

There's been a rush to incorporate generative AI into every aspect of education, from K-12 to university courses. But is the technology...

There's been a rush to incorporate generative AI into every aspect of education, from K-12 to university courses. But is the technology mature enough to support the tools that rely on it?
https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/blackberry-or-iphone-educational-ai

What happens when you lend a college student an Apple Vision Pro headset for a couple of weeks?...

What happens when you lend a college student an Apple Vision Pro headset for a couple of weeks? This:

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/a-student-perspective-on-the-apple-vision-pro

Does the world need another Future of Humanity Institute?https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/beyond-the-future-of-humanity-institute

Does the world need another Future of Humanity Institute?

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/beyond-the-future-of-humanity-institute

Are we ready to navigate the complex ethics of advanced AI assistants?An important new paper lays out the importance and complexities of...

Are we ready to navigate the complex ethics of advanced AI assistants?

An important new paper lays out the importance and complexities of ensuring increasingly advanced AI-based assistants are developed and used responsibly

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/navigating-ethics-of-advanced-ai-assistants

A new paper on arXiv provocatively asks whether AI can do the same for social science as it's doing for discovery in other areas....

A new paper on arXiv provocatively asks whether AI can do the same for social science as it's doing for discovery in other areas. Depending on your point of view, that could be highly liberating, or deeply chilling …

https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/can-ai-be-used-to-automate-social

ASU students flex their creative muscles with ChatGPT Enterprise...

ASU students flex their creative muscles with ChatGPT Enterprise https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/asu-students-flex-their-creative-gpt-muscles