anthrobotic
technology! the most important, vital, fundamental social force of human society. don't think so? okay, please contact me and tell me how i'm wrong about technology without using any technology. oh snap. i write and report about it exactly how i think about it, so there's a lot of snark and oddly placed punctuation and lack of journalistic decorum. which is better i think.
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- TERMINAL ANACHRONISM: The Traditional University System (ENDANGERED)
The University is Dead. Welcome to the New Education Movement.
- Technological Utopianism is Way Better than Technological Apocalypticism. Robots, Robots.
Human employment is soon going to drastically & quickly change. For sure China’s in trouble, but on the whole is this good or bad? Here a young guy says we’re doomed, and an old guy says it’s all going to be cool. Weird, right?
- Where the Human Ends & the Machine Begins: Getting Unclearer…
What we conceptualize as our discrete Physical Self isn’t nearly as cut and dried as we might think, and the non-corporeal Mental Self seems to have some blurry boundaries as well. We’re Cyborgs, man. Philosophical Cyborgs.
- Even a Broken Newt is Right Twice a Day. The U.S.A. Needs More Space in Politics.
Heard this one? Newt Gingrich walks into a press conference… and drops the best idea to come out of a politician’s mouth in decades. This scandalous, hypocritical, disingenuous career politician is, in fact, totally correct.
- Technology Will Eradicate Barbarians & Drum Circles and Fix Everything
Technological utopianism might be just as foolish as vegan white people with dreadlocks or those with a super-spooky, vengeful, punishing father figure in the sky. But I kinda really seriously doubt it. (BOOK RECOMMENDATION)
- Hello, China! Welcome to Capitalism. Ummm, You Might Not Like the Next Part…
China, robots are coming to get your economy.
- The Disabled Wage War Against the Wheelchair and Begin Test-Piloting Transhumanism
Disabled pioneers are living examples of how technology is blurring the lines between what is considered practical, necessary augmentation and what, someday soon, might be just a nice alternative to flesh – a voluntary upgrade.
- Adam Carolla & Louis C.K. – New Heroes of Entertainment Technology
These two seemingly low-tech pasty white guys in their 40s are the unlikely heroes of contemporary entertainment technology – and the comedy entertainment industry’s version of The Man should be very, very scared.
- Hey Grandpa, Ask Northern Africa about how Social Media is Ruining Our Brains, K?
There are some things to which we’re all too connected – I’ll certainly admit that. But splashing out some junk science conjecture to broadly condemn the immensely powerful forces of social technology is just weak sauce.
- Augmented Reality in a Contact Lens: Profound Philosophical Quandary! Ish…
Contact lens with high-res capability could theoretically replace almost every screen we look at on a day-to-day basis. And totally molest our notions of reality, existence, and whether blue is really blue. What is “blue,” anyway?
- The Brain During Orgasm: fMRI Knows Exactly How Women Feel
What are people thinking in the lead-up to an orgasm? Could be a fascinating, lucrative, or a potentially horrifying reveal on human nature. A PhD candidate at Rutgers climbed into an MRI machine an rubbed one out for science. Go science, go!
- Digital Privacy, Facial Recognition, and Streamlined Bar Hopping in the Windy City
Anyone who moans and complains about Facebook privacy has got to be partially brain damaged. But faces are not something we can share selectively – well, unless we go all hijab on ourselves or something…
- Google: Bettering Humanity for Fun and Profit?
Google is pushing technology harder than probably any other private entity – and word to that. This brings to mind something a bit more interesting: Cutting-edge technological innovation shifting away from governmental entities.
- ASIMO: Awesome Android or SuperTech Puppet?
If ASIMO doesn’t keep improving, becoming more adaptive and autonomous, I see many late nights with a little white robot waking from a terrible nightmare screaming: “Help, Help! PETMAN is coming to get me!
- Using Really Super Serious Lasers to Vivisection the Universe
Some hardcore Euro-Scientists want to build the most powerful laser ever ever ever, fire it at the universe (aim that thing like… anywhere, yeah?), and then just, you know, see what happens. Pure science rules.
- PETMAN: Boston Dynamics Stumbles (HA!) into the Humanoid Android Pole Position
Most humanoid robots are just a set of legs balancing a dead-center torso in an awkward slow-mo hula dance. But watch this video. Really watch it. It’s like watching something being born.
- The Intellectual vs. The Engineer: Ray Kurzweil Puts Paul Allen’s Cake Out in the Rain
Paul Allen knows business & marketing, but when it comes to all things Singularity, he’s an armchair intellectual who hasn’t actually done anything of note in the field. Kurzweil was making computers compose original music in 1965. Oh snap?
