This Is What Happens When We Debate Ethics in Front of Superintelligent AI

Originally shared by michael barth
https://singularityhub.com/2017/03/19/this-is-what-happens-when-we-debate-ethics-in-front-of-superintelligent-ai/#.WhiIeDFlJe4.google_plusone_share

The Short Film 'Slaughterbots' Shows a Horrifying Warning Against AI-Based Weapons

Originally shared by David Fuchs
https://interestingengineering.com/the-short-film-slaughterbots-shows-a-horrifying-warning-against-ai-based-weapons?utm_content=bufferee492&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Toyota this week unveiled its third-generation humanoid robot, and it has pretty impressive yoga and martial arts...

Originally shared by PCMag

Toyota this week unveiled its third-generation humanoid robot, and it has pretty impressive yoga and martial arts skills.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/357531/toyotas-latest-humanoid-robot-can-balance-on-one-leg

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Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

... It's easy to assume that these contents of consciousness are somehow chosen, caused or controlled by our personal awareness – after all, thoughts don't exist until until we think them.

But in a new research paper in Frontiers of Psychology, we argue that this is a mistake.

We suggest that our personal awareness does not create, cause or choose our beliefs, feelings or perceptions. Instead, the contents of consciousness are generated "behind the scenes" by fast, efficient, non-conscious systems in our brains.

All this happens without any interference from our personal awareness, which sits passively in the passenger seat while these processes occur.

Put simply, we don't consciously choose our thoughts or our feelings – we become aware of them. ...

http://www.sciencealert.com/research-finds-it-might-not-be-consciousness-that-drives-the-human-mind
http://www.sciencealert.com/research-finds-it-might-not-be-consciousness-that-drives-the-human-mind

What is Consciousness, According to Science?

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
https://futurism.com/videos/consciousness-according-to-science/?src=featured

Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself?

Originally shared by Ward Plunet

Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself?

As machine learning becomes more powerful, the field’s researchers increasingly find themselves unable to account for what their algorithms know — or how they know it. Perhaps the most ambitious of the dozen different projects are those that seek to bolt new explanatory capabilities onto existing deep neural networks. Imagine giving your pet dog the power of speech, so that it might finally explain what’s so interesting about squirrels. Or, as Trevor Darrell, a lead investigator on one of those teams, sums it up, “The solution to explainable A.I. is more A.I.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/magazine/can-ai-be-taught-to-explain-itself.html

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Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

... “Since we began this project, we were able to get out of dandelion root extract and use it to many types of human cancer in the lab. In the lab, we observed its effectiveness against leukemia cells, colon cancer and pancreatic cancer, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. We’ve discovered that dandelion root has extremely strong effect on them without harming healthy cells. Furthermore, studies have validated the efficacy in mice transplanted human cancer cells,” Ovadje says. ...
http://justherbalmedicine.com/oncologists-accidental-discovery-juice-kills-cancer/

"Walmart has been quietly testing out autonomous floor scrubbers during the overnight shifts in five store locations...

Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky

"Walmart has been quietly testing out autonomous floor scrubbers during the overnight shifts in five store locations near the company's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas."

"The device called 'Emma,' which is the creation of San Diego-based startup Brain Corp., uses technology similar to self-driving cars including extensive cameras, sensors, algorithms and Lidar for navigational mapping. The only difference is that Emma scrubs the floor."

"Walmart added that traditionally, one of its maintenance workers is tasked with manually driving a ride-on scrubber, but now employees could be freed up to do other tasks."
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/11/21/walmart-is-secretly-testing-self-driving-floor-scrubbers-signaling-that-more-robots-are-coming.html

Scientists develop a 3D printable fiber for clothes that can cool you down

Originally shared by Wasim Muklashy

Scientists develop a 3D printable fiber for clothes that can cool you down

"As global temperatures continue to rise, air conditioning becomes much more than a luxury; for many, it’s essential to everyday wellbeing. Yet in addition to its often prohibitive cost, air conditioning remains a key purveyor of greenhouse gas emissions, one of the primary agents linked to climate change. It’s a vicious cycle, and an expensive one at that.

But that could be all about to change: researchers at the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) are hard at work developing a new textile that could, one day, don as our own personal cooling unit, without the need of any external energy source for power. Recently published in the American Chemical Society’s journal ACS Nano, the study, titled “Three-Dimensional Printed Thermal Regulation Textiles” investigates the potential of 3D printing in manufacturing high-tech fabrics designed to keep you cool..."

#future = #REALnews #tech #innovation #science #design #3dprinting #economy #engineering #revolution #singularity #robots #manufacturing #ubi #universalbasicincome #basicincome #jobs #automation #sustainability #clean #green #climatechange
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20171110-scientists-develop-a-3d-printable-fiber-for-clothes-that-can-cool-you-down.html
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20171110-scientists-develop-a-3d-printable-fiber-for-clothes-that-can-cool-you-down.html

When robots dream: AI systems may learn better and faster if they can 'sleep' - SiliconANGLE

Originally shared by Robert Hof
https://siliconangle.com/blog/2017/11/04/robots-dream-ai-systems-may-learn-better-faster-can-sleep/

Blame Tired Brain Cells For Mental Lapses After Poor Sleep

Originally shared by Neuroscience News

Blame Tired Brain Cells For Mental Lapses After Poor Sleep

A new study is the first to reveal how sleep deprivation disrupts our brain cells' ability to communicate with each other, leading to temporary mental lapses that affect memory and visual perception.

