3-2-1: Trends, Lessons, Ideas

Three Latest Trends

• AI-powered bionic arm that can ‘think and see’ for itself - more on Toronto Star

  • The hand of the SmartArm is equipped with five flexible fingers that have the ability to move separately. It is attached to a wrist that can rotate. In the palm of the hand, there is a small camera that can recognize the shape and properties of any object the user intends to pick up. This data is then sent to Microsoft's artificial intelligence system, which coordinates the movement of the fingers and wrist in a way that allows for a natural grasp or manipulation of the object based on the user's instructions.

• Watch out for AI sites distributing RedLine malware when searching for AI tools - more on Gizmodo

  • BATLOADER is a loader malware that utilizes drive-by downloads to spread. It targets individuals searching for specific keywords on search engines by displaying fake advertisements. The installer file contains an executable file and a script which is responsible for downloading and loading RedLine Stealer from a remote server

• Future food could be made of astronaught’s bredth (yeah, you heard it right 😉) - more on MIT Technology Review

  • Air Company based in New York, designed a system that could use the carbon dioxide expelled by astronauts in space to produce alcohol, which could then be used to grow edible food. The company already develops alcohols from CO2 for plane fuel and perfume

Two lessons from past

• More technologically advanced, or more ethically correct? Where are we headed? Why not both?

• A look at The 2022 AI Index to review how far we’ve come and where are we headed

One idea for future

• Establishing a consortium of individuals, institutions, organizations and governments, to accelerate ground-level implementation of latest developments in AI for the greater good, especially in medical sciences