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What Technology Wants / Kevin Kelly
WHAT TECHNOLOGY WANTS ALSO BY KEVIN KELLY Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World New Rules for the New Economy: 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World Asia Grace WHAT TECHNOLOGY WANTS KEVIN KELLY VIKING VIKING Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Ireland, 25 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi - 110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England First published in 2010 by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 13579 10 8642 Copyright © Kevin Kelly, 2010 All rights reserved LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA Kelly, Kevin, 1952- What technology wants / Kevin Kelly. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-670-02215-1 1. Technology'—Social aspects. 2. Technology and civilization. I. Title. T14.5.K45 2010 303.48'3—dc22 2010013915 Printed in the United States of America Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. -
Alleys of Your Mind: Augmented Intelligence and Its Traumas
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Between Ape and Artilect Createspace V2
Between Ape and Artilect Conversations with Pioneers of Artificial General Intelligence and Other Transformative Technologies Interviews Conducted and Edited by Ben Goertzel This work is offered under the following license terms: Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0) See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ for details Copyright © 2013 Ben Goertzel All rights reserved. ISBN: ISBN-13: “Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman – a rope over an abyss.” -- Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra Table&of&Contents& Introduction ........................................................................................................ 7! Itamar Arel: AGI via Deep Learning ................................................................. 11! Pei Wang: What Do You Mean by “AI”? .......................................................... 23! Joscha Bach: Understanding the Mind ........................................................... 39! Hugo DeGaris: Will There be Cyborgs? .......................................................... 51! DeGaris Interviews Goertzel: Seeking the Sputnik of AGI .............................. 61! Linas Vepstas: AGI, Open Source and Our Economic Future ........................ 89! Joel Pitt: The Benefits of Open Source for AGI ............................................ 101! Randal Koene: Substrate-Independent Minds .............................................. 107! João Pedro de Magalhães: Ending Aging .................................................... -
The Future of AI: Opportunities and Challenges
The Future of AI: Opportunities and Challenges Puerto Rico, January 2-5, 2015 ! Ajay Agrawal is the Peter Munk Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, MA, Founder of the Creative Destruction Lab, and Co-founder of The Next 36. His research is focused on the economics of science and innovation. He serves on the editorial boards of Management Science, the Journal of Urban Economics, and The Strategic Management Journal. & Anthony Aguirre has worked on a wide variety of topics in theoretical cosmology, ranging from intergalactic dust to galaxy formation to gravity physics to the large-scale structure of inflationary universes and the arrow of time. He also has strong interest in science outreach, and has appeared in numerous science documentaries. He is a co-founder of the Foundational Questions Institute and the Future of Life Institute. & Geoff Anders is the founder of Leverage Research, a research institute that studies psychology, cognitive enhancement, scientific methodology, and the impact of technology on society. He is also a member of the Effective Altruism movement, a movement dedicated to improving the world in the most effective ways. Like many of the members of the Effective Altruism movement, Geoff is deeply interested in the potential impact of new technologies, especially artificial intelligence. & Blaise Agüera y Arcas works on machine learning at Google. Previously a Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft, he has worked on augmented reality, mapping, wearable computing and natural user interfaces. He was the co-creator of Photosynth, software that assembles photos into 3D environments. -
How Languages Work Edited by Carol Genetti Frontmatter More Information
Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-76744-6 — How Languages Work Edited by Carol Genetti Frontmatter More Information How Languages Work Language is a highly sophisticated tool we use to communicate with one another in a multitude of different ways. This new introduction to linguistics presents language in all its amazing complexity, while guiding students systematically through the basics. Students emerge with an appreciation of the diversity of the world’s languages, as well as a deeper understanding of the structure of human language, the ways it is used, and its broader social and cultural context. Chapters devoted to the nuts and bolts of language study – from speech sounds to sound patterns, from sentence structure to meaning – are combined with chapters introducing students to the “functional” aspects of language, such as discourse, prosody, pragmatics, and language contact, helping them gain a better grasp of how language works as speakers use it in daily interaction. A rich set of Language Profiles helps students explore the world’s linguistic diversity and identify similarities and differences between languages, while encouraging them to apply concepts from earlier chapter material. A range of carefully designed pedagogical features fosters student engagement by adopting a step-by-step approach along with study questions and case studies. Well-chosen illustrations support students in developing their analytical skills; the extensive online material includes multimedia resources for students and instructors. © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-76744-6 — How Languages Work Edited by Carol Genetti Frontmatter More Information How Languages Work An Introduction to Language and Linguistics Editor CAROL GENETTI University of California, Santa Barbara Assistant Editor ALLISON ADELMAN University of California, Santa Barbara Contributors Alexandra Y. -
Aureole, Vol. XII, December 2020 PP 61-66
ISSN: 2249 - 7862 (Print) Aureole, Vol. XII, December 2020 PP 61-66 www.aureoleonline.in SEARCH FOR AN IDEAL WORLD: POST-HUMANIST READING OF DAN BROWN'S NOVEL ORIGIN * Sandra Joy ** Reena Nair Abstract For centuries academicians, theorists, politicians put forth the need for an ideal world. Along with the quest for an ideal world, humans have been haunted by the two existentialist questions "Where do we come from?" and "Where are we going?" Post humanism is a philosophical perspective of how change is enacted in the world, as a conceptualization and historicization of both agency and the "human". It is based on the notion that humankind can transcend the limitations of the physical human form. Dan Brown is an American novelist and his novels feature recurring themes of cryptography, science and conspiracy theories. His novel Origin addresses these two existential questions "Where do we come from?" and "Where are we going?" Evolution is a bifurcating process - a species splits into two new species - but sometimes, if two species cannot survive without each other, the process occurs in reverse, instead of one species bifurcating, two species fuses into one. Kirsch formulates a theory of possibility for a "Seventh Kingdom" - "Technium", collaboration of human beings and technology. The resulting kingdom originates within the existing species as a process of endosymbiosis. With the advancement in technology, human beings can surpass their existing capabilities and gradually pave the way to a world of perfection. The novel provides the possibility for such an evolution to occur in the future. The paper is an attempt to analyse the scope for the emergence of "Seventh Kingdom" to occur in the future illustrating from the present scenario and thus giving rise to an ideal world. -
Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Revolution in Organizations?
