Blockchain may seem foreigner and complicated to anyone unfamiliar with this new technology, but it’s a lot simpler than most people think. Essentially its the combination of two relatively old technologies – distributed computing and cryptography. In simple terms blockchain is a distributed encrypted ledger hosted on a network of computers.
Love, Art and Stories: Decoded | The Age of A.I. (S1, E4)
What is love and what defines art? Humans have theorized, debated, and argued over these questions for centuries. As researchers become closer and closer to boiling these concepts down to a science, A.I. projects become closer to becoming alternatives for romantic companions and artists in their own right. The Age of A.I. is a 8 part documentary series hosted by Robert Downey Junior covering the ways Artifial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks will change the world.
EUV: Lasers, plasma, and the sci-fi tech that will make chips faster | Upscaled
Microchips are one of the most complicated objects humanity has created, packing billions of transistors into a chip only a few centimeters across. These transistors keep getting smaller and more efficient, and the current process to make chips is already astounding, requiring dozens of steps, fantastically complicated machines, and atomic-scale precision. But the current state of the art has reached its physical limits. The structures on a chip are now smaller than the wavelength of light used to make them, and any more progress will require a big change. That change is EUV, a radically new way of making chips that uses super high energy UV light created from a complex process involving plasma and lasers. EUV will enable our devices to keep getting smaller, faster, and more efficient, but where the current process to make chips already feels like sc9i-fi technology, EUV feels like magic.
AI Supremacy 2020 | Rise of the Machines – “Super” Intelligence Quantum Computers Documentary
As we become ever more reliant on cellular phones and devices to aid in our everyday tasks; rapid development into new technologies and Artificial Intelligence is underway at an alarming rate.
Modern devices are now specifically designed to interact with us in ways that mimic a real human being. Applications such as “Siri” and “google-cast” are providing the user with a human-like interaction experience. These companies are Creating Artificially intelligent machines. Machines exhibiting cognitive behavior, with human-like intelligence.
In this documentary we explore the race to perfect AI machinery – researchers believe that very soon a “singularity” will be created. A machine that rises beyond human control. Something uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in catastrophic changes to human civilization.
Could it be possible that humanity will soon arrive at a moment in history when artificial intelligence outsmarts human beings? Are Hollywood movies like “The Terminator”, “i-Robot” and “space odyssey 2001” an unintentional warning that this scenario could happen within our not so distant future?
Produced by Gaia.
How China’s New Cryptocurrency Could Challenge Facebook’s Libra | WSJ
Beijing is preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency, a move that could potentially lead to greater state control. WSJ’s Steven Russolillo takes a look at official documents to find out more about China’s plans.
Shortcuts to Artificial Intelligence — a Tale
The way we do Artificial Intelligence has emerged over the years, as the result of various shortcuts we took, to bypass difficult problems. The behavior of the current AI systems, including some concerning aspects, is due to those choices.
Should we rely on black-boxes that learn to imitate narrowly certain human behaviors?
Should we train them on examples obtained from the wild-web?
Should machines observe user choices to decide what they really want? And if we answer no, what other method should we use?
Artificial Intelligence that will Change the Future of Humanity
Could Artificial Intelligence be detrimental to the Future of Humanity? Could this just the natural progression or a technological world..Why are people such as Elon Musk warning us about the dangers of AI.. and at the same time being a major player in its creation? Featuring William Henry & Richard Dolan. In partnership with GAIA.
Killer Robots Will Fight Our Wars: Can They Be Trusted?
Although the idea of killer robots may sound terrifying, experts like Paul Scharre are working to ensure that our worst, science-fiction nightmares don’t become a reality in the future of war. Scharre is the Director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. He suggests that answering questions, such as whether or not a robot could make morally sound decisions, will help us find a humane way to move forward with the advancement of autonomous weapons. The issue with completely taking humans out of the loop, and giving killer robots free rein, boils down to the importance of our humanity. Our ability to feel and evaluate complex situations, using human judgment and moral understanding, is not something that an artificial intelligence can easily learn.
Nick Bostrom on Superintelligence and the Future of AI
Beyond the brains of even the most intelligent human beings lies artificial superintelligence, which will have the potential to grow infinitely intelligent at an unbelievable rate. Most experts agree that we could see the development of superintelligence in our lifetimes, and we’re hopeful for positive outcomes, such as a cure for cancer. On the flipside though, the future of AI also has the potential to pose serious threats to humanity. Nick Bostrom, a philosopher and expert on AI ethics, is attempting to fathom the unfathomable so the human race can be ready. See the full article on the dangers and future of AI here: https://www.freethink.com/shows/upris…
Inside The Cryptocurrency Revolution | VICE on HBO
Bitcoin’s emergence as a global digital currency has been as revolutionary as it has been erratic. But while fledgling investors obsess over every fluctuation in the cryptocurrency market, nation-states are more interested in the underlying blockchain technology and its ability to revolutionize how business is done on the internet and beyond. VICE’s Michael Moynihan travels to Russia with Vitalik Buterin, inventor of the Ethereum blockchain, to get a front-row seat to the geopolitical tug of war over Internet 3.0.