Could self-aware cities be the first forms of artificial intelligence? - 1 views
-
People have speculated before about the idea that the Internet might become self-aware and turn into the first "real" A.I., but could it be more likely to happen to cities, in which humans actually live and work and navigate, generating an even more chaotic system?
-
"By connecting and providing visibility into disparate systems, cities and buildings can operate like living organisms, sensing and responding quickly to potential problems before they occur to protect citizens, save resources and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions," reads the invitation to IBM's PULSE 2010 event.
-
And Cisco is already building the first of these smart cities: Songdo, a Korean "instant city," which will be completely controlled by computer networks — including ubiquitious Telepresence applications, video screens which could be used for surveillance. Cisco's chief globalization officer, Wim Elfrink, told the San Jose Mercury News: Everything will be connected - buildings, cars, energy - everything. This is the tipping point. When we start building cities with technology in the infrastructure, it's beyond my imagination what that will enable.
- ...9 more annotations...
-
This is beginning to sound just like the cities we have read about. To me it sort of reminds me of the Burning chrome stories, as an element in all those stories was machines and technology at every turn. With the recent advances is technology it is alarming to see that an element in many science fiction tales is finally coming true. A city that acts as a machine in its self. Who is to say that this city won't become a city with a highly active hacker underbelly.
Chicago Journals - Isis - 0 views
New research indicates that robots may already be self aware and plotting our demise / ... - 0 views
-
The printing press, the assembly line, and recently the genetic engineering have all brought along with them protest and outrage from a populace sure that these advances will bring about the end of the human species.
-
“These robots are able to hide and evade in ways that other robots simply have not been able to do. That indicates that such behaviour is not overly complicated and well within the reach of modern robots.”
-
Dr. Edward Webb
Postcards from the Future - 0 views
Near Future Laboratory » Blog Archive » I Quote: …. - 0 views
-
Warren
-
The Caryatids
-
Neuromancer
- ...2 more annotations...
Warren Ellis » The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance WIRED UK Columnist - 0 views
-
SF was never really about prediction. It was about extrapolation from the present condition, usually (in the classical traditional) to observe and comment upon the present condition. Which isn’t the same thing. "Prediction" is sf’s side effect.
The Dokdo Times: Outrage Follows Korean Translation of Philip K. Dick Novel - 0 views
I'm So Cranky | The Long Game - 0 views
The New Verse News: THE WAR AGAINST THE WORKER (SCIENCE FICTION) - 0 views
« First
‹ Previous
41 - 60 of 79
Next ›
Showing 20▼ items per page