February 24, 2014
(Scientific American) – The so-called “STEM†fields—science, technology, engineering and mathematics—are often grouped together in discussions of education policy or curriculum. But a group of students and faculty at Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design (R.I.S.D.) and Massachusetts … Read More
February 4, 2014
(Wired UK) – Since then, that technique — floating words representing text messages, internet searches, or some other form of technological interface — has become a core element of the series’ identity. And while there are plenty of tech-savvy shows … Read More
January 16, 2014
In ‘Transcendence’, Johnny Depp plays a brilliant scientist whose mind is allowed to live on and evolve through artificial intelligence, after his body is attacked. (U.S.A. Today)
January 14, 2014
If you worry that the robots are coming, don’t, because they are already here. Artificial intelligence agents are already involved in every aspect of our lives – they keep our inboxes free of spam, they help us make our web … Read More
January 13, 2014
Medical implants, complex interfaces between brain and machine or remotely controlled insects: Recent developments combining machines and organisms have great potentials, but also give rise to major ethical concerns. In a new review, KIT scientists discuss the state of the … Read More
December 26, 2013
This is spooky stuff, but it’s real and it’s already happening. Humans are augmenting themselves with computers and technology that will expand their abilities, and it’s going to get more advanced and morally complex as time passes. Imagine transplanting your entire consciousness … Read More
December 26, 2013
Silicon Valley keeps spawning micro-storytelling genres — from six-second Vines to 140-character tweets — that are each more popular than the next. But that hardly means those mini-formats can properly capture the controversies, personalities, ramifications and dangers of the tech … Read More
December 19, 2013
AI & Society (Volume 28, No. 4, December 2013) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethical issues in our times of technology: select exploration” by Parthasarathi Banerjee “Artificial agents and the expanding ethical circle” by Steve Torrance … Read More
December 5, 2013
Futurists have long speculated that nanotechnology — the engineering of materials and devices at the molecular scale — will revolutionize virtually every field it touches, medicine being no exception. Here’s what to expect when you have fleets of molecule-sized robots … Read More
November 26, 2013
On the eve of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary, a bioethics researcher at the University of Leicester claims that one of the Doctor’s most fearsome villains – the Cybermen – represent public concerns about the greater use of technology in medicine. … Read More
November 6, 2013
Here’s controversial Cybernetics Professor, Kevin Warwick, on the future of worker productivity. His chilling warning: If we don’t wake up, countries like China will soon be producing cyber-enhanced super-employees—workers who far outclass even the most capable employee here at home. … Read More
October 16, 2013
Humanity today faces incredible threats and opportunities: climate change, nuclear weapons, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and much, much more. But some people argue that these things are all trumped by one: artificial intelligence (AI). To date, this argument has been confined mainly … Read More
October 15, 2013
The Journal of Medical Ethics (Volume 39, No. 11, November 2013) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The making of medical ethics†by Kenneth Boyd “Framing patient consent for student involvement in pelvic examination: a dual model of … Read More
October 1, 2013
The Philosophers’ Magazine (Volume 2013, No. 62, 3rd Quarter 2013) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Living on Google earth†by Luciano Floridi “Ethics in the supply chain†by Mohan Matthen “Hypocrisy and abortion†by Wendy M … Read More
October 1, 2013
AI & Society (Volume 28, No. 3, August 2013) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Faust, Freud, machine: encounters and performance” by Karamjit S. Gill “Doctor Faustus in the twenty-first century” by Douglas Schuler “We Can Rebuild … Read More
August 28, 2013
Are humans doomed to a machine-like future of radically-enhanced lifespan and intelligence, but without the intangibles that have made our 200,000 year-old species so unique? Using technology to stave off Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or other neurological maladies is easy to justify. … Read More
August 16, 2013
In an email interview with Subodh Varma, the 65-year-old Kurzweil throws light on the basics of Artificial Intelligence. (Times of India)
August 13, 2013
Lab-made organs could do more than just serve as ready options for patients in need: with the right blend of biology and materials science, they might even be able to endow people with superhuman abilities. (MIT Technology Review)
July 12, 2013
Cyborgs are gradually working their way into our lives. The general representation of a cyborg is that seen in science fiction films of a fusion between human and machine. (Science Daily)
June 20, 2013
Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google, believes we will be able to upload our entire brains to computers within the next 32 years – an event known as singularity. Our ‘fragile’ human body parts will be replaced by machine … Read More
June 17, 2013
Bertolt Meyer’s amazing bionic hand controlled by an iPhone app is a glimpse of the advances being made in prosthetics. But in years to come, will everyone want one? (The Guardian)
June 7, 2013
It should be within our rights to take our own lives when the circumstances warrant it. That means we must be prepared to accept laws in favor of assisted suicide. This becomes even more important in light of potential technologies … Read More
May 15, 2013
The villain in “Inferno,†Brown’s sixth novel, follows a movement called transhumanism. Brown, 48, who spent more than two years in Florence researching the book, has been interested in the controversial concept of transhumanism for years. (Today)
May 9, 2013
The idea of superintelligent machines may sound like the plot of “The Terminator” or “The Matrix,” but many experts say the idea isn’t far-fetched. Some even think the singularity — the point at which artificial intelligence can match, and then … Read More
May 3, 2013
A breakthrough bionic ear that can ‘hear’ radio frequencies beyond the range of normal human ears has been created by scientists at Princeton University. The researchers used a radical 3D printing technique to create the ear with the electronics of … Read More
