Grounded in the author's extensive experience, this book delivers a quantifiable vision of the near future that presents a uniquely relatable narrative. Using personal ground-breaking projects, he leverages the well-established precision of Moore's Law to trace the trajectory of pivotal AI-driven technologies and project them into our immediate future.
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare is a ravenous beast that gobbles up more of the federal budget than Social Security, Defense, and education combined. Despite the illusion of benevolence, it is this countryтАЩs largest industry, with only one edict: тАЬcharge as much as the market will bear.тАЭ So, before we start lauding the abilities of AI to revolutionize healthcare, letтАЩs take a look at what is really going on.
MooreтАЩs Law indicates that without strategic advances in AI-robotic healthcare, the global healthcare system will collapse in eight years.
AUTONOMOUS LETHALITY
if AI were to take on human form, devoid of morals, unable to experience empathy, and untouched by fear, we would undoubtedly label such a being as an extremely dangerous psychopath. Yet these same attributes conspire to give birth to weaponized autonomy, the new face of armed conflict.
Moore's Law predicts that within the next five years, we will lose control of autonomous lethality as macro drones and bio-bots upend the societyтАЩs balance of checks and measures.
HOLOSAPIENS
Soon, many of your favorite people wonтАЩt be. The integration of Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Brain Control Interfaces (BCI), and Edge Computing sets the stage for the emergence of Holosapiens. In this era, as AI-driven virtual entities seamlessly weave into our daily lives, offering companionship, assistance, and entertainment in a profoundly interactive and immersive manne
MooreтАЩs Law says that as BCI and Quantum AI continue to develop, we will soon become them - or them us.
Scott Billups divides his time between the motion picture industry and the defense/aerospace sector, frequently serving as a consultant or team member on initiatives for NASA, DARPA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and other NGO contractors.
In addition to serving as Chief Technical Officer for the game industryтАЩs leading supplier of AI, Scott is an award-winning cinematographer, visual effects creator, game developer, and author of several best-selling books on cutting-edge media production. When he's not working, you can generally find him sailing, surfing, or skiing.