AI – Page 80 – Impact Lab

AI, Artificial Intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, Robotics, Robots

Chinese poetry scholars are ‘disgusted’ by a new book written by A.I. bot

June 8, 2017

There are 139 Chinese poems in the new book “The Sunlight that Lost the Glass Window,” and the fact they’re all written by one artificially intelligent bot doesn’t make local scholars too pleased.

“It disgusted me with its slippery tone and rhythm,” poet Yu Jian told local newspaper China Youth Daily, according to the South China Morning Post. “The sentences were aimless and superficial, lacking the inner logic for emotional expression.”

Continue reading… “Chinese poetry scholars are ‘disgusted’ by a new book written by A.I. bot”

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Breakthrough Thinking, Futurist, IBM Watson, Latest News, Latest Trend

Separating the hype from reality surrounding artificial intelligence

June 7, 2017

With all the attention Artificial Intelligence (AI) attracts these days, a backlash is inevitable – and could even be constructive. Any technology advancing at a fast pace and with such breathless enthusiasm could use a reality check. But for a corrective to be useful, it must be fair and accurate.

Continue reading… “Separating the hype from reality surrounding artificial intelligence”

3D Printer, AI, Clothing, Coding, Nanotechnology, People Making a Difference

Introducing MIT’s “living” breathing no-sweat clothing

June 2, 2017

If it was up to a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the next trend in sportswear would be clothes made out of living cells. You got that right, living microbial cells. With a design that looks like it came straight out of science fiction, the self-ventilating workout suit developed by the MIT researchers gives a new meaning to breathable and no-sweat clothing — plus, it comes with a pair of running shoes lined with the same living cells on the inside.

Continue reading… “Introducing MIT’s “living” breathing no-sweat clothing”

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Big Data, brain hacking, brain-computer interfaces, Breakthrough Thinking, Futurist, Historical Perspectives

A.I and the Road to Superintelligence

May 31, 2017

“We are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth.” -Vernor Vinge

If you’re like me, you used to think Artificial Intelligence was a silly sci-fi concept, but lately you’ve been hearing it mentioned by serious people, and you don’t really quite get it. Here’s why it’s so incredibly important.

Continue reading… “A.I and the Road to Superintelligence”

AI, brain-computer interfaces, Breakthrough Thinking, People Making a Difference

Walt Mossberg’s thoughts on the disappearing computer

May 28, 2017

Walt Mossberg: This is my last weekly column for The Verge and Recode — the last weekly column I plan to write anywhere. I’ve been doing these almost every week since 1991, starting at The Wall Street Journal, and during that time, I’ve been fortunate enough to get to know the makers of the tech revolution, and to ruminate — and sometimes to fulminate — about their creations.

Now, as I prepare to retire at the end of that very long and world-changing stretch, it seems appropriate to ponder the sweep of consumer technology in that period, and what we can expect next.

Continue reading… “Walt Mossberg’s thoughts on the disappearing computer”

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Latest Trend, Robotics

The world’s first autonomous zero-emissions ship

May 27, 2017

The vessel “YARA Birkeland” will be the world’s first fully electric and autonomous container ship, with zero emissions. Operation is planned to start in the latter half of 2018, shipping products from YARA’s Porsgrunn production plant to Brevik and Larvik in Norway.

Autonomous and 100% electric, “YARA Birkeland” will be the world’s most advanced container feeder ship.

Continue reading… “The world’s first autonomous zero-emissions ship”

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Automation, Batteries, Battery, body antenna, brain-computer interfaces, Breakthrough Thinking, drones, Latest Trend, Robotics, Robots

Enhanced robo-humans have arrived

May 24, 2017

Much of the talk surrounding robotics in the workplace centers on the job losses caused by automation. However, there are also great benefits of robots to humans who perform dangerous or labor intensive tasks that could possibly be mitigated with the help of technology.

Continue reading… “Enhanced robo-humans have arrived”

AI, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain, brain hacking, brain-computer interfaces, Breakthrough Thinking, Medical Breakthrough, Medicine, Memory

Robot completes 2-hour brain surgery in just 2.5 minutes

May 21, 2017

Brain surgery is precision business, and one slip can spell doom for affected patients. Even in one of the most skilled jobs in the world, human error can still be a factor.

Researchers from the University of Utah are looking to provide less opportunity for those errors to occur. A robot that the team is developing is able to reduce the time it takes to complete a complicated procedure by 50 times.

Continue reading… “Robot completes 2-hour brain surgery in just 2.5 minutes”

AI, App, Artificial Intelligence, Big Problems, Bill Gates, Biotech, Birth, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Cancer

Bio-sensing contacts can monitor for signs of disease

May 19, 2017

Finger pricks, blood draws, and urine testing are miserable for just about everyone. But now researchers are working on a new concept to make testing for disease much easier. The project? A contact lens that would use the condition of the eyes to help spot illness.

Continue reading… “Bio-sensing contacts can monitor for signs of disease”

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bill Gates, brain hacking, brain-computer interfaces, Breakthrough Thinking, Children, Computer Security

How will human rights change in the era of A.I.

May 19, 2017

Will we have more rights or fewer rights when artificial intelligence kicks in? How about the right to have our diseases cured, the right to a full head of hair, the right to a job that matches our skills, or the right to marry our perfect mate?

In response to advances in neuroscience and technologies that alter or read brain activity, some researchers are proposing a recognition of new human rights to mental integrity. These would protect people from having their thoughts abused, hacked, or stolen. The idea of this kind of human right is a recognition that although brain-related technologies have the potential to transform our lives in many positive ways, they also have the potential to threaten personal freedom and privacy.

Continue reading… “How will human rights change in the era of A.I.”

AI, Alzheimer's Disease, Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Bill Gates, Biotech, Birth, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Cancer, cutting edge, Medical Breakthrough, Medicine

We’re beginning to see the medical revolution CRISPR had promised

May 19, 2017

There’s a revolution happening in biology, and its name is CRISPR.

CRISPR (pronounced “crisper”) is a powerful technique for editing DNA. It has received an enormous amount of attention in the scientific and popular press, largely based on the promise of what this powerful gene editing technology will someday do.

Continue reading… “We’re beginning to see the medical revolution CRISPR had promised”

AI, Alternative Transportation, Automation, Automobiles, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Driverless cars, Driverless vehicles, Drone, drones, Electric Automobile, Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk

All fossil-fuel vehicles will vanish in 8 years in twin ‘death spiral’ for big oil and big auto

May 18, 2017

No more petrol or diesel cars, buses, or trucks will be sold anywhere in the world within eight years. The entire market for land transport will switch to electrification, leading to a collapse of oil prices and the demise of the petroleum industry as we have known it for a century.

This is the futuristic forecast by Stanford University economist Tony Seba. His report, with the deceptively bland title Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030, has gone viral in green circles and is causing spasms of anxiety in the established industries.

Continue reading… “All fossil-fuel vehicles will vanish in 8 years in twin ‘death spiral’ for big oil and big auto”