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Episode Synopsis
What if we let a plant rule the world?
It is, in fact, already possible.
In this episode, we discover Herbie, a plant that has been given autonomy through the power of AI to make its own decisions based on its own health. Herbie can decide to invest in things like replanting a forest or protecting wetlands.
Mark Bünger is the co-founder and CTO of Futurity Systems, who has built Herbie as part of the 'Plantiverse' project.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How a plant can be given autonomy to rule the world
How the project could be scaled to large ecosystems, like Antarctica or rainforests
How a piece of land could sue the government
What a future of 'non-humans' ruling the world could look like
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About the the guest Mark Bünger
Mark is co-founder and CTO of Futurity Systems an observatory for deeptech: science-driven technologies that will have disruptive impacts on industry, such as synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, private spaceflight, or quantum computing. His clients include venture capitalists, product developers, and R&D teams at more than 150 of the world’s largest companies.
It is, in fact, already possible.
In this episode, we discover Herbie, a plant that has been given autonomy through the power of AI to make its own decisions based on its own health. Herbie can decide to invest in things like replanting a forest or protecting wetlands.
Mark Bünger is the co-founder and CTO of Futurity Systems, who has built Herbie as part of the 'Plantiverse' project.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How a plant can be given autonomy to rule the world
How the project could be scaled to large ecosystems, like Antarctica or rainforests
How a piece of land could sue the government
What a future of 'non-humans' ruling the world could look like
____
About the the guest Mark Bünger
Mark is co-founder and CTO of Futurity Systems an observatory for deeptech: science-driven technologies that will have disruptive impacts on industry, such as synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, private spaceflight, or quantum computing. His clients include venture capitalists, product developers, and R&D teams at more than 150 of the world’s largest companies.
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