Very interesting article on AI and the possible merge of biological intelligence (people) with AI. This might not be so far fetched as some will think.

Very interesting article on AI and the possible merge of biological intelligence (people) with AI. This might not be so far fetched as some will think.

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Originally shared by Martin Holmes

The Strange Future of Hybrid Thinking, According to Google’s Director of Engineering

Will human brains and technology merge within the next 30 years? One prominent thinker says so

Ray Kurzweil is a fascinating man. He's an author, a computer scientist, an inventor, and he's currently serving as a Director of Engineering at Google. That's a big position for anyone to fill, seeing that Google has been on the forefront of developing new technologies since 1999.

The tangible achievements and developments led by Kurzweil, such as the voice-recognition technology responsible for enabling Google Now to process your spoken requests, are impressive and innumerable, but it's Kurzweil's futurist predictions that have heads truly spinning

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http://www.inc.com/jayson-demers/the-strange-future-of-hybrid-thinking-according-to-google-s-director-of-engineer.html?utm_content=buffer69904&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The computer scientist Stuart Russell wants to ensure that our increasingly intelligent machines remain aligned with human values.

The computer scientist Stuart Russell wants to ensure that our increasingly intelligent machines remain aligned with human values.
Very interesting interview, discussing some key issues related to AI.

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via Pratik Mukherjee​
https://www.quantamagazine.org/20150421-concerns-of-an-artificial-intelligence-pioneer/

Very interesting discussion on an issue that is relevant in the manufacturing area. The MIT article is worth reading.

Very interesting discussion on an issue that is relevant in the manufacturing area. The MIT article is worth reading.

Originally shared by David Fuchs

MIT's technology review had an article this week, will robots create new jobs when they take over existing ones. The answer to that question is a full on an emphatic no. The robot shown below is named Baxter, manufactured by rethink robotics. Baxter is a human safe robot that moves at slow speed so as to not injure humans. Baxter is programmable by showing him objects and what needs to be done with those objects. No programming is required.

Given the CAD files, software, hardware, and wiring diagrams of Baxter he can be redesigned so that he can manufactured copies of himself. With the ability to download and upload manufacturing processes from one robot to another, it would allow you to train a single robot, then  transfer that knowledge to robots on other assembly lines doing the same job.

See Also
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/513761/will-robots-create-new-jobs-when-they-take-over-existing-ones/
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/429248/this-robot-could-transform-manufacturing/
http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OIxWMTrGl8