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AI’s biggest leap is hiding in plain sight … and it’s not LLMs

AI-powered visual analysis spots complex medical conditions and guides 30-tonne trucks on public roads, making it among the most transformative technologies today—even if it doesn’t make headlines like large language models.

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AI’s biggest leap is hiding in plain sight … and it’s not LLMs

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Crime, punishment, and cyberspace

With 25 percent of people expected to spend one hour daily in a metaverse, the question begs asking: Who, or what, will be responsible for virtual law and order?

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Programming trust: Web3 could break programmatic ad tech's spell. Are we ready?

Certain priorities were etched into the Web 2.0 advertising ecosystem. Web3's more thoughtful programming, rewarding community cohesion and robustness, could change what we expect from technology and each other.

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Cloud nationalism, multiplayer mercenaries and crypto wars: In Web3, we'll take our borders with us

National sentiment is something many expected to disappear in the 21st century. We may have thought the online space would be borderless, but it is rife with nationalist conflicts, reflecting happenings in the physical world.

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Me, myself and my avatar: Data ownership in virtual worlds

If you’re reading this, perhaps it’s no surprise to you that there is a commercial and strategic value to the data we generate all day, whether online or offline. In terms of the sheer volume of that potential, these are unprecedented times: 90 percent of existing data was generated in the last 2 years.

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The double-edged dissident darknet

Popular media narratives position the darknet as a shadow-space, where leery people exchange child pornography, or peddle drugs and weapons on websites that resemble eBay. But it is also a safe haven for journalists, researchers, political dissidents, and citizens seeking privacy … making Tor an accidental seismograph for measuring democratic corrosion.

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The Glasgow Breakthroughs: Vertical farming

One sustainable technology, linked to agriculture, has attracted attention since the 1990s, and could benefit from a financial “push” from countries: Vertical farming. Growing food in vertical stacks and controlled environments was showcased during the Cop26, when Glasgow inaugurated its first such farm.

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The Glasgow Breakthroughs: Fuel cells

On November 2nd, the COP26 launched the Glasgow Breakthroughs. Five key sectors, including hydrogen, were identified as priorities. Green hydrogen components—like fuel cells—could impact transportation and shipping, industrial ecosystems, and the global energy market.

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State of the EUnion: Quantum Computing

The US, China and the UK lead in quantum computing R&D, with the US topping all other countries in patents, publications, grants and investments. France and Germany lead in Europe. In 2021, Angela Merkel unveiled the first quantum computers, developed by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and IBM.

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State of the EUnion: Blockchain technology

According to L’Atelier’s technology intelligence engine, the European Commission, through Brussels, has been the highest investor in blockchain initiatives via grants since 2016. It spends almost six times the US budget for the same technologies.

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AI’s biggest leap is hiding in plain sight … and it’s not LLMs