Robotics | Big Ideas 2024
The convergence of AI and hardware should enable generalizable robotics. Robots are outperforming humans in factory settings and should do so in many domains in the future. As hardware and software costs decline according to Wright’s Law, AI should continue to improve productivity and create a new market opportunity for generalizable robotics that, at scale, could potentially exceed $24 trillion in revenue annually.
George Church: Decoding the Future of Genomics
On this episode of FYI, ARK Multiomics analyst Nemo Marjanovic sits down with Professor George Church, a renowned geneticist and entrepreneur from Harvard. They discuss the evolution of genomic sequencing technologies, the intersection of genomics and blockchain for privacy, and the fascinating potential of DNA for data storage. They delve into multiomic approaches for enhanced biological understanding, the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical advancements, and George’s groundbreaking research on aging. Key Points From This Episode: – Evolution of genomic sequencing: from short to long reads – Balancing privacy with blockchain in genomics – The potential of DNA as a universal data storage medium – Advancements and challenges in writing DNA for data encoding – The growing importance and integration of multiomic approaches – How AI and high-throughput screening revolutionize drug discovery – Insights into startups from George’s lab leveraging machine learning and multiomics – Revolutionary research on aging: targeting multiple pathways simultaneously – The concept of protective gene therapies against all viruses – Emerging technologies in genome synthesis and developmental biology.
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“All of our exalted technological progress, civilization for that matter, is comparable to an axe in the hand of a pathological criminal”.
— Albert Einstein, in a letter to Heinrich Zangger (1917)
