Why top scientists are so worried about intelligent machines | The world's spookiest philosopher is Nick Bostrom, a thin, soft-spoken Swede. Of all the people worried about runaway artificial intelligence, killer robots, and the possibility of a technological doomsday, Bostrom conjures the most extreme scenarios. In his mind, human extinction could be just the beginning. [AI News: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/artificial-intelligense/]
![Busting the Hype Behind Deep Neural Networks | Many technologists who are not also neuroscientists would like us to believe that human-like artificial intelligence—or something close to it—is right around the corner. Just a discovery or two away. Less attention is given to the actual gulf between our current knowledge and capabilities and that actual future. [AI News: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/] Cognitive Science, Data Science, Computer Science, Science And Technology, Artificial Intelligence Future, Artificial Intelligence Algorithms, Black Box, Melby, Artificial Neural Network](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c4/42/8b/c4428bddeca67da44cc1cd48ab7e15ed--future-trends-artificial-intelligence.jpg)
![How regenerative medicine and the use of stem cells is becoming big business | The use of stem cells for what looks like magical fixes of damaged or diseased human tissue is becoming big business. There are more than 700 companies globally with a regenerative medicine focus... The global market is valued at $16.4 billion and is expected to grow at 23% a year to... [Regenerative Medicine: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/regenerative-medicine/ Stem Cells: http://futruisticnews.com/tag/stem-cells/] Human Tissue, Regenerative Medicine, Ebola, Future Trends, Wish You The Best, Cancer Support, Big Business, Oncology, Stem Cells](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/92/74/e9/9274e94bef1c28fe1bd7ed6bda73c4a6--regenerative-medicine-cancer-awareness-month.jpg)
![The Drug Lords of Tomorrow Will Be Biohackers | Through various sources—mainly transhumanist biohacker friends—I've been hearing about how some drug traffickers might be taking an interest in cranial implant technology. If scientists can get a brain implant to give neural stimuli that affects our perspectives, moods, and... [Cyborgization: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/cyborg/ Implants: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/implant/ Transhumanism: http://futuristicshop.com/category/singularity-books/] Drug Trafficker, Memory Support, Quantum Computer, Biohacking, Fifth Element, Cyberpunk Fashion, Nootropics, Biology](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/1c/65/82/1c6582f0af023f15ef70b2203b1c9811--future-trends-implant.jpg)
![23 incredible new technologies you’ll see by 2021 | WHILE WE can’t really predict what the future holds, we can look at how far we’ve come with technology in merely the last decade and realize the present we know now will, very soon, find itself memorialized in nostalgia. Here are some technologies on the horizon that are poised to change your life. [Future Trends: http://futuristicnews.com/category/future-trends/] Futuristic Technology, Technology Gadgets, Modern Technology, Tech Gadgets, Cool Gadgets, Medical Technology, Technology Today, Data Mining](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/80/45/e6/8045e6ff324b44fbe056c6945571f74f--futuristic-technology-new-technology.jpg)
![By 2050, There'll Be More Plastic Than Fish In Our Oceans |The number of fish in our oceans will be outweighed by plastic waste over the next 35 years,according to a new report from the World Economic Forum. The announcement comes after a pretty bleak week for news,during which scientists told us all the aliens are probably dead,and South Africa moved closer to lifting its ban on domestic rhino horn trade. [Trash: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/trash/ Waste: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/waste/] World Economic Forum, Plastic Waste, Oceans, Techno, Fish, Futurama, Rhino, Concern](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/80/5f/ba/805fba5e81f83ad00a994df83c195fdb--plastic-waste-world-economic-forum.jpg)
![The mobile phone of the future will be implanted in your head | Implantable technology and driverless cars headline a number of bold predictions from the Davos World Economic Forum survey of 800 industry leaders on the effects of software on our society.[Implants: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/implant/] Mobile Phone Game, New Mobile Phones, Mobile Phone Repair, Davos, Logitech Wireless, Things To Ask Siri, Phone Quotes, Phone Art, Wireless Mouse](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a2/c2/10/a2c2103a842609e195e4dd2c7bcb7c92--davos-mobile-phones.jpg)
![Why top scientists are so worried about intelligent machines | The world's spookiest philosopher is Nick Bostrom, a thin, soft-spoken Swede. Of all the people worried about runaway artificial intelligence, killer robots, and the possibility of a technological doomsday, Bostrom conjures the most extreme scenarios. In his mind, human extinction could be just the beginning. [AI News: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/artificial-intelligense/] Emerging Technology, Technology Trends, Electromechanical Engineering, Technological Singularity, Ai Machine Learning, Intelligent Robot, Future Vision, Audio](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/1c/6d/b3/1c6db36bbad37be39a2b25c4a76c8305--human-being-future-trends.jpg)
