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Jun 1, 2019
Researchers use magnetically actuated microrobots to deliver stem cells to tissue targets
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in South Korea and one in Switzerland has demonstrated that it is possible to use magnetically actuated microrobots to deliver stem cells to targeted tissue. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group describes creating the tiny bots and how well they worked when tested.
Jun 1, 2019
Over the next 20 years, he says, our penchant for making things smarter and smarter will have a profound impact on nearly everything we do
Posted by Müslüm Yildiz in category: robotics/AI
. Kelly explores three trends in artificial intelligence we need to understand in order to embrace it and steer its development. “The most popular AI product 20 years from now that everyone uses has not been invented yet,” Kelly says. “That means that you’re not late.”
Jun 1, 2019
MIT 6.S099: Artificial General Intelligence class takes an engineering approach to exploring possible research paths toward building human-level intelligence
Posted by Müslüm Yildiz in categories: engineering, neuroscience, Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI
. The lectures introduce our current understanding of computational intelligence and ways in which strong AI could possibly be achieved, with insights from deep learning, reinforcement learning, computational neuroscience, robotics, cognitive modeling, psychology, and more.
Ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists, with a thirty-year track record of accurate predictions. Called “the restless genius” by The Wall Street Journaland “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes magazine, Kurzweil was selected as one of the top entrepreneurs by Inc. magazine, which described him as the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison.” PBS selected him as one of the “sixteen revolutionaries who made America.”
Jun 1, 2019
Alex Garland continues to cultivate his reputation as one of the most exciting and challenging voices in modern science fiction cinema
Posted by Müslüm Yildiz in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI
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Annihilation is an upcoming science fantasy action horror film written for the screen and directed by Alex Garland based on the novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer. The film stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac.
Having previously written screenplays for cult classics like 28 Days Later and Dredd, Garland’s Ex Machina is arguably the definitive film about artificial intelligence (and killer robots) of the 21st century. And that was only his directorial debut.
Jun 1, 2019
The Brave New World of Artificial Intelligence
Posted by Müslüm Yildiz in category: robotics/AI
Artificial intelligence is a game-changer. It could boost global productivity from 0.8% to 1.4% a year. But with thorny issues like job automation and data privacy, does AI-spurred growth come at a cost?
Jun 1, 2019
Artificial Intelligence: Possibilities, Consequences & Scenarios
Posted by Müslüm Yildiz in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
https://youtube.com/watch?v=c-Y7TQCaD38
Yuval’s works on the future of the digital world cause the globe to take notice and discuss. At OMR (Online Marketing Rockstars), Yuval Noah Harari primarily talked about the developments and consequences of artificial intelligence. After his keynote, German journalist and entrepreneur Kai Diekmann conducted an interview on-stage.
Jun 1, 2019
Zapping Nerves with Ultrasound Could Treat Inflammation
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Stimulating nerves in the spleens of mice with ultrasound reduced their inflammatory responses and arthritis symptoms.
Jun 1, 2019
Rare male calico kitten is fur real at Winnipeg’s D’arcy’s ARC
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
A Winnipeg pet shelter got a rare surprise when a feral cat gave birth to her kittens in the rescue.
Winnipeg, meet Unicorn Andy, an eight-week-old kitten who is also a male calico – something that happens for maybe one calico cat in 10,000, said D’Arcy Johnson, CEO of D’arcy’s ARC.
“In all these years of working at the shelter and all my years of working in the clinic … I haven’t seen one, and even some of our long-term veterinarians have never seen them,” he said.
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