Available online at http://www.anpad.org.br/bar BAR – Brazilian Administration Review Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, v. 15, n. 4, e180152, 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2018180152 Editorial: Artificial intelligence and industry 4.0: The next frontier in organizations Alexandre Moreira Nascimento University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA Carlo Gabriel Porto Bellini Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil Editor-in-chief, BAR – Brazilian Administration Review In 2016, Professor Andrew Ng, from Stanford University, stated that artificial intelligence (AI) is the new electricity (Lynch, 2017). Such analogy illustrates the magnitude of the impacts of AI on businesses and society that are expected in coming years. That strong claim turned out to be very popular among AI researchers and practitioners, and has been frequently quoted in mass media. AI is a field of human interest since the 1950s. The field started with an interest on the nature of intelligence and the possibilities offered by computer software, aiming at the development of software capable of emulating intelligence to complement or supplement human intelligence (Simon, 1995). The field has made significant progress, but a precise definition of AI is still a challenge for those involved with disseminating concepts and applications. Simon (1995) thinks of it as a branch of computer science interested in bringing to reality the properties of intelligence by means of synthetic intelligence, while Stone et al. (2016) see it as both a science and a set of computational technologies inspired by, but different from, the way people use their nervous system and body to feel, learn, reason, and act. -
PRINCIPLES of SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
PRINCIPLES of SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE Building Blocks for an Architecture of Motivated Cognition Joscha Bach, Universität Osnabrück Cover artwork by Alex Guillotte (based on a painting by Leonardo da Vinci), used with friendly permission of the artist. Principles of Synthetic Intelligence Building Blocks for an Architecture of Motivated Cognition Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the doctoral degree (PhD) in Cognitive Science at the Fachbereich Humanwissenschaften, Universität Osnabrück by Joscha Bach 30th of March 2007 Advisors: Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Burkhard Prof. Dr. Dietrich Dörner Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Kühnberger Abstract Computational models of cognitive functioning have become a thriving paradigm in Cognitive Science, yet they usually only emphasize problem solving and reasoning, or treat perception and motivation as isolated modules. A very promising approach towards a broader architecture of cognition is the Psi theory of Dietrich Dörner. By dealing with the integration of motivation and emotion with perceptual and reasoning processes and including grounded neuro-symbolic representations, it contributes to an integrated understanding of the mind. The Psi theory supplies a conceptual framework highlighting the interrelations between perception and memory, language and mental representation, reasoning and motivation, emotion and cognition, autonomy and social behavior. However, its origin in psychology, its methodology and the lack of documentation have limited its impact to cognitive modeling. This work adapts the Psi theory to Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, by summarizing and structuring it, by identifying its contribution to understanding cognition, and by providing a technical framework for implementing models of the theory. These goals are reflected in the three parts of this thesis. -
CAS'2010 CERN Accelerator Physics School Introductory
Welcome to CAS’2010 CERN Accelerator Physics School Introductory level course Grand hotel Varna Bulgaria THE UNIVERSE OF PARTICLE ACCELERATORS D. Dinev Particle Accelerators – a Dynamical Area of Research and Technology LHC First direct-voltage accelerator, 700 keV 7 x 7 TeV hadron collider In the world of particle accelerators everyone could find for himself a source of inspiration Paying tribute to the pioneers of particle accelerators J. D. Cockcroft and E. Th. S. Walton E. Rutherford Van de Graaff R. Wideroe L. W. Alvarez E. Lawrence D. Kerst V. I. Veksler E. M. McMillan M. S. Livingston G. I. Budker R. Wilson Sir John Adams ACCELERATORS and BULGARIA 25 MeV Betatron Simens, Center for cancer therapy Aurora-4, Chemical University, Bourgas ELV-1, “Electron”, Hrabarsko Microtron MT-16, PU Neutron generator NG-12, INRNE ELV-1 Linear electron accelerators for cancer treatment NEPTUN, 9 MeV Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Particle Accelerators Group Main activities: • Beam dynamics in particle accelerators • Computer control and diagnostics in accelerators • Electron and ion sources • Electron and ion optics Selected examples: Adiabatic capture in Nuclotron Closed orbit correction in COSY-Julich Dynamics aperture in Nuclotron Accelerator simulation code ORBIT-3.0 BRM measurement in Nuclotron Tune measurement in Nuclotron Publications: Organized conferences: The members of PAG have • “Relativistic Nuclear Physics”, Varna, published more than 200 papers. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 Academician V. Kadyshevsky opens RNP’01 D. Dinev. Particle accelerators. Academic Press, Sofia, 2006 Current projects: Heavy ion collider NICA in JINR-Dubna JINR Veksler-Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics Superconducting heavy ion synchrotron NUCLOTRON, March 1993, 6 GeV/u HEAVY ION COLLIDER NICA Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility Project, 2006 Prof. -
