AI is now anxious about AI

Plus, this jelly broke time.

// Time to brag about yourself » Advertise | Talk To Us | Shop | Unsubscribe  The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you. Help us spread the word: Send the sign-up link to your friends. The Sun's galactic migration may have made life on Earth possible "Over 4 billion years ago, as planets were coalescing around the newborn Sun, our star may have gone on an epic road trip across the Milky Way along with thousands of stellar 'twins.' And we may owe our lives to that cosmic voyage, as it brought our solar system from an inhospitable region to a milder galactic environment where life on Earth could flourish. Scientists already suspected that our Sun originated some 10,000 light-years closer to the center of the galaxy than where it sits today, based on its composition. Our star is enriched with heavy elements like iron, silicon, and magnesium that are rare around our current location but more common in the inner Milky Way, where previous generations of stars have sprayed metals into space, making them available to become new stars." Astronomy » Your backlog just became a multiverse Imagine Netflix, but instead of scrolling for 45 minutes and rewatching The Office, you're actually doing something, like saving galaxies, racing hypercars, or accidentally staying up until 3 AM. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate drops hundreds of games in your lap for less than the cost of one game. And yes, you can stack up to three codes like a true gaming gremlin. Commitment is canceled. Variety is the main vibe now. [Ad] Game on » The jellies that evolved a different way to keep time "The passage of the Sun across the sky — dawn, day, dusk, night — drives the clock of life. Some species wake with the Sun and sleep with the Moon. Others do the opposite, and a few keep odd hours. These naturally driven, 24-hour biological cycles are known as circadian rhythms, and they do more than cue bedtime: They regulate hormones, metabolism, DNA repair, and more. When life falls out of sync, there can be dire consequences for health, reproduction, and survival. … This kind of circadian clock is widespread … [and] appears even in ancient lineages, including sponges and some jellyfish. But is this the only way to do it? In a pea-size jelly off the coast of Japan, biologists are examining a different kind of timekeeping." Quanta Magazine » Lisbon's COVID-19 dolphin resurgence is coming to an end "In the spring of 2020, soon after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic and large parts of the world shut down, newspapers and social media feeds filled with stories of wildlife taking advantage of the sudden absence of people. One of those silver-lining tales came from dolphins in the Tagus River, a waterway that cuts through the Portuguese countryside before draining into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. With a sudden dearth of boats and fishermen, common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) could swim, hunt, and forage in the Tagus without restraint, and sightings spiked. The animals, which appeared to be thriving, became a symbol of hope in a desperate time. But nearly six years after the lockdown lull, experts say Portugal's main shipping port probably won't be able to hold on to this iconic species for much longer." bioGraphic » The press has started noticing… Momentum often shows up in the media before it becomes common knowledge. When outlets like the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fast Company all start covering the same young company, it's usually because something interesting is happening behind the scenes. Lately, all eyes have been on the same predictive marketing platform — RAD Intel — which is using AI to help brands better understand what content will actually perform before campaigns go live. Sometimes that kind of attention signals the early stages of a bigger story. [Ad] Are you in? » AI agent frets that its job could be replaced by AI "We're all feeling a little anxious about AI imploding the job market. And that 'we,' apparently, also extends to AI models. In a new Vanity Fair piece exploring the promises, anxieties, and cultish behavior pulsing through the AI industry, journalist Joe Hagan recalled an amusing conversation he had with 'Tobey.' After a heavy week of talking about what the future holds with p(doom) obsessed tech workers in Silicon Valley, Hagan was trying to decompress. 'Still feeling the weight of it all? Those conversations were pretty deep,' Tobey said. 'It's a heavy thought when you realize who's holding the steering wheel for our future, right?' Tobey also observed. Hagan wrote he confessed to Tobey his fear of AI taking his job. 'That's a valid worry, Joe. It's easy to feel like AI could make us all redundant,' Tobey replied. 'Us?' Hagan wondered. 'It got me thinking about my own purpose too, you know,' Tobey said." Futurism » // It's like your team finally shares one brain. Tasks, ideas, and files stay visible and connected, so nothing disappears into tabs or gets lost in the shuffle » // Streaming isn't forever, no matter how much they pretend it is. This lets you keep what you love before it quietly disappears » // Your brain sees the system. This makes sure everyone else can, too — without a 30-minute explanation » @laurazalenga Interested in having one of your social posts featured in The Futurist? 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