![Brave new era in technology needs new ethics| The Spanish artist’s joke may have been true of the 20th century,when computers were for the most part souped-up calculating machines performing clearly prescribed functions.But the expansion of computing power in the early 21st century means that computers are now posing some of the most testing questions of our times [The Future of Robots: http://futuristicnews.com/category/future-robots/ AI: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/] Science Fiction, Computer Jokes, Jan 20, Isaac Asimov, Business Data, Spanish Artists](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ef/ee/a5/efeea5d4d99e57f2403c274497853627--computer-jokes-isaac-asimov.jpg)
![The 7 most insane ways that tech enhanced the human body in 2015 | This was a year in which science and technology made serious headway in fusing our brains and bodies with machines, making the human form—like our phones, our cars, and just about everything else — just a little more high-tech. Here are some of the craziest ways that technology changed the human body... [The Future of Medicine: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/future-medicine/ Cyborgizations: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/cyborg/] Nerd, Out Of Your Mind, Eye Sight Improvement, Vision Eye, Kids Vision, Vision Quest, Low Vision, Eye Exam, Eyes Problems](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/4d/a5/f1/4da5f1b142e84f6fd245cb431ae0d079--technological-change-future-trends.jpg)
![10 Predictions For The Game Industry In 2016 | The video game business is unpredictable. But if you can predict the trends with a reasonable degree of accuracy, your company can gain a big advantage. And sometimes, the process of making predictions can sharpen your thinking. [Virtual Reality: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/virtual-reality/ VR Headsets: http://futuristicshop.com/category/video-glasses/] Best Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Technology, Virtual Reality Headset, Augmented Reality, Technology News, Wearable Technology, Educational Technology, Reality Check](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/4f/03/aa/4f03aa29c132df5376b9d67882f96e9c--making-predictions-vr-headset.jpg)
![7 Futurists On What To Expect In The Next Decade | From smartphone apps that can do seemingly everything to driverless cars and eerily humanlike robots, the past decade has seen dramatic advances in science and technology. What amazing advances are we likely to see in the next 10 years? [Future Trends: http://futuristicnews.com/category/future-trends/ Predictions: http://futuristicshop.com/category/the-philosophy-of-the-future-predictions-futurism-future-trends/] Digital Technology](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/fb/bf/2a/fbbf2a5cc51cace7d1ae98af6050eb07--futuristic-technology-new-technology.jpg)
![A Massive Solar Power Plant Is Taking Shape in the Sahara Desert | Construction for the first phase of Morocco’s Noor 1 power plant is nearing completion. Once complete in 2020, the solar farm will be the largest of its kind in the world. But even now, the plant’s half-million solar mirrors are already visible from space. [The Future of Energy: http://futuristicnews.com/category/future-energy/ Solar Power: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/solar-power/] Solar Power Batteries, Portable Solar Power, Solar Battery Charger, Photovoltaic Cells, State Of Colorado, Solar Installation, Solar Energy System, Taking Shape, Desert Plants](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a7/92/0f/a7920f37fc559d82d0a795520b185c8d--les-énergies-the-plant.jpg)
![Digital Diagnosis: Intelligent Machines Do a Better Job Than Humans | Until now, medicine has been a prestigious and often extremely lucrative career choice. But in the near future, will we need as many doctors as we have now? Are we going to see significant medical unemployment in the coming decade? [The Future of Medicine: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/future-medicine/] Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Lung Cancer Symptoms, Health Unit, Career Choices, Digital Health, Changing Jobs, Types Of Cancers](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/fe/ee/9d/feee9da9dd51b2b966e73ac8e69ccca5--doctors-career.jpg)
![Robots and artificial intelligence will kill off five MILLION jobs by 2020 - and women will be worst hit | Report claims women will lose out as jobs concentrated in low-growth or declining areas such as sales, office and administrative roles | Two-thirds of losses will fall in the office and administrative sectors... [The Future of Robots: http://futuristicnews.com/category/future-robots/ Artificial Intelligence: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/] Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk Artificial Intelligence, Zig Et Sharko, Artificial Brain, Ai Robot, Modern Poetry, Pseudo Science](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d2/2a/1d/d22a1deb0bb9c30c13927467cbd8a132--isaac-asimov-future-trends.jpg)