The research is in Nature Medicine. (full access paywall)
http://neurosciencenews.com/poor-sleep-mental-lapses-7885/

Report: Pollution Kills 3 Times More than AIDS, TB And Malaria Combined

Originally shared by Ward Plunet

Report: Pollution Kills 3 Times More than AIDS, TB And Malaria Combined

Exposure to polluted air, water and soil caused nine million premature deaths in 2015, according to a report published Thursday in The Lancet. The causes of death vary — cancer, lung disease, heart disease. The report links them to pollution, drawing upon previous studies that show how pollution is tied to a wider range of diseases than previously thought. Those studies observed populations exposed to pollutants and compared them to people not exposed. The studies have shown that pollution can be an important cause of diseases — many of them potentially fatal — including asthma, cancer, neurodevelopmental disorders, birth defects in children, heart disease, stroke and lung disease.
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/10/19/558821792/report-pollution-kills-3-times-more-than-aids-tb-and-malaria-combined

E-Cigarettes Cause A Horrible Incurable Disease Called ‘Popcorn Lung’ | Humans Are Free

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

E-Cigarettes Cause A Horrible Incurable Disease Called ‘Popcorn Lung’ | Humans Are Free

'The latest trend in smoking has been E-cigarettes. They have been promoted as a much safer alternative to smoking regular cigarettes. But of course, there’s the old saying that starts out, “if it’s too good to be true…”'

http://humansarefree.com/2017/11/e-cigarettes-cause-horrible-incurable.html
http://humansarefree.com/2017/11/e-cigarettes-cause-horrible-incurable.html

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Originally shared by David Fuchs

New Clues About How to Secure Human Longevity

Originally shared by Transhumanity Now

New Clues About How to Secure Human Longevity

As we grow older, our cells begin to fail, giving way to conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. A new study might help establish what we can do to ensure that we remain healthy well into old age.
https://futurism.com/uncovered-clues-secure-human-longevity/

Human Cells Rejuvenated in Breakthrough Aging Discovery

Originally shared by 33rd Square

Human Cells Rejuvenated in Breakthrough Aging Discovery
Aging ⯀   A new way to rejuvenate old cells in the laboratory, making them not only look younger, but start to function more like young cells, has been uncovered. The discovery has the potential to lead to therapies which could help people age better, witho...
http://www.33rdsquare.com/2017/11/human-cells-rejuvenated-in-breakthrough.html

The brain requires nutrients just like your heart, lungs or muscles do.

Originally shared by Vidya Rai

The brain requires nutrients just like your heart, lungs or muscles do. But which foods are best for brain health? Check this list to see what you should eat to optimize your brain power.

http://www.thehealthypage.com/5-best-foods-brain-health/
http://www.thehealthypage.com/5-best-foods-brain-health/

Role of Thyroid Hormone in Brain Development

Originally shared by Neuroscience News

Role of Thyroid Hormone in Brain Development

A thyroid hormone transporter is essential for the earliest stages of brain development, according to a JNeurosci study of a region of the developing chicken brain with a layered structure similar to the human cerebral cortex.
http://neurosciencenews.com/thyroid-brain-development-7888/

By 2050, the nation plans to produce zero carbon emissions.

Originally shared by Futurism 1.0

By 2050, the nation plans to produce zero carbon emissions.
https://futurism.com/new-zealand-transition-100-renewables-2035/?utm_content=buffer42e11&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer

VW wants to improve electric car batteries through a quantum computer partnership with Google.

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

VW wants to improve electric car batteries through a quantum computer partnership with Google. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw5ND7oTM
http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw5ND7oTM

Distinguishing between humans and computers in the game of go

Originally shared by Denis Poussart
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-distinguishing-humans-game.html

Survey reveals surprising mismatch between perception and reality of obesity in America

Originally shared by Ward Plunet

Survey reveals surprising mismatch between perception and reality of obesity in America

Nearly 40 percent of American adults and 20 percent of children carry enough extra weight to warrant a diagnosis of obesity. That's the highest obesity rate among the world's affluent nations, and it's already shortening Americans' lifespans by driving up rates of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancers, arthritis and dementia. If that constitutes an urgent threat to the nation's health, you'd scarcely know it from reading the results of a newly published survey called ACTION. The new poll paints a picture of obese adults who are clueless and feel utterly on their own when it comes to losing weight and of physicians who are often too busy, too embarrassed or too ill-equipped to help them. The nation's obesity crisis has been roughly four decades in the making. The ACTION report is a humbling reminder that, at this rate, it will not be quickly reversed...Strikingly, only half of those with obesity actually perceived themselves as "obese" or "extremely obese." Among the rest, 48 percent considered themselves "overweight" and 2 percent believed they were "normal weight."
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-survey-reveals-mismatch-perception-reality.html

‘Killer robots’ that can decide whether people live or die must be banned, warn hundreds of experts.

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

‘Killer robots’ that can decide whether people live or die must be banned, warn hundreds of experts. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw79vw6TY
http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw79vw6TY

Demand from the medical, retail, and education industries will foster this expansion.

Originally shared by Futurism 1.0

Demand from the medical, retail, and education industries will foster this expansion.
https://futurism.com/market-humanoid-robots-grow-ten-times-2023/?utm_content=buffer641db&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer

9 Weird Clues You’re Protein Deficient

https://theheartysoul.com/9-weird-clues-youre-protein-deficient/?utm_source=FM&utm_content=58435-NJ96

Sony’s Aibo robot dog is making a comeback...

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Sony’s Aibo robot dog is making a comeback https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2017/11/01/sonys-aibo-robot-dog-is-making-a-comeback/?amp=1
https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2017/11/01/sonys-aibo-robot-dog-is-making-a-comeback/?amp=1