A View from Rana el Kaliouby
We Need Computers with Empathy
An emerging trend in artificial intelligence is to get computers to detect how we’re feeling and respond accordingly. They might even help us develop more compassion for one another.
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Bootstrapping the Solar System Economy
Centauri Dreams returns with an essay by long-time contributor Alex Tolley. If we need to grow a much bigger economy to make starships possible one day, the best way to proceed should be through building an infrastructure starting in the inner Solar System and working outward. Alex digs into the issues here, starting with earlier conceptions of how it might be done, and the present understanding that artificial intelligence is moving at such a clip that it will affect all of our ventures as we transform into a truly space-faring species. Under the microscope here is a company called SpaceFab, as Alex explains below, and the potential of ISRU — in situ resource utilization. Emerging out of all this is a new model for expansion.
by Alex Tolley
China aims to outspend the world in artificial intelligence, and Xi Jinping just green lit the plan
The inclusion of technology in the leader’s most important address in an official imprimatur that underscores the continued push by China’s top leaders to identify new pillars for an economy struggling to maintain its rapid growth amid overcapacity and rising debt.
China’s State Council laid out goals in July to build a domestic artificial intelligence industry worth nearly US$150 billion in the next few years, and to make the country a “innovation centre for AI” by 2030. Xi’s speech gave the official imprimatur to the plan.
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 October, 2017, 6:56pm.
UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 October, 2017, 11:42pm.
Could Governments Run By Artificial Intelligence Be A Good Thing?
It will happen eventually. The argument against it will be that AI lacks the human touch, by that they mean the crooks in the government who make a living on corruption, graft, outright theft, and are in the process of collapsing the United States with nepotism. The main fear of the crime bosses (politcos) is that you cant bribe, threaten, or blackmail an AI.
By glen sawyer, national director, iot digital transformation, SAP
Put Skynet from The Terminator movies to the back of your mind for a minute, and stay with me on this one.
Certain political leaders are reminding us of their fragile humanity with increasing frequency these days. Prone to wild acts of emotion, and unable to resist the urge to push their personal agenda at the expense of the greater good, it’s enough to make the concept of an AI-controlled government sound utopian by comparison.
Robocar Invasion of Manhattan Looms As GM’s Cruise Plans 2018 Tests
After more than a year of testing on crowded San Francisco streets, Cruise thinks it’s ready to operate the first robotic car fleet in Manhattan. GM also appears to be ramping up competition with Waymo for leadership in the technology.
Giant robot fight: U.S. vs. Japan
After two years of development, these giant robots from the U.S. and Japan went head-to-head. Who would you put your money on? http://cnnmon.ie/2kYBEdN
