A tank that drives itself. A drone that picks its own targets. A machine gun with facial recognition software. Sounds like science fiction? A.I. fueled weapons are already here.
In the Age of AI (full film) | FRONTLINE
A documentary exploring how artificial intelligence is changing life as we know it — from jobs to privacy to a growing rivalry between the U.S. and China. FRONTLINE investigates the promise and perils of AI and automation, tracing a new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our world, and allow the emergence of a surveillance society.
Anyone Can Build With Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is often portrayed as a super-complicated, abstract concept that should be left to Silicon Valley to deal with. This is not the case; rather, it is a tool for the public good, a tool that everyone can put to use! Whether to make a self-playing game or to solve societal problems, you can build with AI. It’s not as scary as it looks. Beckett Hyde is a Colorado High School Junior who is passionate about everything related to computer science and artificial intelligence (AI). In his spare time, he builds AI driven programs and algorithms and occasionally codes an app or two. He’s especially interested in applying AI to finance and global markets, youth mental health and anxiety/depression, and online commerce. The message Beckett wants to spread is that AI is not something out of reach. Anyone, not just engineers at the big tech giants, can build with AI. All you need is a computer, some coding knowledge, and patience, and you too can do amazing things with this wonderfully powerful technology.
What are smart contracts?
Imagine a world where stacks of paper are no longer needed when you draw up a contract — any contract. Buying a new house, signing an employment contract, getting a new bank account — so many contracts, so little time. A smart contract negates the need for a middleman, sort of like the way Uber and Airbnb have taken away the intermediaries in their respective industries. Once mass adoption occurs, smart contracts will change the way we do admin-intensive tasks forever.
Cryptoeconomics In 30 Minutes by Vitalik Buterin (Devcon5)
Cryptography lets us prove things without assumptions about behavior.
Cryptoeconomics lets us prove things with minimal assumptions about participants.
Both are idea for decentralized / trust-minimized systems.
The Rise Of Open-Source Software
Open-source software powers nearly all the world’s major companies. This software is freely available, and is developed collaboratively, maintained by a broad network that includes everyone from unpaid volunteers to employees at competing tech companies. Here’s how giving away software for free has proven to be a viable business model.
Dan Larimer — Blocksburg Summit
Block.one Chief Technology Officer Dan Larimer discusses the future of blockchain and how it is evolving at the 2019 Blocksburg Summit.
What’s the future of Blockchain?
Brendan from Block.one sat down with CNBC’s Brian Sullivan to discuss some of the big questions businesses are asking today. What impact is Blockchain having on enterprise? Why governments are primed for Blockchain? What can we learn from the 90’s technology bubble and more.
South Korea announces ambitious plan into robotics industry
South Korea recently announced a 300-million-dollar research and development plan for the robotics industry. It’s part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. But independent studies estimate 800 million people could be displaced globally by automation and the rise of artificial intelligence in the next decade. And as Joseph Kim reports, in a high-tech economy such as South Korea, the transition could be devastating to the workforce.
Quantum computing & chill
A walk-through of part of a Quantum Computing course