Do you think I pass the Turing test?
The difference between Ray Kurzweil and a priest is that there is a slight of truth in what Ray believes in.It doesn't make his University any less a scam but at least it's better science fiction then Scientology. It's like UFO believers. All they say is almost completely made up but there is evidence that supports the possibility of extraterrestrial life. And the research into AI and brain-computer interfaces brings us closer and closer to exchanging fiction with fact.
Twitter is not only full of fake personalities it also can contain fake humans. Three teams competing in Socialbots 2011 let loose their software that pretends to be human into the network. Their goal was to gain followers and get response tweets and the best one got 100 followers and been responded to almost 200 times. It seems it's much easier to pass for humans in 140 signs or less.
The brain microchip that is used by paralyzed woman to control mouse cursor and thus to communicate with outside world is still working 1000 days after implantation. It wasn't rejected or covered with scar tissue and the neurons didn't stop signalling. In fact the problem with fewer electrodes recording useful neural signals than they did when tested six months after implantation seems to be engineering problem not one with the interface. One day I'll be thinking all of this. But then a bot might replace me and noone will notice.
In even more science fiction news Quatar is planning to build artificial clouds for 2022 World Cup it is to host. The main argument against Quatar hosting the event are extreme summer temperatures in that region. So they plan to keep the stadiums from overheating by constructing helium filled, giant, shade providing clouds from an advanced, lightweight, and strong carbon-fiber material. They are to hover in place like a helicopter and is remotely controlled and driven by solar-powered engines. That reminds me of the good old Soviet plans of controlling nature. But then look at what the China did for the last Olympics.
And last but not least the artificial bird. From the distance it looks almost real. Especially the wing movements are eerily bird like. From close up you can see the company logo on every part of its body. Is this how Tyrell Corporation got started?
Twitter is not only full of fake personalities it also can contain fake humans. Three teams competing in Socialbots 2011 let loose their software that pretends to be human into the network. Their goal was to gain followers and get response tweets and the best one got 100 followers and been responded to almost 200 times. It seems it's much easier to pass for humans in 140 signs or less.
The brain microchip that is used by paralyzed woman to control mouse cursor and thus to communicate with outside world is still working 1000 days after implantation. It wasn't rejected or covered with scar tissue and the neurons didn't stop signalling. In fact the problem with fewer electrodes recording useful neural signals than they did when tested six months after implantation seems to be engineering problem not one with the interface. One day I'll be thinking all of this. But then a bot might replace me and noone will notice.
In even more science fiction news Quatar is planning to build artificial clouds for 2022 World Cup it is to host. The main argument against Quatar hosting the event are extreme summer temperatures in that region. So they plan to keep the stadiums from overheating by constructing helium filled, giant, shade providing clouds from an advanced, lightweight, and strong carbon-fiber material. They are to hover in place like a helicopter and is remotely controlled and driven by solar-powered engines. That reminds me of the good old Soviet plans of controlling nature. But then look at what the China did for the last Olympics.
And last but not least the artificial bird. From the distance it looks almost real. Especially the wing movements are eerily bird like. From close up you can see the company logo on every part of its body. Is this how Tyrell Corporation got started?
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