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The recently announced appointment of venture capitalist David Sacks as President-elect Trump's AI Czar, combined with ongoing developments like Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network, signals a new phase in America's technology ambitions. Under Sacks' leadership, U.S. efforts will likely pivot toward rapid innovation and minimal regulation—mirroring President Trump's push to outpace China in the global AI race.
Meanwhile, China's latest breakthrough in laser-based satellite transmission directly challenges Starlink's dominance in low-earth orbit connectivity.
The U.S. needs visionary leadership from the White House to match or exceed China's progress. Without value judgment, the White House has ensured tech industry founders are embedded in government decision-making circles. By squashing attempts to hit the breaks on AI via regulation, tapping private-sector expertise, and investing heavily in public-private R&D efforts, the incoming administration is in the race to secure America's lead in AI and frontier technologies.
As the U.S. reinvigorates its space infrastructure and supercharges AI research, all eyes will be on how effectively these policies align national security, economic growth, and ethical innovation—especially with a fast-rising China on the other side of the race. Public-private partnerships are a logical way to spur the development of critical technologies without red tape from bureaucratic oversight. However, regulation serves the people, not the private interests of billionaires.
Unfortunately, regulation has received a bad name from politicians who often prioritize their private interests over those of the office and the people they are elected to serve. Whatever your opinion on regulation, remember that unleaded gasoline, the weekend, and medication safety labels are just a tiny handful of the benefits ultimately made possible by regulation.
AI stands to transform humanity and the planet rapidly; transformation will not serve the people's needs if financial interest is allowed to be a top priority above the people's needs. See this edition of AI Safety Bites for more thoughts about the implications of unregulated AI, particularly the impact on women.
Recent developments in biodegradable e-textiles highlight a future in which wearable electronics can monitor vital signs, harness body heat for power, and ultimately decompose naturally at the end of their lives.
A University of Southampton-led team devised a Tencel-based fabric with graphene and PEDOT: PSS conductive layers. In tests, it accurately measured heart rate and body temperature before losing nearly half its weight in only four months when buried in soil. This eco-friendly approach, with a lifecycle of up to 40 times less harmful than standard electronics, puts sustainability squarely on center stage for wearable technology.
Another ongoing effort focuses on generating electricity from body heat to power sensors and LEDs. Instead of relying on batteries, next-gen garments could generate and store their own energy—a crucial step for continuous health monitoring in remote or resource-limited settings.
Constraints & Opportunity
A 2021 study underscored that e-textile sensors—if made comfortable and washable—could “disappear” into everyday life. It envisioned near-future breakthroughs where real-time AI feedback would help manage chronic conditions (such as diabetes or heart disease) by automatically adjusting medication or alerting clinicians.
Smart garments embedded with sensors that communicate with AI systems offer a host of potential solutions and enhancements to the wearer:
Identify Subtle Changes: Spot early signs of disease or injury.
Personalize Interventions: Fine-tune workouts or medication for each individual.
Predict Wear and Tear: Monitor the fabric’s functional health, alerting users when it’s time to replace or recycle it.
Biodegradable wearables, body heat energy, and AI-driven analytics are converging into a powerful ecosystem. The predictions from a few years back are being realized—and possibly surpassed. Challenges will present further business opportunities in this sector, from ironing out durability concerns to ensuring that disposal or recycling processes meet climate and environmental safety standards.
In their wide-ranging survey on wearable tech, Ometov et al. emphasize the crucial need for stronger interoperability standards. They note that “despite the impressive potentialities of such systems, the full integration between IoWT and, e.g., eHealth systems are still far from an actual implementation,” highlighting that inconsistent protocols and insufficient cross-platform cooperation hamper true scalability and adoption.
Building on this, we can see how biodegradable e-textiles—paired with robust data-sharing frameworks and AI-driven analytics—could transcend mere prototypes. Streamlined standards and privacy safeguards would allow these wearables to interface seamlessly with healthcare systems, thus unlocking richer, more reliable patient data and fueling better predictive insights.
This space is one to watch and be optimistic about, as nanoplastics and the garment industry are deeply interwoven (pun intended). Smart clothing may offer an off-ramp from our obsession with fast fashion by meeting the demand for novelty in garments designed for longevity.
Nahavandi, Darius, et al. “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Wearable Devices: Opportunities and Challenges.” Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, vol. 213, 2022, p. 106541. ScienceDirect, doi:10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106541.
Ometov, Aleksandr, et al. “A Survey on Wearable Technology: History, State-of-the-Art and Current Challenges.” Computer Networks, vol. 193, 2021, p. 108074, doi:10.1016/j.comnet.2021.108074.
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