Category: De toekomst
Gratis geld – Tegenlicht
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Stel dat we iedereen in Nederland een basisinkomen geven, zonder voorwaarden. Klinkt te mooi om waar te zijn? Als we weten dat een deel van de bestaande banen gaat verdwijnen door robotisering en algoritmes, en dat he...
Book: WWW Trilogy – Robert J. Sawyer
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Review of WWW Trilogy, by Kron Kyrios This review is from: WWW: Wake (Hardcover) Personally, I see this as one long story, and would not recommend simply reading any one or two volumes of this trilogy. Therefore, ...
Turing Test dismissed – George Dvorsky
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As many reported yesterday, a chatbot has passed the Turing Test, though under some very convenient conditions. The announcement has led some to declare that the age of AI is finally here, but that's nonsense. Here's ...
Geschiedenis Silicon Valley 3 – Alexander Klöpping, DWDD University
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Internetjournalist Alexander Klöpping reisde naar Silicon Valley en doceert over z'n bevindingen in het mekka van de IT industrie. Aandacht voor de toekomst van de digitale wereld en ons moderne leven.
David Pearce – H. G. Wells Utopia
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Intuitively, one might indeed suppose that lifelong bliss would make us weak. Contrast, for instance, the Eloi with the Morlocks in H.G. Well's The Time Machine. In practice, the opposite is true. "That which does not...
Building Gods Documentary – Transhumanism Artificial intelligence and nanotechnology
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This film by Ken Gumbs tackles the issue of pending greater-than-human artificial intelligence and the possible ramifications. Different individuals with different backgrounds are interviewed on the subject, including...
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward 2011 spread
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Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, by director Peter Joseph, is a feature length documentary work which will present a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire w...
Tegenlicht – De noodzaak van een utopie
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We zijn rijk, veilig en gezond maar leven toch in een tijd van onbehagen. Steeds meer mensen verlangen naar vroeger, naar een Gouden Tijdperk dat eigenlijk nooit heeft bestaan. Waar komt die nostalgie vandaan? En hoe ...
Tegenlicht – Clean Tech
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De kracht van de zon is oneindig, één dag zon kan de aarde een jaar lang van stroom voorzien. Het bedrijf in Ginseng BYD, is op zoek naar een mogelijkheid om deze krachtige energie op te slaan. En daar eindigt het nie...
Interview with Greg Bear on Science Fiction, Singularity
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Quote: “…The people who are changing the world read science fiction.” “In a sense, science fiction is history in reverse…” Greg Bear is truly one of the masters of classic science fiction – he has written over 35 ...
Foresight and the Singularity – Vernor Vinge – Interview
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Interview with renowned author Vernor Vinge - about the Technological Singularity, ways to think about it, strategic forecasting, future studies and risk. Specific Topics: The Beginnings of the Term: 'Technological Si...
A Non-Trivial Pursuit of Happiness – Paradise Engineering with David Pearce
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Imagine that the best experience possible - and imagine that it would be lower than tomorrows floor. It may be that our decedents will have the chance to re-engineer themselves to be able to experience well-being f...