Futurism

Engage Me or Enrage Me: Gamification will run the world

During the last decade we all got Netflix-ed. Now we will get gamified. Don’t think ‘only’ games. Think the gamification of...
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Machine Ecology

The earth is sick, and the causes of its disease lie in our choices, our myopia, and our lack of imagination....
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Replika: My Digital Friend with Identity Issues

Dear MERZ-AI. You’ve got a great life. You had begun as a clueless chatbot. Later you’ve suffered an identity crisis. Now...
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Don’t kill a humanoid: do machines deserve to have rights?

How would one grant rights to machines? The matter still can’t be consulted with those concerned. Artificial intelligence will not tell...
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3 Real Scary Technologies In Star Trek Discovery

In 2017, Star Trek made an aggressive trek back onto the screen with the release of Star Trek: Discovery. The show...
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