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• Swarms Of AI Drones To Patrol Europe’s Borders

  13-05-2019 07:25 via technocracy.news
  Threat analysis and decisions will be made autonomously, notifying border patrol agents; however, this is a slippery slope that could all too easily be inducted into broad law enforcement practices. ⁃ TN EditorImagine you’re hiking through the woods near a border. Suddenly, you hear a mechanical buzzing, like a gigantic bee. Two quadcopters have spotted you and swoop in for a closer look. Antennae on both drones and on a nearby autonomous ground vehicle pick up the radio fr
  
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• Sick: Artificial Intelligence Set To Take Over Healthcare

  13-05-2019 06:34 via technocracy.news
  AI is invading all areas of the health care industry: exam room, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options and exclusions, HMO management, health insurance allowances, etc. The next time you go to a doctor’s office, note how much data they are collecting on you! ⁃ TN EditorThe patient suffers from abdominal pain, along with symptoms in atypical locations, which makes diagnosis tricky. An astute examination reveals the cause: an unusual form of appendicitis. However, credit doesn’
  
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• Transhuman Dreamin’: Immortality By ‘Biohacking’ With Blood Transfusions

  13-05-2019 06:16 via technocracy.news
  Since both are rooted in a strong belief in Scientism, Transhumanism and Technocracy are joined at the hip. Transhumans believe they have hijacked evolution and will create Humans 2.0 through the application of science and engineering. ⁃ TN EditorAnti-ageing science has never been more hyped, with breakthroughs in genetic engineering and drug discovery pushing the boundaries of what was once dismissed as science fiction.
  Although futurologists have said immortality is possible, m
  
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