Learning, Remembering, and Understanding. Technical Report No
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 217 401 CS 00t 724 AUTHOR Brown, Ann L.; And Others TITLE Learning, Remembering, and Understanding. Technical Report No. 244. INSTITUTION Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.; Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. SPONS AGENCY National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, Md.; National inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC.; Public Health Service (DHEW), Rockville, Md. PUB DATE Jun 82 CONTRACT 400-76-0116 GRAN PHS-HD00111; PHS-HD-05951; PHS-HD-06864 264p. DRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Child Development; Child Psychology; *Cognitive Development; Comprehension; Epistemology; Intervention; *Learning; *Learning Theories; *Memory; *Metacognition; Reading Research; State of the Art Reviews ABSTRACT Intended as a chapter in/"Carmichael's Manual of Child Psychology," this paper provides ari overview and interpretation of the work already completed on children's learning, remembering, and understanding with a major concentration on academic cognition. The first part of the paper provides a brief overview of the principal trends of the 1970s and a statement of the advances in the understanding of children's learning that were made during that period. A second section contains a selected review of the literature that highlights the interactive nature of learning. The literature is organized within a framework referred to as the tetrahedral model through which the activities and characteristics of learners in response to variations in criterial tasks and stimulus materials are considered. A third section examines some of the controversies surrounding metacognition and other concepts such as executive control and self-regulation, while the final section concentrates on intervention research and the importance of considering instructional effects when formulating basic developmental theory. -
Soil Science – Science of Past, Present and Future
Soil Science – Science of Past, Present and Future Metodi Teoharov President of Bulgarian Soil Science Society 1331 Sofia, 7 Shosse Bankya str. Corresponding Author: Metodi Teoharov, e-mail: [email protected] Abstract The present study includes a detailed analysis on the past, present and future of the soil science in the Bulgaria and over the world. Soil science entered in the cycle of scientific discipline serving practice when in 1883 the famous Russian scientist V.V.Dokuchaev established regularities of soil formation. Since then it has emerged as an important branch of biological science and it has become a science of undoubtedly great for public importance. There are different periods how it was developed in Bulgaria and it the rest of the world. In third period is examined Vernadski‟s concept of the Noosphere and relationship with soil science and how „‟the thoughtful layer of the planet” can repairs the consequences of the Technosphere and Anthropocentris. Key words: Soil science, development, periods, world schools, FAO-classification, WRBSR, Noosphere, Technosphere and Anthropocentris. The Beginning Dokuchaev – Founder of the World Genetic Soil Science The science of soils was founded under the name pedology by the world-famous Russian soil scientist V.V. Dokuchaev 133 years ago - after he wrote the major work “Russian Chernozem” in 1883. In it he proved the genetic origin of soils and the regularities of their distribution. Dokuchaev wrote that “the soils are the result of extremely complicated interaction of the local climate, the plant and animal organisms, the composition and structure of the parent rock and in the end the age of the country”. -
James, Steinhauser, Hoffmann, Friedrich One Hundred Years at The
James, Steinhauser, Hoffmann, Friedrich One Hundred Years at the Intersection of Chemistry and Physics Published under the auspices of the Board of Directors of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society: Hans-Joachim Freund Gerard Meijer Matthias Scheffler Robert Schlögl Martin Wolf Jeremiah James · Thomas Steinhauser · Dieter Hoffmann · Bretislav Friedrich One Hundred Years at the Intersection of Chemistry and Physics The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society 1911–2011 De Gruyter An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libra- ries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high quality books Open Access. More information about the initiative can be found at www.knowledgeunlatched.org Aut ho rs: Dr. Jeremiah James Prof. Dr. Dieter Hoffmann Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Institute for the Max Planck Society History of Science Faradayweg 4–6 Boltzmannstr. 22 14195 Berlin 14195 Berlin [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Thomas Steinhauser Prof. Dr. Bretislav Friedrich Fritz Haber Institute of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Max Planck Society Faradayweg 4–6 Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin 14195 Berlin [email protected] [email protected] Cover images: Front cover: Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, 1913. From left to right, “factory” building, main building, director’s villa, known today as Haber Villa. Back cover: Campus of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 2011. The Institute’s his- toric buildings, contiguous with the “Röntgenbau” on their right, house the Departments of Physical Chemistry and Molecular Physics.