The company joined other robotics firms in pledging to curtail projects that turn robots into war machines. Source: Exclusive: Boston Dynamics pledges not to weaponize its robots I am not sure how they can actually keep this promise. If a broom can be used to hit someone and a television or phone to spy on…
Imagine the following scenario. A phone rings. An office worker answers it and hears his boss, in a panic, tell him that she forgot to transfer money to the new contractor before she left for the day and needs him to do it. She gives him the wire transfer information, and with the money transferred,…
I’m posting this here for reference so I don’t have to sound like a kook explaining how racists and shady politicians convince people they have more support than they actually do online. With over 80% of consumers reporting that social media—especially influencer content—significantly impacts buying decisions, marketers across industries are driving the evolution of social…
This is my last link to Quora until they solve their nazi spam problem. I’ve deleted all my content there, and left behind some tips for those who want to stay and fight. Because the cultural and professional demographic of the owners and managers of it tend to be hard headed and not learn from…
Not long after the invention of computers in the 1940s, expectations were high. Many believed that computers would soon achieve or surpass human-level intelligence. Herbert Simon, a pioneer of artificial intelligence (AI), famously predicted in 1965 that “machines will be capable, within twenty years, of doing any work a man can do”—to achieve general AI.…