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New World Same Humans is a weekly newsletter on technology, society, and our shared future by David Mattin. Born in 2020, the NWSH community has grown to include 22,000+ technologists, marketers, designers, founders, policy-makers and more. Subscribe to this podcast version of the newsletter, and you'll receive a weekly dose of news and super-fast analysis that unpacks the trends, forces, people and ideas that will shape the decades ahead. Want to cut through the metaverse hype? Understand the latest research on climate? This is the place for you! In addition, you'll get occasional longform essays and deep dives. And interview episodes, featuring key figures helping to shape our shared future, are coming. Join us! And go to newworldsamehumans.com to sign up for the full New World Same Humans experience, including membership of our Slack community.

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February 10, 2024Episode 2614 min

New Week #129 — China's army of humanoid robots are on the march

This week brings news from Boston Dynamics and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The message common to both stories? The humanoid robots are coming.Meanwhile, the internet reacts to Apple’s new Vision Pro headset.And the FCC take action against a California company that used AI to create fake phone calls from President Biden.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://www.newworldsamehumans.xyz/p/new-week-129And if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!

April 14, 2023Episode 2515 min

New Week #119 — Meet the AI simulated humans of Smallville

The generative AI rollercoaster is thundering forward at increasing speed.This week, researchers at Stanford and Google use an enhanced large language model to create simulated people that can remember, plan, and talk to one another in pursuit of their longterm goals.Also, a new report says we’ve reached a landmark moment for the global energy system. And amid rumours of financial difficulty, Stability AI release a new text-to-image model for enterprise users; it’s capable of amazing photorealism.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-119#detailsAnd if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!

April 14, 2023Episode 2416 min

New Week #117 — A leading AI safety expert says the end of humans is nigh

I put the newsletter on pause last week; did I miss anything?Given what is unfolding right now, it’s hard to make this newsletter anything other than a generative AI revolution update. I don’t want to stoke the hype yet further, but I’ve never seen anything quite like this.Given all that, this week we’ll dive into a high-profile petition to pause work on new generative models. Also, we’ll look at the new hyperreality taking shape around us via Midjourney and its community of inventive users.But it’s not all AI; there’s also an intriguing new report on global population change from the Club of Rome.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-117#detailsAnd if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!

April 14, 2023Episode 2317 min

Talking to Ourselves — On ChatGPT and What it is To Think

At the start of the year I promised the return of short notes. Here’s the first: a meditation on the ChatGPT moment we’re living through right now.To avoid claims of false advertising: this one is more of an essay than a note.But enough preamble; let’s get into it.

March 3, 2023Episode 2215 min

New Week #114 — Microsoft, Meta, and Snap: virtual companions go mainstream

This week, tech giants from Microsoft to Snap put their arms around a trend that has long been a NWSH obsession.Meanwhile, Tesla and OpenAI outline far-reaching manifestos: what does it mean when corporations incubate the kinds of social and political policies we usually associate with government? And a new US startup, Figure, offers a first glimpse of its humanoid robot.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-114#detailsAnd if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!

March 3, 2023Episode 2116 min

New Week #113 — This new TikTok filter is making middle-aged people cry

It’s a bumper instalment this week. What lies ahead? Generative AI is plunging us into a new world of infinite shadow and simulated media, and it’s going to be weird.Meanwhile, the results are back on the world’s largest trial of the four day work week. And a California startup wants to bring your most treasured memories back to full, immersive life.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-113#detailsAnd if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!

March 3, 2023Episode 2012 min

New Week #112 — One third of US citizens say they'd use gene editing to create a smarter baby

In this edition? A new study suggests one third of US citizens would use safe and affordable gene editing to create more intelligent children.Meanwhile, a prestigious London law firm wants to hire someone who can whisper sweet legalese to ChatGPT.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-112#detailsAnd if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!

March 3, 2023Episode 1914 min

New Week #111 — A battle for the future of the human hivemind

I was away for most of this week, and that means a truncated instalment of the newsletter.But that gives me a chance to dive a little deeper than usual into a single story. Which works out well, because this week saw the first shots fired in what is set to become an epic battle for the future.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-111#detailsAnd if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!

March 3, 2023Episode 1818 min

New Week #110 — Trolls use a new AI text-to-voice tool to cause online havoc

This week, a UK-based startup release an amazingly good AI text-to-voice tool. Until all hell breaks loose, and they promptly unrelease it.Meanwhile, new research suggests 1.5C of global heating is coming sooner than we thought. And DHL turn to Boston Dynamics to solve their labour shortage woes.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-110#detailsAnd if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!

March 3, 2023Episode 1717 min

New Week #109 — Getty Images goes to war with text-to-image platform Stable Diffusion

After an extended break, it’s the first New Week update of 2023!This week, media giants are waking up to the IP implications of generative AI. The TL;DR? They’re not happy, and a mighty legal battle is brewing.Meanwhile, a US startup is planning to become the first private organisation to mine asteroids and bring the minerals back to Earth. And a Harvard longevity doctor says he has uncovered one of the key mechanisms that governs human ageing.You can see the full text version of this instalment here: https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-109#detailsAnd if you're listening and haven't yet subscribed, head to newworldsamehumans.com to see what other readers say about the newsletter and sign up!