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Robots, Outsourcing, & The 2016 Election
The politicians (Governments) need not stop the outsourcing of the jobs, it will mostly come to an halt by itself when the employment sectors start to employ more and more AI robot automation. Nevertheless, there will be no respite from the jobless problems it will rather skyrocket. To deal with this issue, what we need is a Scientific Approach and the historical perspective of this situation. "Think Out Of The Box". The gist of the theory is; there must be A Gradual Reduction in Working Hours, which In the present situation, ENACTMENT of A THREE-DAY/24/HOUR WORK WEEK. Before which, the principle behind my theory is; the fruits of the societies technological progress should not be appropriated only by a few elite but it is their historical responsibility to see to it that the benefit should be equally shared among all members of the society.
The Keeping Skynet Peaceful Act
Israel has deployed autonomous military vehicles to patrol the border of the Palestinian Authority. These vehicles are apparently unarmed, so far, and groups of them are controlled by a remotely placed soldier, so they are not quite up to the level of a Robocop, which I suppose is some kind of relief. There are no fully robotic warriors out there, yet. Something along the lines of, that which does not kill us now, might still kill us later if we aren't ready. The short version of all this is that as AI research engages more and more with the real world, things may take some dangerous turns.
Once drones get artificial intelligence, they'll rule the world
Three years ago, Jeff Bezos announced that drones are eventually going to deliver Amazon orders. In the past year, he brought out Amazon's Alexa artificial intelligence service, which understands speech well enough that you can say, "Alexa, I really need a waffle cone maker," and she'll put one in your Amazon online shopping cart, even though nobody needs a waffle cone maker. Both of these technologies--drones and cloud AI--are exciting today, yet still wobbly works in progress. But in coming years, Amazon or some other company is going to put them together. And that, finally, will evolve into a technology that could become as significant to humans as domesticated dogs.
Star Wars speeders for troops?
Remember those speeder bikes in Star Wars that raced through the air? Soldiers and Marines may get to zoom around the battlespace on a type of real-life version in the not-so-distant future. The new vehicle (which flies using rotors) has been dubbed the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle, or JTARV. Malloy Aeronautics and SURVICE Engineering Company teamed up to further develop Malloy's Hoverbike for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. The U.S. military believes it could possibly carry teams rapidly and nimbly throughout the battlespace, and a robotic version could even be used to deliver supplies by itself.
Hillary Clinton tells 'Humans of New York' why she may seem aloof
Hillary Clinton has been loudly criticized for looking like a robot, acting emotionally distant and committing the terrible sin of "failing to smile." While some of that criticism feels sexist, a new interview in Humans of New York crafts an explanation for this perceived behavior. In a story published Wednesday, Clinton explains that she had to learn how to "control her emotions" in order to be successful as a woman in politics. SEE ALSO: If Hillary Clinton had her own'Nancy Drew' book series "I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions," Clinton said. "And that's a hard path to walk. Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don't want to seem'walled off."
Artificial Intelligence may become a Firefighter's Best Friend
But research developed in part by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, may change that, introducing artificial intelligence (AI) that could collect data on temperatures, gases and other danger signals and guide a team of first responders safely through the flames. AUDREY, the Assistant for Understanding Data through Reasoning, Extraction, and sYnthesis, has received the Undersecretary's Award for Collaboration from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in recognition of its joint development by JPL and DHS. It's part of the Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) program, a DHS initiative to innovate new ways to keep firefighters, police, paramedics and other first responders safe in the field through increased awareness of their surroundings and communication abilities. But the big picture is even more exciting: AUDREY can track an entire team of firefighters, sending relevant signals to individuals while helping to make recommendations for how they could work together. "As a firefighter moves through an environment, AUDREY could send alerts through a mobile device or head-mounted display," said Mark James of JPL, lead scientist for the AUDREY project.
Google's Project Wing drones will deliver Chipotle burritos at Virginia Tech
Domino's is already launching a drone delivery service in New Zealand, but in the US, the commercial drone delivery industry is still in its trial phase. We've already seen a drone deliver a Slurpee in Nevada. Now, Google's Project Wing will test out delivering Chipotle burritos at Virginia Tech. The temporary, experimental service will begin this month, Bloomberg reports. With a human pilot standing by to observe, the self-guided, unmanned aircrafts will take food from a Chipotle food truck to volunteer customers and lower it down with a winch.
5 Reasons Mooncop Will Be Your New Favorite Graphic Novel
Just the title of Tom Gauld's new book suggests action and adventure, lunar style: "Mooncop! But the reality is something altogether different. The graphic novel is actually far more subtle, amusing, and haunting than its title suggests. Inspired by old-school toys and Star Wars, it comes complete with both fun, pathos, and wonderful art. Here are five reasons this graphic novel will be your new favorite thing. Despite the jokes--and it is a very funny book--Mooncop has a particular melancholy to it, reflecting its creator's feeling about the way scientific exploration has fallen out of favor with the general public. "When I look back at the years of the Space Race it feels as though there was such an optimistic wonder about space, the moon, and generally about how technology would improve everyone's life," Gauld explains. "Amazing things are still happening in science, but I feel there isn't the same unreserved positivity about it." While the title suggests a police force on some Blade Runner-esque off-world outpost, the actual physical inspiration for Mooncop was far more quaint. "The idea of a cop on the moon came from a 1960s tin toy I saw, which was a car with'Space Patrol' on the side and a robot driver in a glass dome wielding a laser cannon," Gauld says. "The packaging showed the car on a deserted moon, with the Earth in the black sky above.
Alphabet and Chipotle are bringing burrito delivery drones to campus
In what's sure to be a college student's dream come true, drones will soon be delivering burritos on the campus of Virginia Tech. The experimental service, to begin this month and last just a few weeks, is a test by Project Wing, a unit of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and the Blacksburg, Virginia, university have agreed to participate. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the venture, the most extensive test yet in the U.S. of what many companies -- including Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. -- hope will eventually become routine drone deliveries of products. Amazon has begun a round of trials at a location in the U.K. "It's the first time that we're actually out there delivering stuff to people who want that stuff," said Dave Vos, who heads Project Wing. Project Wing will use self-guided hybrids that can fly like a plane or hover like a helicopter.
Burritos by drone will soon be a thing
The drones, which are all approved under the FAA's new commercial guidelines, can fly autonomously but will have a human backup ready to take the controls if something goes awry. When a drone reaches the hungry customer on the other end of the delivery, it will hover in place while lowering the burrito payload to the ground using a winch. The project's engineers will be testing everything from the drone's navigation systems to customer satisfaction. After all, what good is a drone if it can only bring you a cold, mushy burrito? While the concept seems simple, the data gathered from the project will actually help the FAA design a new system of low-altitude air traffic control that will be necessary once drone deliveries start catching on in earnest.