Category: De toekomst
The Simulation Argument – Nick Bostrom
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Interview with Nick Bostrom at the Future of Humanity Institute Oxford University - http://www.simulation-argument.com/ - The simulation argument is continuing to attract a great deal of attention. I regret that I can...
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...
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 ...
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...
The Singularity Is Near – Movie Trailer
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The Singularity is Near, A True Story about the Future, based on Ray Kurzweil's New York Times bestseller, intertwines a fast-paced A-line documentary with a B-line narrative story.
Turing Test passed? (about Eugene Goostman)
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Ben Goertzel's in depth assessment of the reality behind the Eugene Goostman Turing Test results. @ 18:00 min: "I don't think there is any way anyone will consider this a real milestone in the path toward making huma...
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...
Our Final Invention – James Barrat
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Singularity 1 on 1: James Barrat on Our Final Invention For 20 years James Barrat has created documentary films for National Geographic, the BBC, Discovery Channel, History Channel and public television. In 2000, d...
Human v2.0
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There is a moment in the near future that scientist believe will transform the notion on WHAT it is to be HUMAN.
Is Femtotech Alien Techology? – Hugo de Garis
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Femtotech: Computing at the femtometer scale using quarks and gluons How the properties of quarks and gluons can be used (in principle) to perform computation at the femtometer (10^-15 meter) scale. I’ve been thin...
The Perils of Prediction: Ben Goertzel, Lawrence Krauss, Steve Omohundro
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Panel near the end of the Singularity Summit Australia 2011 on the Perils of Prediction (well the benefits as well - excuse the catchy title). Lawrence Krauss , Steve Omohundro and Ben Goertzel set sail on an epic ad...
Time To Envision Who We Are And Where We Want To Go – Steve Omohundro
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Steve Omohundro is a scientist, professor, author, and entrepreneur who has a Ph.D. in physics but has spent decades studying intelligent systems and artificial intelligence. His research into the basic "AI Drives" wa...