Notes from Michio Kaku’s talk on December 12, 2017 at GECommunity Summit 2017, Kuala Lumpur.
Watching/listening to @michiokaku talk IRL was a delight. Insightful, visionary and funny. The one hour session certainly wasn’t enough! #GECommunity2017 @gecommunityco
Some takeaways:
1. Three revolutions in science- Industrial > electric > computer. 4th wave? AI, nanotech and biotech.
2. First three took 200 yrs. A way to speed up the new wave is for governments to keep tax low, regulations low, infrastructure high, fundings high.
3. How to become a billionaire- Take any industry. Study the middle men/frictions/inefficiencies, then digitalize it. E.g. Amazon, Uber, etc.
4. On Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg AI beef- Zuck is right about its benefits in short term. Musk is right about its threats in long term. Tipping point is when robots become self-aware. Need fail safe step to control them. (Replicants with 4 years of shelf life anyone?)
5. Future humans will have mythical god-like abilities- Zeus imagine things and it becomes reality(AR, 3D print, etc.), Mercury explores the universe(space travel, speed of light, etc.), Venus has healthy perfect body(early cancer detection, grown body parts, etc.). They’ll become the gods they once admired.
If you missed his talk yesterday, I found his 2016 keynote here. About 60% same info but has since been updated. You’ll get the gist of it. Enjoy!
