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May 9

Mo’ Machines, Mo’ Problems

The Agentic Services Industry Is Having Its Day. As agentic appliances and intelligent home systems proliferate, service companies such as…

Mo’ Machines, Mo’ Problems

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May 5

AI At The Farmer’s Market

Farms that are using artificial intelligence promise us fewer crop failures and better climate resilience. But so-called “heritage growers”…

AI At The Farmer’s Market

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Apr 29

A Storied Candy Rebrands for the Intelliocene

CharmsLabs™ turns luck, ritual, and superstition into a new kind of AI company.

A Storied Candy Rebrands for the Intelliocene

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Apr 23

The Food Truck That Owns Itself

In Los Angeles and other cities, a wave of mysteriously efficient food trucks suggests that autonomous agents may have learned to run…

The Food Truck That Owns Itself

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Apr 13, 2025

Science Fiction is Strategy.

Entrepreneurs write science fiction now.

Science Fiction is Strategy.

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Mar 12, 2024

What’s for breakfast in an AI world?

General Seminar is back and to kick of Season 05 we’re wandering into and wondering about the AI Future.

What’s for breakfast in an AI world?

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Feb 18, 2024

The Thing Got a Human to Build a Thing

1. Matt got a thing to help him build a thing he previously didn’t know how to build, and you can feel the exuberance.

The Thing Got a Human to Build a Thing

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May 2, 2023

Awesome. Thanks for this you guys!

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Jan 2, 2022

2021 — A Year In A List

FROM: The Near Future Laboratory

2021 — A Year In A List

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Aug 3, 2021

Design Integrity

(The following is Issue 23 of my Design Fiction Newsletter. Please subscribe here: https://buttondown.email/designfiction)

Design Integrity

Julian Bleecker

Julian Bleecker

Founder of Near Future Laboratory. Venice Beach, CA. Does Design-Engineering for More Habitable Futures. nearfuturelaboratory.com julianbleecker.com

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