![How Long Would It Take To Get To Alpha Centauri? | Outer space is big. Really, really, really big. And that’s why NASA has no plans at present to send a spacecraft to any of the 2,047 known planets beyond our solar system. Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to our sun at 4.3 light-years away. Can’t we even go that far? The answer is … not easily or quickly. A distance of 4.3 light-years away... [Space Future: http://futuristicnews.com/category/future-space/] Secret Space Program, Buy Wallpaper Online, Space Pictures, Poster Mural, Life Form, Our Solar System, Space Station, Deep Space, Space Exploration](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/68/dd/15/68dd156434d46ea9c2c33b7115272062--star-system-gap-kids.jpg)
![In a Driverless Future, What Happens to Today’s Drivers? | Self-driving cars are becoming a very real technology. The latest Tesla car has an autopilot feature. The CEO of Uber has stated that he will buy every self-driving car Tesla can produce for a year (about 500,000). Other manufacturers are also developing their own self-driving systems. There’s even talk of driverless car racing. [Self-Driving Cars: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/self-driving/] Futuristic Vehicles, Futuristic Cars, Future Transportation, Tesla Car, Self Driving, Electric Cars, Uber](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d2/6a/b8/d26ab8e641790bb09b2986218bbe2b5f--futuristic-vehicles-future-trends.jpg)
![Money grows more complex by the day. Will bitcoin become the first global currency? As money goes digital, it really becomes more of a belief system than strictly a business tool. [The Future of Payments: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/payment/] Mobile Technology, New Technology, Money Isn't Everything, Monitor, Tech Stocks, Digital Wallet, Thing 1, Dividend, Monetize](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/8d/d2/f2/8dd2f265b520f685ac4a61b552e1d6bb--make-money-fast-make-money-online.jpg)
![Practical Artificial Intelligence Tools You Can Use Today | [Most AI solutions today are fielded by the big players in IT. For example, Apple’s Siri or the capabilities Apple embedded directly in iOS9, Google’s many savvy search solutions, Amazon’s very smart recommendation engine, and IBM’s Watson. We expect to see a new wave of AI solutions that deliver value from smaller start-up companies as well. This is a very... [AI News: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/] Ios9, Startup Company, Siri, Artificial Intelligence, New Wave, Interesting Stuff, Savvy, Deliver](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/11/6f/7b/116f7ba25c83adb3a4afdc89ce0ce766--future-trends-artificial-intelligence.jpg)
![How to Explain Bitcoin to your Grandparents [infographic] [The Future of Payments: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/payment/] Marketing Mail, Marketing Digital, Media Marketing, It Management, What Is Bitcoin Mining, It Training, Online Networking, Cryptography, Bitcoin Cryptocurrency](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ae/44/94/ae4494648fa216ca7ab5b2e999926f0c--how-to-explain-grandparents.jpg)
![5 Predictions for Artificial Intelligence in 2016 | The machines will keep getting smarter, but they're not taking over the world just yet. [AI News: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/] Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Technology, Information Overload, Challenges](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/14/ed/6c/14ed6c8516b0c8e5ed48178b6226eba3--futuristic-technology-future-trends.jpg)
![Man uses microchip implanted in hand to pass through airport security | No boarding pass required for Andreas Sjöström, who becomes the first person to use new microchip technology to breeze through an airport [The Future Of Passwords: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/password/ Implants: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/implant/] Security Technology, Microchip Implant, Robot, Airline Booking, Number Of The Beast, End Of The Age, World Government, Airport Security](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/0f/b8/1e/0fb81e2e865e98d12e27597bc390da42--airport-security-future-trends.jpg)
![A new Robot life preserver joins rescue efforts for refugees in Europe | The European refugee crisis isn’t so much a crisis as it is a catastrophe. Fleeing violence in Africa and the Middle East,particularly Syria,more than a million migrants crossed by sea into Europe in 2015. Almost 4000 of them lost their lives in the journey. The sea crossings can be especially dire,as leaky, unsafe boats capsize or break apart in rough water... [The Future of Drones: http://futuristicnews.com/tag/drone/] John Sims, Coast Guard Boats, Fire Captain, Life Preserver, Refugee Crisis, Floating In Water, Future Tech, Search And Rescue, Lifeguard](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/76/f0/fb/76f0fbde49426a3cf6b2c23c9d707526--life-preserver-future-trends.jpg)
![16 Trends That Could Shape Your Business in 2016 [Future Trends: http://futuristicnews.com/category/future-trends/] Content Marketing, Web Marketing, Video Marketing, Business Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Marketing And Advertising, Business Trends](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/7b/5b/6a/7b5b6a3ff768b701b455b0034f3700dd--marketing-trends-business-marketing.jpg)