Cybernetic 8 — Volume 8

8 interesting things from a cybernetic world

What is this all about?

This newsletter is an irregular collection of the most interesting news from the tech and startup world I came across in the last couple of weeks, prepared and bite-sized for your reading pleasure.

It will mostly cover topics around #technology #startups #deeptech #neurotech #ai #robotics #decentalization #lifescience #healthtech #complexity #cybernetics #constructivism and #futurism, but also include some funny or otherwise noteworthy stuff from time to time.

Why cybernetic 8? Learn more about this worldview here, here or here.

Here we go —> your Cybernetic 8

• Genetic profiles and getting your #DNA analyzed is gaining momentum quickly. Here is an article from MIT Technology Review on that. — LINK
• The vision the Singularity Hub pictures in this article might be scary to most. The confluence of #AI and #genomics might have impacts we don’t have clue about. It’s still in the future, but a public discussion about the consequences of these technologies coming together is absolutely necessary. — LINK
• Read more on the quest of engineering #biology as a whole (not only humans — there is so much more to be genetically edited…) in this great article in the Scientific American — LINK

• According to this publication, a deep neural Network #algorithm has significantly outperformed classic ECG analysis methods. #AI usecases in #digital #health keep increasing. — LINK
• One of the most promising things when discussing #AI, in my opinion, is the chance of improving human #thinking. Here is a video with a great talk on that:

• Keeping all the necessary checks and balances in place to ensure good #governance for #AI is important. This excellent blog shares a great framework for that. — LINK
• But maybe there is a more pressuring issue we need to focus on, first. According to this article, the global digital #freedom is in steep decline and authoritarians are on the rise. We need to take action before #politics and #governments along with #bigtech take over, completely. — LINK
• It maybe looks like a #brexit panic move, but the UK will impose a new #tax on #bigtech revenues in the UK. Even though I think this needs to be a globally coordinated thing eventually, maybe this could provide a spark to further discussions around technology, taxes and the universal basic income. — LINK

Anything else?

To end on a more #future #positive note, check this video for some nice #robots doing stuff (again, I know…):