| Robot scientists can think for themselvesThis is a Reuters report about efforts to teach robots how to apply the scientific method - conduct experiments, analyze data and draw conclusions - using artificial intelligence programming. The article seems a bit sensational to me, it strongly implies that the robot was able to reason, and I suspect it only appeared to reason after taking the necessary steps in the experimental process. Still, it's an interesting bit of tech news. |
| CNET - Q&A: The robot wars have arrivedThis is a CNET interview with the author of a book about the issues arising from using robots in warfare. It raises timely questions and asks for debate on the wisdom of releasing the bots of war. |
| Nova - The New Thougth PoliceCould the development of a smarter than human artificial intelligence arise to facilitate the information processing demands of the total surveillance state? That's the provocative question I would ask after reading about a new NSA effort reviewed by the PBS television series Nova. |
| Jacking into the BrainNeurotech figures prominently in many cyberpunk novels and movies and we have them to thank for popularizing the idea of advanced brain-machine interface technology. Just how close are we to that kind of gear? Scientific American takes a look at that question in their November issue. |
| Future directions in computingBBC News has a really well done feature on the future of computing, highlighting advances in quantum computers, optical computers, chemical computers, DNA computers and even plastic computers. |
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