In a not too distant future, you may be riding in an autonomous vehicle that is forced to decide between running over a pedestrian or a bicyclist. Or whether to crash into a tree or another automobile. It may make a decision you are not particularly happy with. These decisions will rely on “artificial intelligence” built into these cars. These decisions are being programmed right now by developers of autonomous vehicles. ...
Now that I know everything about you, maybe I can predict what you are likely to do in the future. In the first two parts of this report, we looked at Google and the many products and services that collect information about you, and just what kind of details are included in that informational trove. Today we will see what that information can do.
Whether you call it bots, AI (artificial ...
Continue Reading →You may have heard something about “quantum computing.” This appears to be where the future of computing is heading, and uses quantum mechanics and something called a “qubit” instead of the typical ones and zeros of binary computer that we use today. Quantum computing, when perfected, will provide some truly blistering data rates that could allow AI and machine learning to evolve into truly self-aware computing devices, also know as “the singularity.” Think Skynet, without all the killing of humans ...
Continue Reading →The plug was pulled on the burger-turning robot designed to take a job away from expensive burger-flipping humans, because it’s too good. Turns out the robot made burger patties faster than humans could assemble the complete burger. It’s hard to be a bot! Full story on Naked Security
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Microsoft’s quest to create a powerful quantum computer comes closer to reality with the help of an elementary particle.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Great story about dealing with creative content pirates on the Internet.
Great article from the Smithsonian takes a ...
Continue Reading →Since we take an interested in AI and robotics in this blog, the following church sign seemed a good candidate for Sunday Funnies. The most recent articles on the subjects of AI and “machine learning” seem to be saying the threat of AI is overblown, and is no match for the abstract reasoning prowess of human intelligence. This sign brings us a sobering wake up call.
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Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!
We are taking a break from our publishing schedule to celebrate Christmas with our family and friends.
This guy is Jeff Bezos, the CEO of the gargantuan super-retailer Amazon.com. Would you give him the keys to your house? No? Well now you can! Amazon recently launched their new Amazon Key service, a smartphone app controlled door lock. As an Amazon Prime member myself, I have received several emails about this new product. My first thought was “what could possibly ...
