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New Study Predicts Nearly Half of All Work Will Be Automated

A new report predicts that nearly 50% of all work could be automated by the year 2055, with machines already capable of taking over 30% of human tasks in about 60% of occupations. Though this shift could take longer due to politics and public sentiment, we need to start preparing now for a future in which many workers are displaced by machines.
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This Computer Interfaces With Your Brain to Decipher Your Thoughts

This brain-computer interface gave 4 people with complete locked-in syndrome the ability to communicate, with patients giving the right answer to yes-or-no questions 7 out of 10 times. The device has the potential to improve the quality of life of people suffering from paralysis due to various neurological afflictions, such as ALS, stroke, or spinal cord injury.
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Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Could Soon Become a Reality

Researchers are finding ways for us to communicate using only our minds, going so far as to give people in separate rooms the ability to send answers to each other without speaking. If we can hone this technology, it could help people with paralysis or other physical disorders regain the ability to communicate or perform physical tasks.
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