Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
Mysterious Drones Flying Nighttime Patterns Over Northeast Colorado Leave Local Law Enforcement Stumped
December 25th, 2019Via: Denver Post: A band of large drones appears to be flying nighttime search patterns over northeast Colorado — and local authorities say they don’t know who’s behind the mysterious aircraft. The drones, estimated to have six-foot wingspans, have been flying over Phillips and Yuma counties every night for about the last week, Phillips County […]
Patent: Rivian’s New ‘Guardian Mode’ Will Safely Move Passengers Without Any Driver Present
December 24th, 2019Here’s the end point of this technology, should it ever come to exist: Night City Police Department Autonomous Vehicle Override System Make a selection and click Next to continue: Disable vehicle and lock occupants inside Geofence vehicle Deliver occupants to nearest re-education center Deliver occupants to nearest vaccination center Etc. Via: Teslarati: A new patent […]
Robot Can Make 300 Pizzas an Hour
December 19th, 2019Via: Fox 5 NY: A robot will be serving food to thousands of guests at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Seattle-based Picnic says its automated food assembly system will produce up to 300 12-inch customized pizzas an hour on the CES show floor. … The company ran a test pilot with […]
The World’s First 3D-Printed Neighborhood Now Has Its First Houses
December 13th, 2019Via: FastCompany: A giant 3D printer is currently squeezing out new homes in rural Mexico. Each one takes 24 hours and lets local families upgrade from a shack to a two-bedroom house. Could this be part of the global housing solution?
A Self-Driving Freight Truck Just Drove Across the Country to Deliver Butter
December 12th, 2019Autonomous freight transportation? Yes, now/soon/regulatory barriers. Autonomous robotaxis? Don’t hold your breath. Automakers Are Rethinking the Timetable for Fully Autonomous Cars: My guess is that, if it happens, it will happen in the freight market first. Freight is a walk in the park compared to the robotaxi concept that Musk is talking about. With freight, […]
Armies of Low Paid Contractors Transcribing Recordings from Tech Company Surveillance Platforms to Improve AI Apps
December 12th, 2019Ah yes, the AI secret sauce in your “smart” speaker… Via: Bloomberg: How the world’s biggest companies got millions of people to let temps analyze some very sensitive recordings.
The Origins of Cyberpunk
December 12th, 2019Via: Indigo Gaming:
YouTube: This Place Is Broken
December 10th, 2019ThemTube. Via: Truthstream Media – Bitchute:
In the Age of AI
December 7th, 2019Here’s one line from the film that sums up the situation: “I’m pretty confident that we are never again going to have this large, stable, prosperous middle class doing routine work.” Via: Frontline PBS: A documentary exploring how artificial intelligence is changing life as we know it — from jobs to privacy to a growing […]
China Introduces Mandatory Face Scans for Phone Users
December 1st, 2019Via: AFP: China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according to the country’s information technology authority, as Beijing continues to tighten cyberspace controls. In September, China’s industry and information technology ministry issued a notice on “safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens […]
