Artificial island

How many times have you found yourself desiring the ability to read another person’s mind? It would certainly be a helpful ability to have. Imagine how much simpler communication would be with our spouses and with our children. The ability to communicate with mentally and physically disabled people would also be a boon to everyone’s lives. In the Star Wars series of movies, reading, and even manipulating, another person’s mind is possible. The first installment of that franchise sees Obi Wan…

in a court case, since they are the best impartial judge of the law and can interpret everything objectively. Even now we are beginning to see the effects of technological development over the past few years. Robots are becoming more capable and artificial-intelligence gets smarter every day. It is getting to the point where robots are cheaper to employ than humans, which will displace many from their jobs. “It seems undeniable that over the past 20 years the advanced nations have experienced…

computer can ascertain a positive combat identification of ground targets—assuming that the data being gathered is geo-registered. Once the computer can determine a positive identification—either a manned or unmanned aircraft—can engage a target. But at the end of the day, the computer is still making the determination that a contact is hostile. And there have been systems in the past such as the Northrop AGM-136 Tacit rainbow anti radiation cruise missile that was canceled in 1991. A later…

AMC’s “Humans”, devised to conjure an evocation of emotion, examines the conflict between for humans and machines called “synths”. In this parallel, world, that takes place within a non-disclosed time, synths excel at gleaning the subtleties of human life. From massaging (or sharing intimacy with) a tired spouse or reading to a child before putting her to bed, Humans does a good job at representing synths as more human than humans. Devindra Hardawar, for Engadget, suggests that there has been a…

Artificial intelligence is definitely a touchy subject for the human race. The very mention of the term conjures up images of apocalyptic societies where intelligent super-computers have either enslaved the human race or eradicated the inferior species altogether. For some, such as Descartes, the connotation of "artificial intelligence" attacks the very core of the human spirit, the pride of our race. The very thought of an "intelligent" computer that is on par, or more likely superior, to our…

If you think you’re doing well, you should know a robot could do so much better; but is that so bad? Kevin Kelly doesn’t seem to think so, as presented in his article “Better than Human: Why Robots Will - and Must - Take Our Jobs”. Kelly recognizes the increasing automation in the workplace, and sees it as a benefit not a loss. Robots replacing human jobs must occur in his mind because the benefits greatly outweigh the shallow changes. Kelly takes on a refreshing opinion further presented by…

Who Owns the Future Due to Artificial Intelligence (AI) having the ability to learn information at an exponential rate, it is very easy to believe that AI owns the future. There are two broad types of AI, soft and hard AI. Soft AI is not intended to mimic the human brain, soft AI could be used to make a difficult boss in a video game. Hard AI on the other hand is intended to mimic the human brain, and many experts in the field are scared of what will come from the evolution of hard AI (Baer).…

narrative, uses metaphors, and you are right back on track. For example, after exploring the technical definitions of intelligence and consciousness, she writes, “Over the years, as I listened to the engineering give-and-take over the question of artificial life-forms, I kept coming up against something obdurate inside myself…….But then I had to ask myself: What else could there be?” and one, as a reader, feels the same queries she has. That way she is able to connect to the readers intimately.…

Not Impossible Labs and their "Technology for Humanity" Introduction: I. Attention Statement Have you ever imagined how simple, little inventions like these could have such a profound impact in people’s lives? (Insert Photo) II. Topic Today I will talk about a group of inventors called the Not Impossible Labs and their “Technology for Humanity.” III. Importance Not Impossible Labs is a group of innovators and programmers that develop open-source software and creative solutions to…

In article "Automation makes us dumb," Nicholas Carr (2014) presents that machines have the power to do most of people’s professional jobs. However, depending on machines may affect our skills, intelligence and performance negatively. Moreover, the new technologies have improved factories efficiency and productivity. Also, they succeed to provide better jobs for people with valuable talents. However, he states that “de-skill” brought about workers are turning on/off machines without needing of…