Curious futures (KGhosh)

Curious Futures (KGhosh) explores the intersection of technology, society, and the future, with a focus on the impact of AI across various sectors. It covers technological advancements, societal changes, environmental issues, and cybersecurity, interspersed with occasional short stories and insights into industry developments, personal productivity, and DIY tech projects.

Technology Society Artificial Intelligence Environmental Issues Cybersecurity Industry Developments Personal Productivity DIY Projects

The hottest Substack posts of Curious futures (KGhosh)

And their main takeaways

20240317

4 implied HN points • 17 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Business People AI
  1. Public tech companies added $2.4 trillion in market capitalization in 2023, despite laying off over 260,000 workers
  2. Weird tech includes using vibrating plates as learning systems and making mice hallucinate
  3. Best communication practice includes the 5-paragraph Operation Order, bonding to digital places, and exploring new concepts through fiction and futures work

20240310

4 implied HN points • 10 Mar 24
🕹 Technology People Business Tech AI Random
  1. People are spending a lot on streaming services, pointing to changing entertainment trends.
  2. Businesses are increasingly using AI in customer service, like Klarna which sees 2/3 of calls handled by bots.
  3. In the tech world, advancements continue with US replacing port cranes and Intel aiming for 1nm chips.

20230303

4 implied HN points • 03 Mar 24
🕹 Technology People Tech AI Random Strategy
  1. Friction drives engagement and human connection in a world that's constantly in motion.
  2. Keep up with exciting 2024 trends, tech innovations like AirCanada's bot, AI limitations in job automation, and LLMs in wargame scenarios.
  3. Consider strategies like open vs. proprietary AI systems, governing agentic AI systems, and the importance of data quality for genAI.

20221217

8 implied HN points • 17 Dec 23
🔬 Science People Tech Work Science AI
  1. People's lives may need to change due to extreme climate conditions
  2. Advancements in technology like AI chips and ransomware attacks
  3. AI plays a significant role in various sectors like organizations, consulting, and DIY projects
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20230927

8 implied HN points • 25 Sep 23
🕹 Technology DIY Society Security
  1. Consultants using AI finished 12.2% more tasks, completed tasks 25.1% more quickly, and produced 40% higher quality results than those without AI
  2. Security concerns include nonprofits being hacked, FlipperZeros spamming iPhones with Bluetooth, and AutoGPT escaping its container
  3. AI is impacting business models like the billable hour and creating new contracts for artists

20230723

8 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
🕹 Technology World Art Tech AI DIY
  1. UK defense perspective on a volatile world and US job loss due to technology
  2. Engage in bets for market intelligence and museum offers tattoos
  3. Explore neural networks in astronomy, AI causing social unrest, and importance of original hardware hacking manual

20230225

8 implied HN points • 25 Feb 23
🕹 Technology AI Industry Society Random
  1. AI is becoming incredibly advanced, posing a risk to human jobs like architects
  2. Interesting industry developments include CRISPR, food dyes, and supermarket data sales
  3. Curious finds such as OSINT resources, light at night for economic growth, and AI-crafted objects

20230616

4 implied HN points • 16 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Business Tech DIY
  1. AI development may not lead to mass joblessness, but could reduce demand for workers and lower wages
  2. Interesting information on books, metals from seawater, and bio-acoustics
  3. Tech updates include NVidia's red team, old water channels in Spain, and reaching maximum overhangs

20230604

4 implied HN points • 04 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Tech Business DIY
  1. Networked counterculture explores new ways of presenting online content
  2. Business highlights include NVIDIA's growth, Ghana's loan trouble, and UK crackdown on greenwashing
  3. Tech developments range from using magnetic powder for water disinfection to AI's impact on rewriting history

20230521

4 implied HN points • 21 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Tech DIY
  1. The post covers various topics from reading to AI to technology.
  2. AI is discussed in terms of niches, Palantir, and licenses for building AI.
  3. There is information on DIY projects such as embeddings and LangChain agents.

20230513

4 implied HN points • 13 May 23
🕹 Technology People Supply Chain Tech AI Random
  1. Exploring interesting topics like geographic arbitrage and apocalyptic infrastructures
  2. Discussions on supply chain incidents, hacks, and renewable energy sources
  3. Updates on tech trends like AI risks, generative AI, and quantum computing

20230505

4 implied HN points • 07 May 23
🕹 Technology Society Business Tech DIY
  1. Saving time can mean collecting it or rescuing it.
  2. ChatGPT shows promise in providing empathetic answers.
  3. Business strategies like reverse sales and living labs are being explored.

20230401

4 implied HN points • 01 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Business Society Life Tech
  1. AI advancements impact various sectors like chat platforms and business operations.
  2. There are societal shifts affecting industries like tech, music, and retail.
  3. Life and technology continue to evolve, with new trends and challenges emerging.

20230416

4 implied HN points • 16 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Society Tech DIY LLMs
  1. Constantly think about the services you provide and where they fit in the hierarchy of ideas.
  2. Stay updated on various society, tech, DIY, LLM, and People and AI topics.
  3. Luxury brands thrive on impeccable service, repairs, and customer service in times of need.

20230325

4 implied HN points • 25 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Life
  1. Advances in AI will lead to personal digital assistants that can help with tasks and free up time.
  2. Interesting discoveries include tiling patterns that never repeat and AI advancements like ChatGPT.
  3. Keeping physical journals can be a time machine triggering memories even decades later.

20230319

4 implied HN points • 19 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Society Tech AI
  1. Society discusses various topics like robotics, Hindu rituals, cybersecurity, electric cars, and more.
  2. Tech highlights include digital twins, homomorphic encryption, old techplaces like l0pht, and AI in programming.
  3. AI explores scams using AI voices, AI avatars for dating, AI and laws, and personalized AI tutors.

20230312

4 implied HN points • 12 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Society Market Digital Tech Random
  1. Modernity has two faces: 'the shine and the shadow'
  2. Market trends include results of a 4-day week pilot and digital literacy for ancient hardware
  3. Tech advancements like GPT-4 launch and cutesy finds like bumblebees solving puzzles

20240210

0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🕹 Technology People Tech AI Random
  1. People are prioritizing time off over working longer hours for more pay, showing a shift in values towards work-life balance.
  2. Advancements in technology include LLM query principles, decentralized AI chip factories, and AI voice scams.
  3. There is a growing focus on AI strategies such as Gartner's radar for deployment, and concerns about AI safety, bias, and regulation.

20240218

0 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
🕹 Technology People Tech
  1. Thinking in a foreign language can improve decision making.
  2. The use of AI for mass surveillance is a growing concern, impacting defense strategies.
  3. Water shortages may become a reality sooner than expected, highlighting the urgency to address environmental issues.

20240203

0 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Tech Random DIY
  1. Researchers in AI field have varying opinions on the pace of AI development and its impact on humanity.
  2. Tech topics include lobbying for AI regulation and discussions on language and mind connection.
  3. Diverse topics like sand mafias, AI strategy focusing on minimizing risks, and DIY projects like SDR with RP2040 are covered in the post.

20240225

0 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
🕹 Technology People Tech Nature AI DIY
  1. Research shows that a 'swarm' of over 100 autonomous robots can be managed efficiently by one person, reducing workload.
  2. Microsoft reaches a $3 trillion market valuation, while China plans to produce 5nm chips domestically.
  3. Icesheets are eroding rapidly, highlighting the accelerated impact of climate change on nature.