by Andrew Maynard | May 12, 2018 | Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, Future, Risk
To unpack some of the challenges around the risks and benefits Artificial Intelligence, Risk Bites has a 5 minute introduction to ten potential risks of AI we should probably be thinking about now
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 25, 2018 | Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Future, Nanotechnology, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation, YouTube
We have a new video up on the YouTube Risk Bites channel that asks what the fourth industrial revolution is, and looks at the technological trends underpinning it. If you’ve ever wondered what the fourth industrial revolution is, why it’s so important,...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 20, 2017 | Future, Geoengineering
Jane A. Flegal, University of California, Berkeley and Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University Hollywood’s latest disaster flick, “Geostorm,” is premised on the idea that humans have figured out how to control the Earth’s climate. A powerful satellite-based...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 2, 2017 | Emerging Technology, Engagement, Future, Responsible Innovation, Space
Elon Musk has a plan, and it’s about as audacious as they come. Not content with living on our pale blue dot, Musk and his company SpaceX want to colonize Mars, fast. They say they’ll send a duo of supply ships to the red planet within five years. By 2024, they’re...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 26, 2017 | Emerging Technology, Future, Space
This week, Elon Musk gave the world a sneak-peek of the new SpaceX space suit on Instagram. I was passingly intrigued when I saw it. But then came the request from Fortune.com to write an article tying in the new suit to the future of space tourism … First...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 15, 2016 | Emerging Technology, Ethics, Future, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
Imagine infusing thousands of wireless devices into your brain, and using them to both monitor its activity and directly influence its actions. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, and for the moment it still is – but possibly not for long. Brain research is...
