Tom Coburn Hates Robots & Science and is Probably a Homo

Jun 152011
 
Tom Coburn Hates Robots & Science and is Probably a Homo

Guess what!?!  Funding from the National Science Foundation sponsored research undertaken by these two guys at Stanford who made some kind of search engine or something… And guess what else!?!  In the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, it was American robots that were first able to inspect the damaged Fukushima reactors… This is His Smart Face Tom Coburn, a senator from the technological hotbed of Oklahoma, wants to chop at the National Science Foundation’s already minuscule budget based on, among other things, the PR2 robotics project he (admittedly) knows nothing about – he just perchanced across it, [read full post]

 June 15, 2011  Posted by at 5:49 PM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Robot, Technology, Technology & Politics, Technology Law

Artificial General Intelligence, Transhumanism, and Open Source – an Interview with Ben Goertzel

Jun 152011
 
Artificial General Intelligence, Transhumanism, and Open Source - an Interview with Ben Goertzel

Dr. Ben Goertzel is a both a young pioneer and modern legend in AI, robotics, and transhumanism (site).  He is the kind of down-to-earth-yet-occasionally-overly-optimistic cultstar scientist who is in fact making every effort to actually design humanity’s future. A strongly recommended read, but to be fair, this piece is definitely geared more toward those with more than a passing interest in cultural & technology, AI, and robotics.  That being said, however, if you’re really interested in the words of a man who is seriously considering what it means to be human after we begin designing ourselves, then you MUST READ!! [read full post]

 June 15, 2011  Posted by at 9:02 AM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cybernetics, Future Already Very Pending, Human Augmentation, Neurology, Prosthetics, Robot, Technology, Technology Law

Life, Liberty, Porn, and LOLCATS – UN Declares Internet access a Human Right

Jun 132011
 
Life, Liberty, Porn, and LOLCATS - UN Declares Internet access a Human Right

100% agreed on this one.  What is essentially the sum total of all human information should be open and accessible to every single one of us and them – if that were the case, perhaps there would be a lot less “us and them” kinda attitudes.  And everyone would have porn and LOLCATS. [VIA SINGULARITY HUB]

 June 13, 2011  Posted by at 12:03 PM Internet, Mobile, Technology, Technology Law

PASSCODES – Protect Your Mobile Information Prosthetic (smartphone) from Warrantless Searches

Jun 012011
 
PASSCODES - Protect Your Mobile Information Prosthetic (smartphone) from Warrantless Searches

ANTHROBOTIC ADVICE:  USE A PASSCODE FOR YOUR MOBILE PHONE…  NOW. The mobile phone is an interesting animal.  For many of us, it’s both a literal and figurative representation of self.  Mobile telecommunication is an amazing technology, and the devices themselves can reveal a wealth of information about an individual.  In fact, I’m preparing an article about the mobile phone as a sort of “information prosthetic,” forgive the plug. But anyway…   Warrantless mobile phone searches should be considered both a breach of social privacy and, in criminal proceedings, an illegal acquisition of suspect information! USE A PASSCODE, PHONELOCK, PASSWORD – [read full post]

 June 1, 2011  Posted by at 11:44 AM Cybernetics, Human Augmentation, Prosthetics, Technology, Technology Law
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