So we should let people be dumb and ugly because the 1% might turn into perfect Aryans and also we're too arrogant to control a baby's intelligence but can fix the environment

I think AI will revolutionize medical care relatively quickly. An "AI Doc" can see unlimited numbers of patients a day, and if we can personalize it so it's specific to you (maybe aided by IoT devices), the preventive care could be extraordinary.

And porn!! AI-generated pics will soon be replaced by AI videos, and you'll simply type into the prompt: "Hot Blonde MILF cheerleader and a mule at the county fair" & viola: instant video. All the porn; none of the trafficking.

Hopefully in the sense that real girls could modify themselves to be cat girls and fend off (perhaps with claws etc. added through modification) guys who think they're asking for it as if you're talking about the "classic" "anime totally-not-a-slave-or-pet-just-a-"domestic-companion" waifu who you could probably order as a catgirl version of your favorite anime best girl looks-and-personality-wise" archetype you'd need them to somehow be created at 18 (unless you want to give them a childhood just to take it away with "domestic training" brainwashing) in a way that wouldn't make them still too-soon-past-creation to be too young to consent and you'd need to make them stay 18 forever.

it's possible to isolate proteins and vitamins for cheap. the protein helps people feel full then the rest can be taken care of with hydroponics which waste less resources than open farms. another thing they can do is get corn farmers to grow sugar beets to replace hfcs. there are so many options to boost the economy, make healthier foods, and end hunger out there.

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So much of what we are moving toward is reliant on info and data input. I really hope we can figure out a way to get individuals' societal value (i.e. money) based on how much the tech gleans from their input. Everyone would have a "base pay" of just being a person and giving those data points. But you go exploring? You create some writing or art? You do something over and above that the AI then references to improve - you get "paid".

Well...it's like this, 7 billion people gotta go. You are non essential worthless eaters. Klaus Schwab said so.

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I’m sure it’s proof of value/concept to understand the challenges and market dynamics.

Now this is cool!

I have no doubt the sea life will appreciate more food and ecosystems to hide in from predators.

How many were unemployed last year?

Thank you for the heads up and attached explanation. I was wondering when we'll see exoplanet around sun-like stars.

We already live in that kind of society.

It's just that the sorting mechanisms are drastically more crude than a DNA test.

The best sci-fi, like Gattaca, aren't great just because they present an interesting possible future to work toward or avoid, but because they exaggerate and lay bare the problems we already have in the present that are simply harder to recognize. The world of Gattaca already exists, by way of racism, sexism, caste systems, cultural and religious discrimination, etc. In fact, the film says exactly this in the open scenes with "we now have discrimination down to a science".

As I am currently at the RINA International sail propulsion conference in London this is a very timely article! Headlines are very much wind assist technology is a young but rapidly growing industry and there a few early start companies aiming to do some radical thinks with sail and hybrid sail/alt fuel systems!

How much revenue does Amazon generate in a single second? I’d imagine it’s more than $1.6 million

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You think they'll suddenly grow foresight? I was fucking with you but now I'm kinda worried you think there's direction to any of this.

You think they'd use bullets. Hahaha. Plus feeding a person for the rest of their life. Now multiply that by millions and they'll have children too. It's unsustainable. Dead is cheaper in the long run.

Downvote, but no comment. As you can see mr idranhs, my predictions don't go over well here.

I'm not sure where you are at but .308 cost about a dollar each here. Flour is about eight dollars for twenty five pounds. Assuming 200% accuracy and soldiers who fight for free with zero causalities, it would still have been cheaper to not fire those rounds and feed 37 people for the day. But if you do fire those rounds, you can make more by shooting other things as human flesh might not net you as much in the food market.

Yes and they fail to mention alternative sailing systems and technologies alltogether and instead follow the example of the Ecoclipper, which does not present a suitable method for mass freight transport using wind powered or -assisted systems. It is a nice showpiece, but a 19th century solution - not a 21st one, as the articles headline promises.

A true 21st century sailing ship solution would offer comparable performance as a standard ship and have significant advantages in efficency, ultra-low maintenance and low cost when compared to a traditional sailing set up.

They end with the note that a (traditional) sailing ship transport economy would require a drastic cut down on the amounts of cargo and/or passengers that get transported, or a massive increase in the number of ships and crew required which is a understandable conclusion - but it is made only under evaluation of the Ecoclipper (and similar) example which represents obsolete technology.

With actual current day technology the transport volume can stay the same or even grow - while decreasing costs. Rotor sails could offer lower costs, higher effectivity, lower maintenance and more unobstructed deckspace to add solarpanels and windturbines. With that in mind the conclusion would be much different - namely that wind powered or rather wind- (and sun) assisted shipping while keeping modern requirements for speed, costs, power consumption etc. is totally feasable.

This article seems to be like an argument "Well computers are nice and all, but producing them is really terrible for the environment. Perhaps we should return to calculating by hand on paper and accept that it is slower - but that would be so much more environmental friendly!" Which would be unworldly naive. Humanity never ever downgrades on such things. Instead it finds solutions that offer the same or better performance at lower costs. It will be the same with transport.

Or perhaps you should elaborate what you think I got wrong.

Lame. This isn’t news. This is some low-investment greenwashing from Amazon.

At this point I am thoroughly convinced you didn't even watch the movie lmao. At best you have it confused with another movie, my guy.

Too bad the iodine would kill us all lol. I less there's a lower iodine one. Thyroid issues are no joke.

I still think it's a great project, to be clear. It's just not a complete solution; it is a great part of a complete solution though.

Ahahahahahahaha. Ahhh, I needed that laugh.