Artificial turf

Advancements of Prosthetics Over the Years 1 in 190 Americans are currently living with the loss of a limb, in the year 2005 1.6 million people were living with the loss of a limb (Langtree,2016). Therefore, prosthetics have advanced due to the change to lighter material, the change in mobility (movement),and the design has become more productable and useful for the amputee. “The evolution of prosthetics is a long and storied history, from its primitive beginnings to its sophisticated present,…

The novel Neuromancer conveys that the obsession with self image is influenced by society’s reliance on technology in a passage that is the initial depiction of the character Julius Deane. The reason why the novel was successful was due to the new perspective on civilization through the nihilistic attitude many characters possessed that left readers intrigued in the short-lived cyberpunk movement. Julius Deane was a man of power that lived a luxurious life filled with the importance of…

In the movie, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, by Steven Spielberg, there are two dominant groups of beings: flesh-and-blood humans, and nuts-and-bolts humans (also known as mechas, or mechanical people). In this dystopian future-world, humans produce and destroy mechas as they like because to some, a mecha is only a machine and cannot feel emotions or pain, even if they can show outward manifestations of emotions and pain. David is a mechanical child that is programmed to not have this…

Alan Turing, the man widely considered the father of artificial intelligence, proved to be a child prodigy as early as age 6, saved thousands of lives in the second great war, set the stage for what we perceive as the modern day personal computer, made advancements in Biology just as well as computer science, and died to suicide after being charged with “gross Indecency” by the very government he helped during the war. How could someone go from being as vital of a person, as Winston Churchill…

Fasten Your Seatbelt Dorothy, ‘Cause Kansas is Going Bye-bye The verge of artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more real each passing day. With the vast amount of scientists undertaking its development, innovations are being crafted for an assortment of field use. Government foundations pursue the task of simulating the brain and mapping it. The Obama administration is funding the BRAIN initiative that has the goal of mapping the activity of every neuron within the human brain. Also, the Human…

Bibliography Omohundro, Steve. "Autonomous Technology And The Greater Human Good." Journal Of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence 26.3 (2014): 303. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 4 Jan. 2017. Steve Omohundro, a researcher in machine learning, in his article, “Autonomous Technology and the Greater Human Good”, published in the Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence addresses the topic of autonomous systems and argues that the introduction of true AI would…

Human society is inching ever closer to a reality in which we must coexist with intelligences of our own making. Many technological advances must be made before approaching that point, and we will not truly know the nature of this intelligence until after it has been created, however, we can begin the necessary conversations, legal, and societal reforms so humanity is prepared for when AI enters our lives. Consciousnesses is an metaphysical attribute that we assign ourselves, our fellow humans…

Throughout my research I had a multitude of inquiries on how prosthetics could be used to expand the body. As I mentioned before, prosthetics move from identifying nerve signals being sent from the brain, as well as from contractions, but I wonder if they can just use contractions to make an entirely new limb that can be controlled by just by contracting certain muscles, as an external prosthetic. It could be an extra arm or leg, or even finger, and even if it wouldn’t be fully controlled, it…

In a society like today we take for granted many things; things such as computers and other technology. Does Alan Turing ring a bell? However, it may not to some; he was a pleasing brilliant mathematician that was persecuted because of his homosexuality rather than being seen for his brilliance. Turing’s invention of defeating the enigma of the Nazi code made an ostentatious impact on human history. The Imitation Game a boundless film based on a real story that can be a great addition to the…

demonstrate only a tiny sliver of artificial intelligence, and it’s plain to see how we’re still ages away from Skynet and Blade Runner scenarios. Or are we? Since the beginning of the 21st century, there is no question that mankind has made tremendous progress in the field of robotics. While modern robots can now replicate the movements and actions of humans, the next challenge lies in teaching robots to think for themselves and react…