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It seems obvious that the future of wealth and prosperity will be driven by expertise with advanced algorithms. Some call it the next Space Race, others the next Arms Race, either way, we are entering the golden age of the algorithm. This is not only a national race, but also a commercial and individual race too. And calling this an Arms Race or Digital Warfare is probably more accurate than a Space Race. We have already heard about an AI fighter pilot that is more performant and capable than the best of the best human test pilots, and AI applications are helping to defend against security cyber attacks. Computers are hacking computers. How is this not digital warfare? But this isn’t just about traditional warfare, this is about business and commercial success too. Only those compani...

The Internet of Things promises to streamline our lives in unprecedented ways. We are just beginning to see the emergence of the new, connected home. Smart thermostats, fridges, and even mirrors are emerging, joining our Nests and our Echos to make life a little simpler in this complicated age. As the physical and the online world continue their unstoppable merge, the landscape of the future is beginning to take on a whole new form. We are living in a world with a rapidly ageing population. By 2050, it is expected that one in five people will be over the age of sixty. Already, that number is nearly one in ten. These figures are, of course, global – taking into account developing nations as well as the West. That’s not to say, however, that the problem isn’t as pertinent here as it is...

Our healthcare system is already digital. Patient records have been electronic for decades now. When technology for the electronic recording of patient records was developed, it was a development that was already highly necessary. For too long, hastily scribbled handwritten notes had been the only record of patients’ medical histories that existed. Digital records promised a new era, in which a more organised, streamlined healthcare system could emerge. Alas, the new technology simply created new problems. Doctors, always run off their feet, were liable to copy paste data and type notes that were almost as illegible as their infamous handwriting. To counter the mess, systems were updated to try and simplify the note-taking process. Rather than leaving doctors free to input notes at random,...

I would like to initiate a discussion on some topics, which I described in my book (http://amzn.to/2mwSjCr). This is not a commercial message (a trial to accelerate selling of my book) – I just do not have better / simpler way to send you my book on cognitive / brain logic topic (mostly). The book is, in fact, the invitation to such a discussion: I started to analyze the brain from the view 1 layer up of the hardware (Layer 2 of the ISO OSI model of the network and up) i.e. on the basic cyber logic with consequences on “instruction level” of neurons (defining the “aminonics” approach / solution). I proposed the theory of the evolution of species based on genetics which contradicts the Darwin’s theory (well, it moves the Darwin theory down to some 3% importance / effectivity in real life). ...

It’s no secret that the world’s population is reaching crisis point – and still growing fast. Most developed nations are also encountering the problem of an ageing population, where there are more elderly people than those of working age. The fact is that people are living longer, and, if technology is to have its way (and it will), we will all be living even longer ourselves. What Technology Is This, Precisely? Well, as you’d expect, the main body of work in the anti-ageing space is in finding drugs that will stop the process of ageing in its tracks. From Google’s Calico, whose mission is to reverse engineer the biology that controls lifespan and “devise interventions that enable people to lead longer and healthier lives”, to other Silicon Valley players such as Human Longevity, whi...

The robots are coming, whether we like it or not. Clearly, if you’re reading this, then you are probably as excited as us about the coming robo-lution. No matter how exciting this new era may be, the rise of the robots does not come without its ethical quandaries. There is certainly a bunch of stuff that we need to address, and soon… 1. Jobs Perhaps the most widely covered concern rising from increased automation and AI is the impact on employment. We could be on our way to a massive jobs crisis, in which not only blue-collar, but white-collar jobs are taken over by intelligent machines and robots. As Bill Gates remarked during a speech in October 2014, “technology over time will reduce demand for jobs, particularly at the lower end of skill set… 20 years from now, labour deman...