- My Logic is Better than Paul Allen’s: ¡Singularity Improbable! – Part 2!
Perhaps unconsciously, Allen is asserting the primacy of human intelligence in our known universe – a cognitive barrier beyond which nothing can pass – because evolution made it… or something. Paul, an AI doesn’t have to be smart LIKE us, just as smart AS us. Namsayen?
- Hello Apple My Old Friend, I’m Going to Talk to You Again.
Now that Siri’s iOS integration is confirmed, just how intelligent will Apple’s new AI personal assistant be? Does Siri even merit the “AI” label?
- iPhone 5 Hyper-Anticipation: I Don’t Think it Means What You Think it Means
It’s just a thing – a product to be purchased. It is not a revolution nor renaissance. It’s an iteration – an artifact of late 2011. Ideas always trump artifacts, but at the moment, we’re fresh out.
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- Sebastian Thrun Will Teach You How to Build Your Own Self-Driving Car, For Free - IEEE Spectrum February 22, 2012IEEE SpectrumSebastian Thrun Will Teach You How to Build Your Own Self-Driving Car, For FreeIEEE SpectrumLast August, Sebastian Thrun, the brains behind Google's self-driving cars and one of the world's top AI experts, offered an online version of Stanford's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course to absolutely anyone who wanted to take […]
- Preventing and Treating Drug Use with Smartphones - Product Design & Development February 22, 2012PsychCentral.comPreventing and Treating Drug Use with SmartphonesProduct Design & DevelopmentBy University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA — Clinical researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) are combining an innovative constellation of technologies such as artificial intelligence, ...Mobile device could help drug […]
- New system allows robots to continuously map their environment - Space Daily February 22, 2012Vision Systems DesignNew system allows robots to continuously map their environmentSpace DailyThe system, being developed by researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), could also allow blind people to make their way unaided through crowded buildings such as hospitals and shopping malls.Using Only a Kinect, MIT […]
- MOTHER artificial intelligence forces nerds to do the chores… or else - SlashGear February 21, 2012SlashGearMOTHER artificial intelligence forces nerds to do the chores… or elseSlashGearTo help combat the lack of homemaking skills in nerds everywhere, a group of them banded together to create MOTHER, a combination of home automation, basic artificial intelligence and gentle nagging designed to keep a domicile running at peak ...and more » […]
- Google's Master Plan - Panda's Content Demands for A.I (Artificial Intelligence) - Business 2 Community February 21, 2012Google's Master Plan - Panda's Content Demands for A.I (Artificial Intelligence)Business 2 CommunityIt's what the human brain does naturally, but for computers, it's known as Artificial Intelligence (AI). Singhal admits that it is his dream to build the fictional Star Trek computer (for all your nerds out there, it's known as LCARS, […]
- Virtual Classroom - The Stanford Daily February 21, 2012Virtual ClassroomThe Stanford DailyLast quarter, professors offered three of Stanford's most popular computer science (CS) courses−Machine Learning, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Introduction to Databases−to the public at no cost. Andrew Ng, Sebastian Thrun and Daphne ...and more » […]
- The 3D algorithms of artificial intelligence - TG Daily February 16, 2012TG DailyThe 3D algorithms of artificial intelligenceTG DailyIndeed, researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have designed such a system based on advanced algorithms and a low-cost interactive camera like the one found in Microsoft's Kinect.and more » […]
- SohoStar Redefines the Smart Phone with Artificial Intelligence - Bradenton Herald February 16, 2012SohoStar Redefines the Smart Phone with Artificial IntelligenceBradenton HeraldLike the plot of a science fiction movie, SohoStar Corporation's network and products have Artificial Intelligence capabilities, completely redefining the meaning of the "Smart" phone. SohoStar's parent, Advanced Intelligent Networks Corporation, ...and more » […]
- Crossword contest new challenge for computer - San Francisco Chronicle February 15, 2012KVALCrossword contest new challenge for computerSan Francisco Chroniclewas elementary for Watson, IBM's multimillion-dollar artificial intelligence supercomputer that trounced several of the quiz game's champions last year. But can a computer beat the world's quickest minds in crosswords, a game defined as much by humor ...Move over, Watson: D […]
- Rethinking artificial intelligence - TG Daily February 14, 2012TG DailyRethinking artificial intelligenceTG DailyIn the 1800s, intelligence was typically associated with the ability to memorize facts and formulas. Today, intelligence is measured via IQ tests, with the average individual weighing in at about 100. And a computer? Well, researchers at the Department ...and more » […]
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