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- What if the models of climate change turn out to be wrong? What if we could become less vulnerable to the threats of climate change?In Climate & GeoengineeringJuly 7, 2022All models are approximations and therefore partly wrong. When it comes to climate change models, there seems to be a tendency to underestimate the speed of change and the severity of symptoms and effects. For example see https://twitter.com/sylvaindarwish/status/1537181101357256704?s=27&t=bFYvkXQBwDZOHykIkpg25Q. Of course human ingenuity, inventiveness and technical prowess can help us become less vulnerable to climate change, but can we do so without making climate change worse? Are there solutions that do not increase emissions of greenhouse gases, and do not involve serious risks for health, society and the environment? In the absence of such options, it would seem that the battle against climate change is a race against the speed of change, in the same way that we engage in races against the rate of mutation in flu and corona viruses. This is one more reason why many hope that we can transfer lessons from pandemic management to addressing climate change: see The scientific, technological and societal conditions for the end of the COVID-19 crisis - Publications Office of the EU (europa.eu)10
- Foresight, advertising and the future of mobilityIn General AIJanuary 30, 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzyYAVz3IGg What do you think, Is this also "corporate journalism" ? Foresight, advertising and the future...10
- The Rise of A.I. Fighter PilotsIn General AIJanuary 20, 2022Nikos, many thanks. "Gerd Leonhard's Technology vs. Humanity: The coming clash between man and machine" has been around since 2016, however still true as ever. I am glad that we are on the same page.10
- More short-sighted peopleIn The Future of HealthFebruary 2, 2022I love the pun!10
- More short-sighted peopleIn The Future of HealthFebruary 2, 2022I remember one of my former roommates telling me that his eyesight not extremely bad after spending a lot of hours in front of the laptop screen has he was studying so much. I definitely think that the consequences of corona have encouraged lack of time outside and increased time in front of screens.1
- Next Nature Future TravelsIn Lifestyles and the EnvironmentJanuary 26, 2022One greatest fantasy is to travel back in time...taking a few years of my own time to check things out things across the span of our evolution starting w/ the 'primordial ooze.' Fast forward to the dinosaurs, cave dwellers, Egyptians, Tang Dynasty, Greeks, Renaissance, you get the picture. I wouldn't shy away from future travel...but to a certain extent it relies upon human imagination and I'd be wondering a lot about the author.10
- Introduce yourselfIn WelcomeJanuary 28, 2022@Hanna Jertz You are right and if you have different cultural lenses, you see the future in a different light, again. We just discussed demographic change effects in China and Japan.1
- Introduce yourselfIn WelcomeJanuary 25, 2022Hi Kazim- recently had the pleasure of meeting a friend of one of the founders of this successful Turkish startup. In my view an exciting example of what can happen right now for helping pull better futures toward us. Are you familiar with it? https://wholesurplus.com1
- “Molecular Coffee”In Lifestyles and the EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2022Thank you very much Hanna for your kind thoughts and super suggestion. I will do so and share it in the Open Space Group. Let us have more fun as we think :)1
- The Rise of A.I. Fighter PilotsIn General AIJanuary 26, 2022well said jana, That is why ,I believe, we need to worry about the people first than AI or robots. I agree as you wrote simply " Any AI/machine learning is as good as its developer " (for the time being though), hence, our focus must be on the developers (people) of any kind. We need to have the developer(s) think and have concerns about such responsibility now. Once in a discussion I mentioned that AI is very similar to give birth and raise a child. The parents are responsible of what kind of values the child will have and how it will be a part of the society, eventually humanity. The foundation is always the nest/home where the child is being developed (coded) into a fine person. If this job is done properly, then the surrounding social factors ( other people and the society) may not have a strong impact of this fine person crossing to the dark side. This may sound as wishful thinking but I still have faith in people :)10
- The Rise of A.I. Fighter PilotsIn General AIJanuary 25, 2022One of the problems is the basic understanding of AI as intelligence as we know it from humans with free will. So theoretically, any AI could become a danger to humans. I also think that Asimov's laws of robotics are elementary when it comes to the question of trust. After all, there have been cases in the past where one AI programmed another AI, and in a few days, they had developed a secret language and had to be shut down. * And even if the AI acts alone, it has been shown that it became right-wing radical after a few days due to the bad influence of humans. ** Any AI/machine learning is as good as its developer. And since humans are fallible, so will artificial intelligence. Sources: * https://bit.ly/3G2wcuy ** https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-chatbot-racist10
- Shrinking cities - a threat?In SandboxJanuary 28, 2022I think this is really interesting. Especially, during Corona but even before, people started to get out of the fast-pace lifestyle, valuing time in nature and being mindful of their decisions. Now, that it is even recommended to keep distance, it might influence more people to leave big cities and move towards a calmer, cleaner and quieter area. Now that people have more opportunities to work online, they can avoid/reduce the commute times and expenses and are not necessarily needed at a physical location.10
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