In this edition, the top news starts with: The outlet WTF has broken the news that Hanson Robotics sex bot, Sophia, now has legs. Rough, metal, crushing legs but… legs…
Episodes
Episode 11 – More AI on The Battle Field and Failing Fast
In this edition, the top news starts with: In another step towards getting AI onto the battlefield and to remove humanity from the loop (because that is, of course, a good thing), DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking at AI systems that can be used to ‘get inside’ the heads of the enemy in gray zone conflicts… in a blindingly obvious gray area, this sort of logic will further ensure the coming machine overlords.
Episode 10 – The Coming Chinese AI Overlords
In this edition, the top news starts with: China lays out its plan to take over the world with AI with their vision of our new Chinese Machine Overlords. Google woos China to get in on their AI plan to take over the world. As the Chinese machine overlord rises in power, the great and powerful Google wants to stay relevant in the new reality…
Episode 9 – Training AI to Hunt Down Players
In this edition, the top news starts with:
The game company EA is now training AI to run in first-person shooters. Having AI trained in combat in real-world scenarios to hunt down people and kill them is, of course, a great idea. (more…)
Episode 8 – Losing Faith in Humanity
In this edition, the top news starts with:
The simple observation of the monkeys, normally referred to as humans, observing that the use of machine intelligence smarter than themselves could actually help them be more successful financially than they could be otherwise. This goes to the Captain Obvious conclusion that AI companies could become the richest companies ever… ever… (more…)
Episode 7 – Hamster Powered AI
In this edition, the top news starts with:
An epic example of using hype for something that has been around a long time, where they use consensus methods based on humans to seem like some magic AI system. Instead of looking at Unanimous AI, companies should probably look at Musk’s new company looking at how to combine human and artificial intelligence. (more…)
Episode 6 – The Humdrum March to Singularity
In this edition, the top news starts with
AI taking pity on humanity, with the development of AI driven technology that can spot Alzheimer’s before you or your doctor can. Further, AI is also helping find brain tumors in cancer diagnosis. This sort of Machine Learning is a small incremental step in helping humanity live longer. (more…)
Episode 5 – The Nanites Are Coming
In this edition, the top news starts with
Nanostructure creation method improvements; while incremental, nanite technology threatens to shape humanity like few other technologies could ever dream of. (more…)
Episode 4 – Captain Obvious
In this edition, the top news starts with; In a moment of triumph, the AGI Laboratories AI engineering team was glad to see elements of machine learning tools, that certain un-named team members worked on previously, go live in Microsoft’s Windows AI Platform. Admittedly doing better in terms of usefulness, Microsoft’s machine learning platform in Azure is currently the best in market where differentiating features are minor overall. (more…)
Episode 3 – Robot Underwear…
In this edition, the top news starts with underwear…
Quoted as being mechanical underwear, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is moving toward the commercialization of power underwear… er, power armor… (more…)