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DeepMind and Blizzard open StarCraft II as an AI research environment

Posted by Sean Cusack in entertainment, robotics/AI

Aug 10
2017

DeepMind’s scientific mission is to push the boundaries of AI by developing systems that can learn to solve complex problems. To do this, we design agents and test their ability in a wide range of environments from the purpose-built DeepMind Lab to established games, such as Atari and Go.

Testing our agents in games that are not specifically designed for AI research, and where humans play well, is crucial to benchmark agent performance. That is why we, along with our partner Blizzard Entertainment, are excited to announce the release of SC2LE, a set of tools that we hope will accelerate AI research in the real-time strategy game StarCraft II. The SC2LE release includes:

Ossia thinks it’s licked the problems with through-the-air charging

Posted by Dan Kummer in electronics

Aug 10
2017

Plenty of companies are working on through-the-air charging for consumer electronics, but they face a lot of problems. One company believes it has licked all of these problems.

First CRISPR-ed human embryos reported in US

Posted by Yugal Agrawal in biotech/medical, genetics

Aug 10
2017

The first successful attempt to remove inherited disease by genetically modifying human embryos has reportedly taken place in the US using CRISPR.

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Posted by Shane Hinshaw in futurism

Aug 10
2017

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Futurist Gray Scott: We Can’t Ignore Our Psychological Future

Posted by Johnny Boston in computing, disruptive technology, education, ethics, futurism, innovation, internet, media & arts, mobile phones, nanotechnology, philosophy, robotics/AI, software, transhumanism, virtual realityTagged altruism, cell phones, Change, culture, Exponential change, futurism, futurist, futurology, GPA, gray scott, philosophy, techno-philosophy, technology, the future

Aug 10
2017

Why are we often so wrong about how the future and future technology will reshape society and our personal lives? In this new video from the Galactic Public Archives, Futurist Gray Scott tells us why he thinks it is important to look at all aspects of the future.

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Paul Spiegel: Beyond retirement, a new social compact for the age of longevity

Posted by Steve Hill in futurism, life extension

Aug 10
2017

LEAF director Paul Spiegel at the recent ILC Sumit in Madrid discusses the society of the near future where people will exponentially increase their life expectancy. Aspects of work, leisure, pensions are discussed and the need for a new social contract.

People Who Earn More, Have More Sex, and Vice Versa

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in health, sex

Aug 10
2017

There is an interdependent relationship among making money, having sex, and being physically healthy, according to new research published in the International Journal of Manpower.

The study found that workers who have sex two to three times per week earn an average of 4.5 percent more than coworkers who have sex less often. Based on a behavioral study that surveyed 7,500 individuals, researchers found that” workers with health problems who are sexually active earn 1.5 percent more than those with similar ailments who are not sexually active.”

Dr. Nick Drydakis, who led the study from Anglia Ruskin University, concluded that having a higher income results in leading a more active sex life, and that having more sex supports our efforts at the office: