The world around us is changing every day and sometimes we are too busy to notice. I came across some amazing innovations that I thought would be good to share. Actually a discussion with a key technologist and friend yesterday set me thinking. I started reading through some stuff today morning. Interestingly, all innovation ideas seem to be coming either from China or the US only.
Here are some amazing examples:
• Xiaoyi, an AI powered robot, took China’s notoriously difficult medical licensing exams and passed with flying colors, the first automation to do so.
• A team of Chinese Scientists cloned the first monkey clones in the World in 2018. Humans next?
• China also opened the first robot-staffed bank in 2018. Customers are assisted by a set of AI powered BOTs, interactive devices, and augmented and virtual reality.
• Chinese 3D printing firm Polymaker has partnered with Italy's X Electrical Vehicle (XEV) to manufacture the world's first 3D-printed electric car. The vehicle, which will cost around $10,000, is slated to go on sale in spring 2019.
• Beyond Meat, the company behind Beyond Burger, is experimenting with a different alternative-meat product Beyond Sausage – looks and tastes surprisingly close to the real thing. We will soon be in an era where we can create and consume synthetic meat in volume.
• A team of Chinese Scientists cloned the first monkey clones in the World in 2018. Humans next?
• China also opened the first robot-staffed bank in 2018. Customers are assisted by a set of AI powered BOTs, interactive devices, and augmented and virtual reality.
• Chinese 3D printing firm Polymaker has partnered with Italy's X Electrical Vehicle (XEV) to manufacture the world's first 3D-printed electric car. The vehicle, which will cost around $10,000, is slated to go on sale in spring 2019.
• Beyond Meat, the company behind Beyond Burger, is experimenting with a different alternative-meat product Beyond Sausage – looks and tastes surprisingly close to the real thing. We will soon be in an era where we can create and consume synthetic meat in volume.
There are some other fundamentally disruptive innovations that are knocking at our doors – and could fundamentally change the World as we know it .. there are a few interesting steps taken in the last few years towards these… and some of these might become a reality in the next 50 years.
• Creating Synthetic life - thanks in part to recent advances in microfluidic technologies, which allow scientists to coordinate the movements of minuscule cellular components. Research groups have already determined ways of sculpting cell-like blobs into desired shapes; of creating rudimentary versions of cellular metabolism; and of transplanting hand-crafted genomes into living cells. We are at the door step of creating new synthetic life forms.
• Living Forever – closer than we think.. according to Dr. Pearson, “A long time before we get to fix our bodies and rejuvenate it every time we feel like, we’ll be able to link our minds to the machine world so well, we’ll effectively be living in the cloud,” he explains. “The mind will basically be in the cloud, and be able to use any android that you feel like to inhabit the real world.”
• Replacing any organ that ages or is damaged – According to the Nature magazine, in a recent article published in Jan 2019, we could soon be 3D printing human organs. A few years ago, Wake Forest was experimenting with 3D printing skin tissue to directly overlay over a burn. Just imagine walking into a set up and being able to buy a new organ to replace/ augment your failing one in real time.
• Living Forever – closer than we think.. according to Dr. Pearson, “A long time before we get to fix our bodies and rejuvenate it every time we feel like, we’ll be able to link our minds to the machine world so well, we’ll effectively be living in the cloud,” he explains. “The mind will basically be in the cloud, and be able to use any android that you feel like to inhabit the real world.”
• Replacing any organ that ages or is damaged – According to the Nature magazine, in a recent article published in Jan 2019, we could soon be 3D printing human organs. A few years ago, Wake Forest was experimenting with 3D printing skin tissue to directly overlay over a burn. Just imagine walking into a set up and being able to buy a new organ to replace/ augment your failing one in real time.
Leaving aside the philosophical aspect of the meaning of life and our place in the World as we see it today, some of these have the power to define a new normal for us... My question to us is.. Are we ready?
Keep thinking...
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