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Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): Future A to Z

Johnny Boston — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:58:26 +0000

What is the ultimate goal of Artificial General Intelligence?

In this video series, the Galactic Public Archives takes bite-sized looks at a variety of terms, technologies, and ideas that are likely to be prominent in the future. Terms are regularly changing and being redefined with the passing of time. With constant breakthroughs and the development of new technology and other resources, we seek to define what these things are and how they will impact our future.

The best is the last — By Benedict Evans | ben-evans.com

Odette Bohr Dienel — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:02:06 +0000

“The point of this excursion into tech history is that a technology often produces its best results just when it’s ready to be replaced — it’s the best it’s ever been, but it’s also the best it could ever be.”

If every woman has a smartphone imagine all the empowered people — By Melinda Gates | The Economist

Odette Bohr Dienel — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 11:46:27 +0000

““Who is Sabita?” I was looking right at Sabita Devi when she said these words. She was describing her life as a wife and mother in Jharkhand, one of the poorest states in India, where she has spent most of her days inside the four walls of her home. “No one in my village knew my name,” Sabita told me. Her contact with the outside world was mediated entirely by her husband: who she could talk to, what she could buy, when (and if) she could see a doctor. She was isolated from everyone and everything but her children.”