Rise of the Digital Human WSJ 27 Nov 2019Wall Street JournalThe technological innovations that helped make a younger version of Robert De Niro for “The Irishman” are becoming more widely available to people who want their own digital twin. WSJ’s R.T. Watson created his own digital avatar to learn more about the appeal and some […]
All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI Evidence meeting– AI & Me, 10/02/20 Ross EdwardsImmersive Technologies Director – IORMA A varied panel covered a number of topics while looking for a best practice guide on how citizens participation could and should take up AI adoption. This could include anything from city or state governance, to how AI […]
Will you be venturing out this evening with a loved one? Or will it be a romantic meal cooked at home …. with the additional chores of preparing, cooking and not forgetting washing up the dishes afterwards !! Well all this could soon be a thing of the past, with sensors built into autonomous cooking […]
Fast Future’s Life in 2025: “Say Hello Say Goodbye” Scenarios – The Technology Context Published on February 13, 2020 Rohit TalwarFuturist Keynote Speaker – Human Centred Digital Transformation By Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells, and Alexandra Whittington Across the technologically mature economies, citizens, society, businesses, and governments alike are becoming aware of the emergence of powerful […]
This Is What an AI Said When Asked to Predict the Year Ahead “What’s past is prologue.” So says the famed quote from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, alleging that we can look to what has already happened as an indication of what will happen next. This idea could be interpreted as being rather bleak; are we […]
5 Futuristic technologies that will exist before 2030
Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture? Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers.[1] It often incorporates controlled-environment agriculture, which aims to optimize plant growth, and soilless farming techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics.[1] Some common choices of structures to house vertical farming systems include buildings, shipping containers, tunnels, and abandoned mine shafts. The modern […]
Have humans evolved beyond nature – and do we even need it? Natural? Shutterstock Manuel Berdoy, University of Oxford Our society has evolved so much, can we still say that we are part of Nature? If not, should we worry – and what should we do about it? Poppy, 21, Warwick. Such is the extent […]
IORMA First Impressions IORMA First Impressions is the IORMA iLab experimental test zone for new IORMA innovations The first section of experimental trials concerns a new concept in video programs recorded in 2014 using a head mounted GoPro camera from the world-wide travels of David Wortley, IORMA Advisory Board Member. Please view the four trial […]
Four things the UK government must do to phase out petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2035 The future of British motoring? Bubble_Tea Stock/Shutterstock Ashley Fly, Loughborough University The UK government recently pledged to bring forward a ban on new diesel and petrol car sales from 2040, to 2035. The move surprised some, but perhaps […]