Julho 30, 2024Sem comentários

The future isn’t about having a robot. It’s about being a robot.

The robotics industry will become equivalent to the automotive industry. What will be the impacts of this new market? The overpopulation of robots. The challenges. The solutions. The emergence of the cyborg market.

Julho 30, 2024Sem comentários

Fear of Tomorrow? Masahiro Mori and the Uncanny Valley

Our era is marked by new phobias such as chronophobia, the fear of the future, and technophobia, the fear of technology. Both are reflections of the anxiety generated by rapid technological evolution and the uncertainty about what the future holds. These fears, although synthetic, are powerfully real in their consequences, influencing everything from personal decisions to public policies.

The concept of the "Uncanny Valley," introduced by Masahiro Mori, illustrates this dynamic. He suggests that as robots and avatars become almost indistinguishable from humans, small deviations or imperfections make us deeply uncomfortable. This phenomenon symbolizes a critical point in our technological journey: how human can our creations appear before they begin to disturb us?

In this scenario, we see that fear is divided between those who master technology and those who are dominated by it. Have you ever wondered which side you are on?

Julho 30, 2024Sem comentários

The One Fourth Theory

How far would you go to have tech inside you? The Third Wave of Body Modification: Embracing the Bionic Era.

Transhumanism. For the first time, people are willing to exchange a hand or a leg for a bionic prosthetic. But there's a difference: they are not making the swap due to a disability. They are upgrading to have something better than what they were born with. And that changes everything.

** Do not try this at home **

The world looked normal But one extra detail Or a fewer one Can change everything 1/4.

No One Will Leave Intact. Written by Rodolfo Barreto.

Editing: Bruno Lasevicius Voice over: Renet Lyon Soundtrack: The Money Chant - Robbie Robertson, Tiny Dancer - Elton John, The Way I DO - Bishop Briggs, Nick Bostrom speech - TED. Images: stock footage and some scenes from Awake Movie, The Wake, Altered Carbon, and Transhuman Farewell.

Julho 30, 2024Sem comentários

Humanoid Robots vs. Human Loneliness

It’s fascinating to observe how we’ve progressed from a mere curiosity about mechanics and electronics to complex interactions with machines that replicate human behaviors. The integration of artificial intelligence, like Chat GPT in the Figure 01, exemplifies this technological leap, offering not just a machine capable of performing tasks but one that can understand, respond, and, to some extent, “feel.”

The public’s emotional reaction to how robots are treated, as seen in the Boston Dynamics videos, highlights our tendency to anthropomorphize objects, especially when they exhibit traits or behaviors we consider uniquely human. This phenomenon isn’t just a psychological curiosity; it has profound implications for how we design, interact with, and eventually integrate these technologies into our lives.

“Companion Robots” promise to fill gaps in our increasingly individualistic and technologically mediated society. They represent an opportunity to provide companionship, educational support, and emotional assistance in ways that were previously impossible. The application of these technologies to help the elderly, children, people with mental health challenges, or social interaction difficulties reflects a potential to significantly improve the quality of life for many.

However, this technological evolution also invites us to reflect on the value of human relationships. The term “companion” emphasizes the importance of companionship, support, and interaction, whether mediated by humans or machines. The appreciation of human connections, in contrast to technology, may become even more relevant in a world where the line between the artificial and the real becomes increasingly blurred.

In this context, the key to a future where humans and machines coexist harmoniously may lie in our ability to understand and define the role we want these technologies to play in our lives. This includes not only the practical aspects of their applications but also the ethical and emotional values we choose to assign to them.

Julho 30, 2024Sem comentários

Apple Vision of the Future

In the near future, Apple Vision Pro is set to revolutionize the live events market, transforming every seat into a front-row experience and completely redefining the way we watch sports events and concerts. With the ability to 'be there' live, viewers can now watch NBA games or any sporting event as if they were on-site, but from the comfort of their homes and at a fraction of the cost of a physical ticket. This video explores the economic implications of this technology, discussing how the sale of 'unlimited virtual seats' can exponentially increase the profitability of live events. Additionally, I analyze the strategic partnership between Apple and Disney and how this could be a game-changer for sports broadcasting through ESPN. Subscribe and join the discussion on how Apple Vision Pro could create new business models in the world of entertainment.

Julho 28, 202027 Comments

Neuralink: The Future of Intellect and Free Will

Originally, I published this article on 07 February 2018 here

Elon Musk is known for being the owner of Tesla and SpaceX. But the entrepreneur's greatest megalomania is not making electric cars or the dream of taking mankind to Mars, but a third company called Neuralink and its project of linking computers and our brains.

Registered as a medical concept, the company's main objective is to cure diseases such as Parkinson and Alzheimer, from chips implanted in the head (which, until now, is something that has already been implemented by other research centers). However, Elon has already made it clear that he wants to go further, making the computer increase our cognitive ability.

The new service will be on air in 4 years and, when we are close to the deadline, the news will be on all media channels. We will have the classic "a lot of people against" versus “a lot in favor" and your cousin get into the bar saying: "I made a chip subscription yesterday and the guys installed the same day." Needless to say, it will be the joke of the bar table:

- What is the capital of Norway?

- Oslo.

- How much is 1527 x 63?

- 96,101

Astonished? The first big change is that your brain will be plugged into Google and, over time, you will not know if you answered "Oslo" because you learned it from your school teacher or it was the computer that blew the answer to your neuron. You just know it. And he knows everything: data, facts and so on.

So far, so good, uh? We will spend less time chasing information and more thinking about what we can do with so much data. Our new objective will focus on the power of human transformation from some raw info. Great? Maybe. We will also lose that bar chat where the conversations add up from layers of information that one knows and the other doesn't (after all, everyone will know everything). Oh, and we will not have Sunday quizzes on TV anymore.

The second step in this exercise of futurology is what makes virtual reality reach its peak, making your brain see what you want. It’s the end of couple's fights because of the sofa color. Once you purchased the furniture, it will have the gray color given to you and beige to your wife. Gotcha. And so it will be with everything from the decorating objects of your house to the color of the sky in the morning.

Cheating the brain will be the biggest weapon against heat, cold, obesity and so on. All we have to do is just click on the "I want to be cheated, thank you" option and this is the third big change. You will finish your lunch and feel an overwhelming desire to drink macadamia ice cream. Your favorite color will become blue and your next vacation will be at Kilimanjaro (just you, who have never been adventurous). Quickly, people will run the rumor that Neuralink and its competitors are selling neural induction packs for brands with the certainty of impulse-designed consumption. They will swear under the bible of Silicon Valley that it is a lie and that all their customers keep their free will. Except for the sponsored guys, of course.

Rodolfo Barreto.

Ps .: 1527 x 63 = 96.201. Never trust the system.

#neuralink #ellonmusk #science #singularity #artificialintelligence #ai

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