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Aug 5

Why Generative AI is a useful fad but not at all intelligent…

A quick guide to what Generative AI is and isn’t. When I talk to people that have discovered and started using #ChatGPT and other tools, you would think they’ve found the elixir of eternal life. They say, ‘Nick why are you not excited, you don’t get it, this changes everything!’ You can imagine my answer. There is a lot of…

Generative Ai Tools

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Why Generative AI is a useful fad but not at all intelligent…
Why Generative AI is a useful fad but not at all intelligent…
Generative Ai Tools

15 min read


Apr 22

The Dilution of Humanity

Disclaimer: Yes I wrote this article, complete with the odd typo, my take on things, a few grammar imperfections. Yes I did all the work, and yes it isn’t perfect. The very clue to who wrote it! How AI one ‘prompt’ at a time is taking over… I often come across many people saying they wrote a new story, article…

AI

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The Dilution of Humanity
The Dilution of Humanity
AI

10 min read


Jan 16

So what happens when you take gravity out of the equation. ..

The second in a series of articles that explores Frontier Technologies and Deep Tech that have the potential to change our evolutionary path. Episode 2 — Gravity. For a long time I’ve been fascinated by gravity and its impact on evolution, on species and technology, yes technology! My thinking is sometimes it is not what you add, but what you take away. I want to know about gravity and its role from the emergence of life from…

Technology

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So what happens when you take gravity out of the equation. ..
So what happens when you take gravity out of the equation. ..
Technology

7 min read


Jan 13

How technology really impacts Culture, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly…

Is Technology Culture? Is Culture Technology? Technology has taken over many aspects of our lives, especially in the connected first world economies, and whilst many that live in third world situations, the pervasive nature of tech has arrived in the form of satellite comms and mobile phones that has interrupted the natural rhythms of life, of…

Technology

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How technology really impacts Culture, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly…
How technology really impacts Culture, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly…
Technology

15 min read


Jan 11

The final frontier is here for everyone to explore…

For 2023 Nick is writing a series of articles on Frontier Technologies others call #DeepTech, his firm is co-investing in. Starting with the biggest frontier of them all — #SPACE. Welcome to the new Space Race! There is no doubt our imaginations were captured in the 1960s as ‘mankind’ sought to venture off-world and land on…

Space

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The final frontier is here for everyone to explore…
The final frontier is here for everyone to explore…
Space

7 min read


Oct 19, 2022

The Internet of Feeling

The world is becoming obsessed with ‘digital’ as many want to spend more time in the digital realm — some call the MetaVerse. Personally I can’t see why, as sentient beings the MetaVerse seems boring uneventful and dull. …

Metaverse

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The Internet of Feeling
The Internet of Feeling
Metaverse

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Apr 14, 2022

My house talks to me and tells me what’s going on, it makes decisions for me and looks after my welfare…does yours?

A home is the most expensive and important asset most of us will ever own. It holds our memories, our possessions and is the environment most of us rely on the keep us safe, especially during Covid. But here is the thing, why doesn’t your home talk to us? Tell…

Smart Home

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My house talks to me and tells me what’s going on, it makes decisions for me and looks after my…
My house talks to me and tells me what’s going on, it makes decisions for me and looks after my…
Smart Home

6 min read


Apr 13, 2022

The one question we all think about but do we really want to know the answer?

In recent years the Covid situation has made each of us more aware of longevity, our mortality, as we have all lost loved ones, or been struck down by a human manufactured Sars Cov2 virus. It’s brutal. All of a sudden humanity feels vulnerable, the first time in a generation. …

Biotechnology

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The one question we all think about but do we really want to know the answer?
The one question we all think about but do we really want to know the answer?
Biotechnology

8 min read


Jan 2, 2022

Big trends and moves in Quantum Computing during 2022

What can we expect from one of my favourite Deep Tech subjects — Quantum Computing, Sensing and Communications and Quantum everything… As 2021 closed we saw significant momentum from the bigger brands that are betting the house on quantum to save their business models — IBM, Honeywell…and some moves by…

Quantum Computing

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Big trends and moves in Quantum Computing during 2022
Big trends and moves in Quantum Computing during 2022
Quantum Computing

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Dec 31, 2021

Scientists and AI have created the first synthetic LIFEFORM!

In this case synthetic also means organic…would Mary Shelley be proud? Yes that’s right artificial intelligence (AI) and biology (BioTech) have avoided natural selection and accelerated evolution, maybe even broken moral and religious codes to create the world’s first ‘living robots’ or synthetic life forms. Just think for a moment…

Biotech

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Scientists and AI have created the first synthetic LIFEFORM!
Scientists and AI have created the first synthetic LIFEFORM!
Biotech

5 min read

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Nick Ayton

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