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Sofanauts

By: Tony Smith
  • Summary

  • Where Science Fiction and Technology Converge!

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  • Do you Want A Flame-throwing Robot Dog
    May 2 2024

    Tony C Smith: https://www.youtube.com/@TonyCSmith

    Bryan Alexander: https://bryanalexander.org/

    Patreon AD Free Shows and Extra Content: https://www.patreon.com/Sofanauts


    Topics covered

    How One Author Pushed the Limits of Ai Copyright: https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-copyright-office-loosens-up-a-little-on-ai/#:~:text=In%20February%202023%2C%20author%20Kris,on%20the%20specific%20images%20themselves.


    Liftoff! NASA’s Next-Generation Solar Sail Boom Technology Launched: https://scitechdaily.com/liftoff-nasas-next-generation-solar-sail-boom-technology-launched/ (in Netflix 3 Body)


    Almost a Million People Could Suffer Lifelong Health Consequences – Drinking Water in U.S. Prisons May Have Dangerously High Levels of “Forever Chemicals” https://scitechdaily.com/almost-a-million-people-could-suffer-lifelong-health-consequences-drinking-water-in-u-s-prisons-may-have-dangerously-high-levels-of-forever-chemicals/


    The Next Frontier for Brain Implants Is Artificial Vision: https://www.wired.com/story/the-next-frontier-for-brain-implants-is-artificial-vision-neuralink-elon-musk/


    Robot flamethrower dog! https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/


    Another AI gadget: https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt


    High tech archaeology: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/



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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • This Headset Blows Everything Out Of The Water
    Apr 26 2024

    Tony C Smith: https://www.youtube.com/@TonyCSmith

    Bryan Alexander: https://bryanalexander.org/


    Patreon AD Frees Shows and Extra Content: https://www.patreon.com/Sofanauts


    Science fiction product reviews: 3 Body Problem VR headset review: magical tech in need of more apps - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/24108802/3-body-problem-vr-headset-review


    Phil Dick tech: World’s First Real-Time Wearable Human Emotion Recognition Technology Unveiledhttps://scitechdaily.com/worlds-first-real-time-wearable-human-emotion-recognition-technology-unveiled/


    PockeTalk https://www.pocketalk.com/product/pocketalk-plus


    How Do We Age? Breakthrough New Probe Sheds Light: https://scitechdaily.com/how-do-we-age-breakthrough-new-probe-sheds-light/

    AI-generated voice: https://openai.com/blog/navigating-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-synthetic-voices


    Prayer AI: https://archive.ph/SAGaZ


    Robot fighter aircraft: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/04/19/us-air-force-stages-dogfights-with-ai-flown-fighter-jet/


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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Ethical Implications of AI and Robots, Disappointing Release of the AI Pin Device
    Apr 20 2024

    Tony C Smith: https://www.youtube.com/@TonyCSmith

    Bryan Alexander: https://bryanalexander.org/

    Patreon AD Free Shows and Extra Content: https://www.patreon.com/Sofanauts



    News...

    • Scientists uncover evidence that microplastics are contaminating archaeological remains: https://rb.gy/ag2kud

    Or more ancient: https://johnhawks.net/weblog/how-many-bathrooms-have-neandertals-in-the-tile/

    Book example The Sheep Look Up John Brunner: https://amzn.to/3QcMWY9

    • The Ai pin - Humane! Oh dear
    • I bought a Ai pin Limitless https://www.limitless.ai
    • Pip-Boy - Fallout Pip-Boy review: a wearable fit for the wasteland - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/24126232/fallout-pip-boy-review
    • Creepy new Boston Dynamics robot: https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/

    Book, film, TV or author


    Fallout TV Show https://youtu.be/V-mugKDQDlg?si=sz24_zX-M7jHtV27


    Fly Me To The Moon https://youtu.be/lW7enw6mFxs?si=9GiLnzqtccR8nVoJ

    Dark Matter — Official Trailer | Apple TV https://youtu.be/j6ucGt_Xp14?si=R0pLGNsxUuJuQbBb


    Severance (Apple tv) EXTRA SHOW


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    1 hr

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