AI Chip for the phone — the new MIT chip has 168 processing engines with each engine having it’s own dedicated memory bank.
A chip designed to run powerful neural networks for image analysis uses one-tenth the energy a mobile GPU would.
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Robot Voice Designed To Annoy Telemarketers
Finally, the solution that I been looking for to combat Telemarketers.
TEXAS (CBSNEWS.COM) – We’ve all been there — usually right at dinner time, the phone rings and you pick up only to find out that you have now been roped into an unwanted conversation with a telemarketer. Have you ever wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine? Well, now, a developer is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to turn the tables and annoy those pesky callers.
The Jolly Roger Telephone Co., from developer Roger Anderson, is a robot voice that answers with “hello?” and keeps the conversation going. When you get a telemarketing call, you manually conference in the robot and then go on about your life. It stays on the line and any time it senses a moment of silence in the conversation, the robot voice jumps in and fills the gap with generic responses like “yes” or “right” or “hang on.”
On his blog, Anderson has posted recordings of robot vs. telemarketer phone calls. Some of the humans catch on quicker than others.
Biodegradable bodies for more eco-friendly robots
Biodegradable robot that looks like Sarah Palin.
Watch the video Biodegradable bodies for more eco-friendly robots on Yahoo News. Scientists are developing ‘smart materials’ that could lead to robots that will decompose like a human body once they’ve reached the end of their life-span. Matthew Stock reports.
The Last Generation to Die — Trailer
These types of movies always come out when society is about to make a huge change in it’s technology that will reshape everything. In the 1950’s we saw movies about alien invasions and run away computers. 60’s & 70’s it was the robots taking over or Dystopia such as West World, Omega Man, Clockwork Orange, then 80’s MadMax and so on. Here we are again with more end of human existance movies because of AI and Quantum. Here is the latest dystopian movie.
This is “The Last Generation to Die — Trailer” by timmaupin on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Swarm of aquatic robots learns to cooperate
All the disparate elements that will likely be needed to create a true, strong AI are finally coming together now, double time!
Portuguese researchers have demonstrated the first swarm of intelligent aquatic surface robots in a real-world environment.
Swarms of aquatic robots have the potential to scale to hundreds or thousands of robots and cover large areas, making them ideal for tasks such as environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and maritime surveillance. They can replace expensive manned vessels and can put the crew out of danger in many maritime missions.
“Swarm robotics is a paradigm shift: we rely on many small, simple and inexpensive robots, instead of a single or a few large, complex and expensive robots,” said Anders Christensen, Ph.D., the principal investigator in the project.
How Bertrand Russell Made Us Stupid, Fearful, and Evil
Dumbing down the population and now bring in the robots.
The most notable individual who resisted the pretended reduction of science to logic was Albert Einstein.
The X-37b’s big brother revealed:Boeing bags $6.6m contract to design reusable XS-1 robot spaceplane
“Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away”
A Boeing’s new Robot Spaceplane; interesting.
Head of Google Search retires, artificial intelligence chief to take over
Very sad to see Amit leave; wonderful man and leader. John taking over Search Engine makes perfect sense since AI is predominantly about information, scanning the net and absorbing info like a sponge to make predictive analysis and decisions from the information available to it. Plus, you add the capabilities to assess people’s search and net activities to the mix; AI is about predicting a person’s mind and habits/ interests. So, merging AI and Search totally make sense and probably was already happening anyway given other press releases.
With Amit Singhal leaving, Google is reportedly merging the AI and search divisions.
Will Robots Make Humans Unnecessary?
Good article. Robots taking over the world? No. All human workers replaced by a robot? No Will humans need enhancements to keep up with technology or do certain positions/ careers? Yes.
As robotics and artificial intelligence continue to accelerate in their development, there will be a dwindling number of jobs that machines won’t handle better than humans. How should we prepare for an economy that no longer needs us?
WE’RE STUCK! Teaches Maths to Children Using Cutting Edge Neuroscience
To all parents and techers out there: here is a great program for the kids.
A brand new interactive theatre show for 8–11 year olds, We’re Stuck! takes children on a fun adventure with scientists and robots which could change their whole attitude to maths. Inspired by the extraordinary abilities and limitations of our brains, award-winning theatre-maker Sarah Punshon uses the latest educational neuroscience to tackle how utterly rubbish our brains can be. Ever got terribly stuck on a problem? Ever made a stupid mistake and felt like a fool? Then this show is for you.
Young adventurers will go on a special tour deep into the heart of Volcano Industries where they meet cutting edge scientists struggling with some unusual and extremely tricky problems in their top-secret research laboratory. In a promenade performance, the ridiculous heroes and the brave young audience go on a voyage of discovery, pitching themselves against ludicrously difficult tasks, getting horribly stuck, and risking total failure. It’ll be fun.
WARNING: May contain robots.