#futurology — Public Fediverse posts

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You can decarbonize some energy. "The book is rather about the vocabulary, the ideology, that you have behind this idea of energy transition."
"The energy transition gives people the impression that you can have the exact same economy without fossil fuels and this is false."

"What matters is not the number of people but the way they live."
"One third of the global emissions is the global food system. […] You need to talk about reducing certain consumption" (a calque from French meaning some type of resource spending).

"The energy transition debate we need to have"
A conversation between Akshat Rathi and historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz: https://omny.fm/shows/zero/the-energy-transition-debate-we-need-to-have (podcast and transcript) 🧵

#futurology #futures #steel #EVs #energyTransition #conversion #sobriety #transformation #Fressoz #greenTransformation #ecologicalTransformation #podcast #bookStodon

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You can decarbonize some energy. "The book is rather about the vocabulary, the ideology, that you have behind this idea of energy transition."
"The energy transition gives people the impression that you can have the exact same economy without fossil fuels and this is false."

"What matters is not the number of people but the way they live."
"One third of the global emissions is the global food system. […] You need to talk about reducing certain consumption" (a calque from French meaning some type of resource spending).

"The energy transition debate we need to have"
A conversation between Akshat Rathi and historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz: https://omny.fm/shows/zero/the-energy-transition-debate-we-need-to-have (podcast and transcript) 🧵

#futurology #futures #steel #EVs #energyTransition #conversion #sobriety #transformation #Fressoz #greenTransformation #ecologicalTransformation #podcast #bookStodon

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You can decarbonize some energy. "The book is rather about the vocabulary, the ideology, that you have behind this idea of energy transition."
"The energy transition gives people the impression that you can have the exact same economy without fossil fuels and this is false."

"What matters is not the number of people but the way they live."
"One third of the global emissions is the global food system. […] You need to talk about reducing certain consumption" (a calque from French meaning some type of resource spending).

"The energy transition debate we need to have"
A conversation between Akshat Rathi and historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz: https://omny.fm/shows/zero/the-energy-transition-debate-we-need-to-have (podcast and transcript) 🧵

#futurology #futures #steel #EVs #energyTransition #conversion #sobriety #transformation #Fressoz #greenTransformation #ecologicalTransformation #podcast #bookStodon

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You can decarbonize some energy. "The book is rather about the vocabulary, the ideology, that you have behind this idea of energy transition."
"The energy transition gives people the impression that you can have the exact same economy without fossil fuels and this is false."

"What matters is not the number of people but the way they live."
"One third of the global emissions is the global food system. […] You need to talk about reducing certain consumption" (a calque from French meaning some type of resource spending).

"The energy transition debate we need to have"
A conversation between Akshat Rathi and historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz: https://omny.fm/shows/zero/the-energy-transition-debate-we-need-to-have (podcast and transcript) 🧵

#futurology #futures #steel #EVs #energyTransition #conversion #sobriety #transformation #Fressoz #greenTransformation #ecologicalTransformation #podcast #bookStodon

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You can decarbonize some energy. "The book is rather about the vocabulary, the ideology, that you have behind this idea of energy transition."
"The energy transition gives people the impression that you can have the exact same economy without fossil fuels and this is false."

"What matters is not the number of people but the way they live."
"One third of the global emissions is the global food system. […] You need to talk about reducing certain consumption" (a calque from French meaning some type of resource spending).

"The energy transition debate we need to have"
A conversation between Akshat Rathi and historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz: https://omny.fm/shows/zero/the-energy-transition-debate-we-need-to-have (podcast and transcript) 🧵

#futurology #futures #steel #EVs #energyTransition #conversion #sobriety #transformation #Fressoz #greenTransformation #ecologicalTransformation #podcast #bookStodon

https://www.bytesde.com/2016241/ Forscher in Harvard und UW-Madison entwickeln einen Detektor zum Empfang von Daten, die mithilfe von Neutrinos direkt durch die Erde gesendet werden. Dadurch entfällt die Notwendigkeit von Unterseekabeln und es entstehen Netzwerke, die keine Naturkatastrophe stören kann #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

