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Humans Need Not Apply: Will Better Tech Make More, Better Jobs?

September 17, 2014 / AI and Robotics, Animals, Discussion, Labour, Progress, Video / 1 Comment

— Documentary video, with summary by Karen Asp CPG Grey recently uploaded “Humans Need Not Apply,” a compelling documentary video on the breadth, depth and implications of contemporary workplace automation through developments in AI and robotics. The narrator makes the point that if the history of automation primarily concerned the transformation of physical labour through […]

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May 7, 2014 / Diamandis, Discussion, Fiction, Kurzweil, Moon, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Singularity University, Thomas Love Peacock

By Teresa Heffernan The Singularity University, founded by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil and located in Silicon Valley, brands itself as about “Science. Technology. The Future of Humanity.” This for-profit uncredited institution offers opportunities such as: 7-day workshops for executives and entrepreneurs (US $12,000); a 10-week Graduate Studies Program (US $29,500); and events like the

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Why Science Needs Fiction

February 28, 2014 / AI, Asimov, Breazeal, C-3PO, David Levy, Discussion, Fiction, Her, Kismet, Nietzsche, R2-D2, Science Fiction, Wall-E

–Introducing the Social Robot Futures website By Teresa Heffernan Scientists working in artificial intelligence and robotics often comment on the inspiration they draw from fiction. Yet what role do literature and film play when it comes to questions about the future of the industry, social policy, and ethics? Social Robot Futures is a place that

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