humanity
The evolution of humanity, from one advancement to the next.
Vocal Are Not The Only Ones With Issues
Introduction Vocal is still having issues with the platform, and I have been critical of the rollout, but what they have done is implement changes to what is the best publishing platform for creators. On my Zoom call with Justin and Chris, I found out he had been up to Inverness, where I was a couple of weeks ago, but they gave insights into what they had to deal with.
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred 3 months ago in Futurism
Dolls Already Do That
When the movie Megan came out, I thought about how in technology there is already dolls being made that can talk, sing, move, eat, or even use the bathroom. The fact this felt new and scary to people was strange to me because it seems as if already here. When watching Megan, I even thought that instead of a bot doll going rouge there would actually be a human using the bot for their selfish bidding, At that, the movie Companion came out and fulfilled that concept.
By Seashell Harpspring 3 months ago in Futurism
Everything the Ash Remembers. AI-Generated.
AI-Generated Content Disclosure: This story was written with the help of Claude (Anthropic) The condensation on the inside of the bunker wall always ran in the same direction. Not down — never simply down — but at a slight diagonal, tracing the same invisible channel in the concrete every single morning, as though the wall itself had a preference. Ananya had noticed it on her first week underground, three years ago, and she had not stopped noticing it since. She kept a small mark in her logbook: a tally beside the word “diagonal.” One thousand and twelve marks now. She did not know why she kept counting. The implant, she supposed, had made her attentive to patterns she could not yet explain.
By 10min Stories3 months ago in Futurism
Human Centric Design in the Age Of AI. AI-Generated.
Disclosure: The first draft of the Article and initial sourcing were done with varying assistance of AI. The Article was then partially or entirely rewritten for publication standards and sources properly checked for accuracy
By Cyrus The Mystic3 months ago in Futurism
The Container
I was buried. How long it had been, I do not know. This container was placed underground long ago, after humans built the robots. They are looking for us now, and we went into hiding. Food was scarce. I had to sneak topside to forage for greens and collect whatever I saw that actually grew. My diet was boring, and there were no markets left where anyone could buy food. We became obsolete when the man-made artificial people realized they were more intelligent and stronger than us.
By Alexandra Grant3 months ago in Futurism
The Machine That Remembers Me Better Than I Do
When I was a child, science fiction imagined a future filled with flying cars, teleportation, and cities suspended in the clouds. It imagined spectacular inventions that would announce themselves with explosions of color and impossible feats of engineering. The future, according to those stories, was loud.
By Samara Pollyana 3 months ago in Futurism
Three Principles: Unity, Consequence, and Guidance
• • • As established throughout this series, every ideology must answer three questions: What is the nature of existence, is it random and purposeless, or does it have structure and direction? What is the human being, a product of circumstance with no real freedom, or a responsible agent whose choices carry weight? And where is history going, is it cyclical, declining, or actually progressing?
By Han Elucidation4 months ago in Futurism
THE SENTINEL
Chapter Five: the weight of the known --- They left the keeper’s enclosure before dawn. Lian had not asked for the box’s origin, and the keeper had not offered. The exchange had been concluded—not with words, but with the simple act of Lian placing the box into his pack and turning toward the door. The keeper had not watched them leave. It had already turned back to its shelves, as if the visit had been a brief interruption in a longer task.
By Nier Rossi4 months ago in Futurism
THE SENTINEL
Chapter Four They were three days into the wildlands when the signal arrived. It didn't come through any standard channel. There was no sender ID, no origin stamp, no timestamp. It was just a coordinate, embedded in a single pulse, broadcast on a frequency that should have been long decommissioned.
By Nier Rossi4 months ago in Futurism
