artificial intelligence
The future of artificial intelligence.
The Limits
"I don't know how much longer I can take this." Elisa would have muttered those words only to herself were it not for her virtual buddy, Peter. Peter was her tag along. Everywhere she went, she made sure Peter followed. Elisa found Peter many months earlier while rummaging through an old, long abandoned robotics workshop. Elisa was a talented and brilliant woman, so it was only a matter of short time before she had figured out how to activate Peter through the embedded controls of the otherwise ordinary pair of glasses. Peter was an artificial intelligence whose only visible body was that of the glasses that were now a semi-permanent fixture settled on the bridge of Elisa's nose.
Rod ChristiansenPublished 7 years ago in FuturismInterview with 'Our Final Invention' Author James Barrat
James Barrat is the author of Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era, an equal parts fascinating-and-terrifying book which explores the perils associated with the heedless pursuit of advanced artificial intelligence.
Futurism StaffPublished 7 years ago in FuturismMy Greatest Achievement
It happened again today. His ego shattered, and he must pick up the pieces and move? Yes, very easy for people to say. He had given eight years of his life to her and her cause. She said it would be for the best. Like a good soldier, he fought, against all the odds, against creatures that were quite frankly terrifying. He was her rock; he has been shot at, bombed, taken a swim in a lake of fire, and even taken a bullet for this woman. Once he told her “I would follow you the ends of the Earth” and that he did. She was a pretty amazing woman. Strong, resolute, brilliant, funny when she wanted to be, and every once in a while she would fuck him and blow his mind. He misses her, but then today after so many years of fighting the good fight, after so many years of being by her side, she told him it was over.
Alberto PupoPublished 7 years ago in FuturismAlex The Inventor
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G.F. BrynnPublished 7 years ago in FuturismScreaming Metal (Part 004)
Metals… Outside of scientific texts and history books, the machines now existed mostly in legend and folklore. According to scholars though, they had once blazed across the unknown expanses of the universe.
Made in DNAPublished 7 years ago in FuturismAnimare
From the Diary of the Imagineer, December 16, 1966: It's like he knew. He knew we would need him, but I have to wonder if we are up to the task. When we recreated Lincoln, we worked with what history had left us, from his life mask to his writings. It is the most accurate recreation of the human figure ever seen, but what we have been tasked with at Ayefive will make that seem like a wind-up toy if we are successful. He left us with volumes more than what history recorded of Lincoln, but right now our project is impossible. We don't even know what we will have to invent to see it to completion. But like he said, doing the impossible – it's kind of fun.
L. Christopher BirdPublished 7 years ago in Futurism'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' is British Humor at its Driest
I had long seen The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in bookstores, but it seemed too long to read and the title too eclectic to classify as comedy or science fiction. 109 minutes of DVD I could handle, and while the science fiction backdrop doesn’t seek any deeper understanding, the comedy made me feel as an honorary member of the British Empire and the British Humor that goes with it. In other words, plot, cast, special effects, whatever – just the passive/aggressive intellectual and sometimes cryptic delivery of the dialogue makes this 2005 film well worth watching.
Rich MonettiPublished 7 years ago in FuturismRobo and the Little Door
Robo snagged a corner of the quilt in his claws and began the arduous climb to the top of the bed. Timmy heard the plastic clanking of tiny limbs but paid him little mind, gaze fixed through the misty window glass. A low fog hung over the backyard, moving like ghost hands through the maze of toys and swings and trees.
Jeffrey Aaron MillerPublished 7 years ago in FuturismThe Experience Machine
So if our technology were to succeed completely, and everything were to be under our control, we should eventually say, "We need a new button."-- Alan Watts
Matt SwaynePublished 7 years ago in FuturismScreaming Metal (Part 003)
The constant soft background noise of the ship throbbed and hummed throughout the cramped space as silence fell over her crew at work.
Made in DNAPublished 7 years ago in FuturismScreaming Metal (Part 002)
– 587 years later – "Well... I've lost it." Deshel's voice was a mix of disappointment and apology. "What do you mean you lost it?" Priyanka turned and ducked under a bank of ceiling-bound monitors and equipment.
Made in DNAPublished 7 years ago in FuturismScreaming Metal (Part 001)
Metal Fiction is a planned series of short, stand-alone stories set on distant planets in the far future, revolving around sentient AI mecha of mysterious alien origin called "Metals".
Made in DNAPublished 7 years ago in Futurism