AI Asteroid Mining, Quantum Bitcoin Crack & Oscar-Winning Robot Writer | AI Daily 02/03/25
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Logan Reed unpacks AI’s leap into asteroid mining, quantum computing’s demolition of blockchain security, and the Oscar-winning AI script igniting Hollywood’s fury. Explore the dual-edged promise of cancer-curing gene editors, LA’s drone surveillance backlash, and the urgent policy debates these advances demand.
Key Topics
1. AI in Space: The Asteroid Mining Gold Rush
- SpaceX’s StarForge mission and UN treaty violations
- Swarm robotics and rare metal extraction
- Geopolitical risks of unregulated space industrialization
2. Quantum Computing’s Crypto Apocalypse
- Technical breakdown of SHA-256 algorithm crack
- Market fallout for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and DeFi
- Post-quantum encryption startups to watch
3. EvoGene: Cancer Cure or Bioweapon?
- AI’s role in immune cell redesign
- Pentagon’s controversial interest in dual-use biotech
- Bioethics and the need for global governance
4. AI vs. Hollywood: The Oscars Uprising
- Synthetic Dreams’ screenplay controversy
- Netflix’s AI acquisition strategy
- Legal battles over AI-generated content ownership
5. Predictive Policing Drones in LA
- Facial recognition accuracy and bias audits
- Crime prediction algorithms under scrutiny
- Privacy advocates’ constitutional challenges
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