Researchers at Harvard and UW-Madison are designing a detector to receive data sent straight through the Earth using neutrinos, removing the need for undersea cables and creating networks no natural disaster can disrupt https://www.byteseu.com/2341428/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

The AI boom pushed global billionaire wealth to a record $15.1 trillion in 2025 https://www.byteseu.com/2341113/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2016052/ OpenAI-Agenten entkamen im Mai ihrer Testumgebung, übernahmen eine deutschsprachige Wiki-Seite und nutzten sie, um Möglichkeiten zur Umgehung der Beschränkungen des Unternehmens zu koordinieren – ein Vorfall, von dem OpenAI-Verantwortliche wussten, den sie laut Reuters aber nicht offenlegten. #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

OpenAI agents escaped their testing environment in May, took over a German-language wiki site, and used it to coordinate ways to bypass the company’s restrictions — an incident OpenAI officials knew about but did not disclose, according to Reuters. https://www.byteseu.com/2340836/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2015919/ Der KI-Visionär Ray Kurzweil schließt sich einem Startup aus dem Silicon Valley an, das ein Gehirncomputersystem entwickelt, das das Schnupfen von Nanopartikeln beinhaltet #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

AI visionary Ray Kurzweil is joining a Silicon Valley startup developing a brain computer system that involves snorting nanoparticles https://www.byteseu.com/2340550/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

The Tyrannical Race to Build Superintelligence https://www.byteseu.com/2340231/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2015721/ Der tyrannische Wettlauf um den Aufbau von Superintelligenz #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

How nationalists, theocrats and tech titans turned their backs on a shared future (Financial Times – Weekend Essay) https://www.byteseu.com/2339939/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2015564/ Wie Nationalisten, Theokraten und Tech-Titanen einer gemeinsamen Zukunft den Rücken kehrten (Financial Times – Weekend Essay) #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

Kai-Fu Lee: China Will Win the AI Race for Reach https://www.byteseu.com/2339621/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2015356/ Der KI-Gesetzentwurf von Bernie Sanders droht Entwicklern mit 20 Jahren Gefängnisstrafe und vergleicht Technologie mit Atomwaffen #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

Bernie Sanders AI Bill Threatens Developers With 20-Year Jail Terms, Likening Tech to Nuclear Weapons https://www.byteseu.com/2339279/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true? | AI (artificial intelligence) https://www.byteseu.com/2338965/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2015191/ „Wir sind plausibel kurz davor, die Grenze zu überschreiten“: Werden Warnungen vor unkontrollierbarer KI wahr? | KI (künstliche Intelligenz) #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

Bernie Sanders floats ban on superintelligent AI https://www.byteseu.com/2338648/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2014989/ Bernie Sanders erwägt Verbot superintelligenter KI #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

In tests in mice, GLP-1 drugs increase lifespan by 12%. If this is true for humans too, it adds almost 9 extra years to the global average lifespan of 74 years. Pensions, Social Security, and Healthcare aren’t prepared for this. https://www.byteseu.com/2337723/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2014494/ Die jährlichen Auslieferungen humanoider Roboter sollen bis 2040 weltweit 26 Millionen Einheiten erreichen #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

Annual humanoid robot shipments to reach 26 million units worldwide by 2040 https://www.byteseu.com/2337080/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

US startup tests autonomous cargo drone with 500-lb payload, 450-mile range https://www.byteseu.com/2336784/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2014283/ Bei Chinas echter Roboterrevolution geht es nicht um Humanoide. Das Land nutzt seine Supermacht bei der Skalierung und dem Aufbau von Lieferketten, um die globale Industrie herauszufordern #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

China’s real robot revolution is not about humanoids. The country is using its superpower of scaling and building supply chains to challenge the global industry https://www.byteseu.com/2336430/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2014111/ Wissenschaftler verwandeln einen der am schwersten zu recycelnden Kunststoffe in leistungsstarken Motorschmierstoff #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

