So far, generative AI has been mostly confined to chatbots like ChatGPT. Startups like Character.AI and Replika are seeing early traction by making chatbots more like companions. But what happens when …
A Dispatch from the Ministry for the Future: “Wet Bulb” Heat and Humidity Conditions in the U.S.
The opening scene of "The Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson is a powerful and harrowing depiction of a catastrophic heatwave in India - where temperatures specifically reach critical …
The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI): A Paradigm Shift in the Discovery, Development, and Deployment of New Materials
Think of the infrastructure and architecture of the Human Genome Project, then apply it to the acceleration of our "understanding of the fundamentals of material science, providing a wealth of …
Exponential Technologies and the Future of Digital Self-Sovereignty
The convergence of exponential technological disruption with digital self-sovereignty could lead to a redefinition of personal and collective agency - and will likely profoundly transform industries …
Continue Reading about Exponential Technologies and the Future of Digital Self-Sovereignty
Exponential, Convergent Material Science Innovation is the Primary Driver of Global, Strategic Competitive Advantage
In 2023, OODA Loop contributor Scott Nuzum (SVP at Chicago-based Innovyz USA) contributed a foundational OODA Loop Original Analysis post - Five Exciting Breakthroughs in Materials Science. Over the …
Is the Sociotechnical Geopolitical Future – and War? – Converging in the Islands and Territories of the Pacific and Oceania?
One learns to stay open to what John Cage, William Burroughs, and Brion Gysin characterized as "chance operations," integrating the role of chance and serendipity into one's scenario planning …
Artificial Intelligence, The Metaverse, Compute, and The Future of Digital Identity Frameworks
The title of this post says it all: you will find here an OODA Loop original analysis of Artificial Intelligence, The Metaverse, Compute, and The Future of Digital Identity Frameworks as part of our …
Autonomous robot invents the world’s best shock absorber
MAMA BEAR – which stands for Mechanics of Additively Manufactured Architectures Bayesian Experimental Autonomous Researcher – 3D prints small structures before gently placing them into a hydraulic …
Continue Reading about Autonomous robot invents the world’s best shock absorber
The Future of Federal Research and Development and the Culture of Air Force Innovation
We continue to track the thought leadership of Will Roper, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics. Roper is currently on the advisory committee for …
Building Industrial Metaverse Infrastructure in Your Organization
We continue our analysis of the categories and subsectors of the expanded metaverse, as Siemens, along with industry and media partners the MIT Technology Review, NVIDIA, Amazon Web Services (AWS), …
Continue Reading about Building Industrial Metaverse Infrastructure in Your Organization