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Jul 3, 2017
Would human enhancement create Supermen or super tyrants?
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: computing, ethics, nanotechnology, neuroscience, transhumanism
The prospect of attaining superior intelligence or physical attributes may be tempting or appear liberating, but cybernetic enhancement could, theoretically, also be used as a means of control. Whoever manufactures the technologies that augment humans would be in a very powerful position and wield an immense degree of control over their human customers (or subjects). Moreover, cybernetically enhanced humans could see their microchips hacked, have their sensations detected by unwanted parties and stored in a database, or be at risk of receiving unsolicited or unpleasant impulses. Might we evolve from homo sapiens to homo servus?
The dream that we may one day transcend our physical and intellectual barriers through advancements in cybernetics and nanotechnology could became a reality during this century. But would this be a blessing or a curse?
As science expands its frontiers and technology continues to evolve, ideas once deemed fanciful or considered part of science fiction find themselves within the realm of possibility. New discoveries may give rise to unique potential and perils, as the field of ethics struggles to keep pace with the latest technological advancements. The dream that one day we humans may eclipse our physical and mental fetters through augmentation by cybernetics or nanotechnology could become a reality. Although transhumanism and posthumanism are considered modern concepts, the idea of improving or transcending the human condition has been explored in philosophy and literature since at least the mid-19th century.
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In this challenging and crowded market, new competitors are emerging all the time. Moving further into software brings manufacturers up against specialised information technology companies, and there is a shifting landscape of competition and co-operation between different groups that a decade ago could have safely ignored each other.
The likes of GE and Siemens are investing billions in the ‘industrial internet’ but will face competition from IT groups and start-ups.
Jul 1, 2017
This Bed Swallows You During an Earthquake
Posted by Brett Gallie II in category: futurism
Jul 1, 2017
Is Getting Genetically Engineered a Human Right?
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
Jul 1, 2017
New Report Predicts Over 100,000 Legal Jobs Will Be Lost To Automation
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: employment, information science, law, robotics/AI
An extensive new analysis by Deloitte estimates that over 100,000 jobs will be lost to technological automation within the next two decades. Increasing technological advances have helped replace menial roles in the office and do repetitive tasks.
To paraphrase the Bard’s famous quote: “The first thing we do, let’s replace all the lawyers with automated algorithms.”
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Jul 1, 2017
Artificial Intelligence Will Make Forging Anything Entirely Too Easy
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in category: robotics/AI
Lyrebird, a deep learning tech startup based in Montreal, is developing technology that allows anyone to produce surprisingly realistic-sounding speech with the voice of any individual. Lyrebird’s demo generates speech, including varied intonation, in the voices of Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. For now, the impersonations are impressive, but also possess a fuzzy, robotic quality that allows even an untrained ear to easily recognize the voice as computer-generated. Still, the technology is making rapid progress.
Opinion: The world of truth is about to be upended by AI technologies.
Jul 1, 2017
Misunderstanding Terrorism — With Marc Sageman | Radio Cafe
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: big data, counterterrorism, governance, government, information science, policy, terrorism
There is a radio edit (about one half hour) and an unabridged version (about one hour long).
Jul 1, 2017
Roboteam – Human Driven – Made in the USA
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: robotics/AI
“Not 99%, Not 99.9%. 100%”
For us, this is the only way to make it happen!
Roboteam – Human Driven – Made in the USA.
Watch how we do it
Jun 30, 2017
Hypersonic and anti-hypersonic arms race
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: military, robotics/AI
Lockheed Martin is using turbine rocket combined cycle (TRCC) to build a mach 6–10 hypersonic plane. The TRCC is an engine that switches between turbofan, ramjet and scramjets for subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flight. The TRCC engine will be tested on a fighter-sized flight testbed by 2020. They would then try to develop a Mach 6, unmanned spyplane by 2030 that would perform the same role as the old SR-71 Blackbird. The hypersonic spyplane would enter highly contested and defended airspace at altitudes of 18 and 62 miles, using its speed to outrun enemy defenses. Hypersonic planes could fire hypersonic missiles. It would join the B-21 stealth bomber in the US air force future global strike arsenal.
Raytheon is also developing anti-hypersonic missile defenses.
Air-breathing hypersonic weapons and boost glide weapons are very difficult to engage, as both fly depressed trajectories that dispense with the high, arc-like, and most importantly predictable trajectories of traditional ballistic missiles.
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