“Remarkably, without knowing exactly what they were doing, volunteers mastered controlling a cursor around the screen, albeit shakily. Beginning with one neural command signal—contract the tibialis anterior muscle—they were learning to develop a second signal to control the computer cursor’s vertical motion, independently from the muscle control (which directed the cursor’s horizontal motion). We were surprised and excited by how easily they achieved this big first step toward finding a neural control channel separate from natural motor tasks.” - more limbs?
AI in general: AI governance framework in Singapore. Video AI and Hollywood. AI fuel running low, fast.
Seen: Activists short sellers. Back to paper maps. Second-hand luxury when supply-chains fail. A CRM for dating, really? NL: slow checkout, for seniors to chat. Japan and automated elderly care. The short-term future of trade. WEF foresight paper : tech into new growth. More of no-booze.
ChatGPT: 27% business penetration today. OS curation of ChatGPT prompts. ChatGPT integrated in MS Teams (premium). A con artist?
Innovation: DARPA declassified projects for 2023. “Software is never done” - Defence Innovation board PDF (and def position on OSS is it’s COTS). Unused brain bandwidth for a 3rd arm.
Small: Electric bacteria, nanowires and fighting climate change. Some do rock-to-life alchemy.
Consumed: The Last of Us. The Animals in That Country. Newspapers - some.
