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Is the Microsoft Hololens 2 creating a blurred vision of who and what we are?

Microsoft launched Hololens2 at the latest Mobile World Congress. Hololens2 are the upgrade to the original set of ‘mixed reality smartglasses’ that utilize VR technology to create a new hybrid augmented reality. I personally found the whole presentation to be very slick, well designed, rehearsed and executed, with a couple of good nuggets of wisdom to … Continue reading "Is the Microsoft Hololens 2 creating a blurred vision of who and what we are?"

2001: A Space Odyssey gets the Google makeover

2001: A Space Odyssey is a much-loved favorite when it comes to sci-fi fantasy movies. In fact, it’s one of my own personal favorites. And now Google has given one its key scenes a powerful makeover. In the original, HAL (the A.I.) is commanded to open the pod doors by Dave, who (as you may … Continue reading "2001: A Space Odyssey gets the Google makeover"

Editing the human genome: do the risks outweigh the rewards?

In November last year, the international scientific community was shocked by the announcement by He Jiankui, a CRISPR scientist, that he and his team at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen had created the first “gene-edited babies”. Read full Article

AI is Here and We’re Losing the War

For many months now I have directed my anger against many groups and people. Read full Article

How the Enlightenment Ends

Three years ago, at a conference on transatlantic issues, the subject of artificial intelligence appeared on the agenda. I was on the verge of skipping that session—it lay outside my usual concerns—but the beginning of the presentation held me in my seat. Read full Article