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"The Cost of Living is Free"
Peter Diamandis responds to Robert Reich
Federico Pistono | Wall Street Journal | YouTube
Robots Destroy Service Jobs
Motherboard
Brian Merchant | Motherboard
No human hand touched this hamburger. It was made entirely by robots.
Reach out and touch someone
One man is already seeing the benefits
This will turn the digital world on its head
Ben Gruber | Yahoo
Reuters
Computers have entered the age when they are able to learn from their own mistakes, a development that is about to turn the digital world on its head.
JOHN MARKOFF | NYTimes
Erin Lubin/The New York Times
The first commercial version of the new kind of computer chip is scheduled to be released in 2014. It is based on the biological nervous system, specifically on how neurons react to stimuli and connect with other neurons to interpret information.
Progress in Technology is Exponential, Not Linear
My main message is that progress in technology is exponential, not linear. Many -- even scientists -- assume a linear model, so they'll say, "Oh, it'll be hundreds of years before we have self-replicating nano-technology assembly or artificial intelligence."
Robots | Jobs | Economy
If you really look at the power of exponential growth, you'll see that these things are pretty soon at hand.
Ray Kurzweil | TED
TED | YouTube
Richard Mahoney, the director of the robotics program at SRI International discusses the long-term ramifications of Robotics for the economy and the job market.
Pre-Cogs: Precognitive humans, their brain waves tapped by computers
Nancy Lin|Business Reinvention | Voice of America
Voice of America
Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" is a triumph--a film that works on our minds and our emotions. It is a thriller and a human story, a movie of ideas that's also a whodunit.
Roger Ebert | RogerEbert.com
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