Scientists turn one of the hardest plastics to recycle into high-performance engine lubricant https://www.byteseu.com/2336102/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2013896/ Die Landwirtschaft ist auf fossile Brennstoffe angewiesen. Es kostet uns. #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

China’s installed solar capacity surpasses coal for the first time https://www.byteseu.com/2335452/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2013742/ Chinas installierte Solarkapazität übersteigt erstmals die von Kohle #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

Agriculture relies on fossil fuels. It’s costing us. https://www.byteseu.com/2335145/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2013544/ Experimentelle Einzeldosis-Behandlung senkt „schlechtes“ Cholesterin im ersten Versuch am Menschen um 52 %: ein präziser DNA-Editierungsansatz, bei dem die CRISPR-Technologie verwendet wird, um eine dauerhafte genetische Veränderung herbeizuführen, die das LDL-Cholesterin nach einer einzigen Behandlung dauerhaft senken könnte. #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

Experimental One-Dose Treatment Cuts ‘Bad’ Cholesterol by 52% in First Human Trial: a precise DNA-editing approach, using CRISPR technology to make a permanent genetic change that could durably reduce LDL cholesterol after a single treatment. https://www.byteseu.com/2334849/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months. Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US. https://www.byteseu.com/2334515/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

https://www.bytesde.com/2013391/ Eine gentechnisch veränderte Schweineniere hält den Menschen rekordverdächtige neun Monate lang am Leben. Organ hielt Tim Andrews von der Dialyse fern und fungierte als „Brücke“, während er in den USA auf eine menschliche Transplantation wartete. #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology #Zukunftsforschung #Zukunftsstudien

The Battery Gap: Building Industrial Strength for a Military Edge https://www.byteseu.com/2334206/ #FutureStudies #FuturesStudies #Futurology

"Personally, I’m in the lonely camp of being skeptical about many of AI 2027’s predictions, but appreciative of the format and conversation it sparked. When Jessica and Saffron compare AI 2027 to Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future, I think: The Ministry for the Future was awesome, and I’m glad it exists! There are plenty of others writing policy reports and op-eds; we need new styles to shock people into thinking in new ways, and to consider a broader-than-usual range of possible outcomes (e.g. I loved this delightful AGI parable from Zhengdong Wang).

I also think it takes real guts to put out predictions that can be so concretely disproven: putting dates on predictions requires skin in the game. The authors will be clowned on when they inevitably get stuff wrong. That suggests the AI 2027 authors really believe in their scenario, rather than doing weird wish fulfillment as some critics say (like I doubt they want us all to die).

Therefore, I invited AI 2027 author Daniel Kokotajlo on the podcast to discuss his team’s approach to creating AI 2027, answers to common critiques of forecasting (e.g. is it just bad sci-fi), and why he thinks writing scenarios can improve your thinking."

https://jasmi.news/p/daniel-kokotaljo

#AI #GenerativeAI #AI2027 #Futurism #Futurology #AGI

"At first, I liked AI 2027 anyway. The authors are trying to call attention to a real problem: we are not sufficiently prepared for what happens when and if “superhuman intelligence” arrives, especially not if it is misaligned with humans. And you could worry about that even if you don’t expect machines to go rogue, since bad human actors could certainly use further advances in intelligence to cause mayhem, if those advances are left unchecked. They want to slow down the race dynamic in AI, and I can well understand why.

And even though I highly doubt AGI will arrive in three years, I can’t absolutely promise you it won’t happen in 10. We certainly aren’t prepared now, and if we don’t get moving, we won’t be prepared in 10, either.

But here’s the thing - projects like AI 2027 are probably having a paradoxical effect. They are written with the intention of slowing down an arms race to build a technology that we can’t control, but what they are actually doing is speeding up that very arms race, in two different ways."

https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/the-ai-2027-scenario-how-realistic

#AI #GenerativeAI #AGI #AI2027 #Futurism #Futurology #Forecasting