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Noah Hutton talks 'Lapsis', the gig economy and blue-collar sci-fi - Blunt Magazine
Once he takes on the job, however, it's a different story: walking through trackless miles of forest unrolling a reel of cable is not only gruelling for the flabby, middle-aged Ray, he's in competition with both more experienced cablers and a tireless little spiderlike robot that dogs his path – if it overtakes him, he loses his route. Even weirder, the fake electronic ID he used to get the job used to belong to someone else and is loaded with points that give him a serious edge. Where did that come from? And what does it portend? A sly, satirical slice of lo-fi sci-fi, Lapsis comes to us from writer and director Noah Hutton.
April & May 2021: Top Investments in Artificial Intelligence
The tech sphere is showering money recently. For the past two decades, artificial intelligence was encountering significant growth across many domains. But thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, the adoption was further accelerated. The sudden surge in disruptive technologies' usage has eventually opened the door for investments in artificial intelligence. Investors are also looking to back AI companies that will one day flourish like Apple, Google, Netflix, Amazon, etc. Artificial intelligence is an umbrella term that covers many topics including machine learning, data analytics, data science, natural language processing, etc.
5 ways AI can take us deeper into space
Artificial intelligence has been making waves in recent years, enabling us to solve problems faster than traditional computing could ever allow. Recently, for example, Google's artificial intelligence subsidiary DeepMind developed AlphaFold2, a program that solved the protein-folding problem. This is a problem that has had baffled scientists for 50 years. Advances in AI have allowed us to make progress in all kinds of disciplines – and these are not limited to applications on this planet. From designing missions to clearing Earth's orbit of junk, here are a few ways artificial intelligence can help us venture further into space. Do you remember Tars and Case, the assistant robots from the film Interstellar?
Viewpoint: AI as Author – Bridging the Gap Between Machine Learning and Literary Theory
van Heerden, Imke (Koç University) | Bas, Anil (Marmara University)
Anticipating the rise in Artificial Intelligence’s ability to produce original works of literature, this study suggests that literariness, or that which constitutes a text as literary, is understudied in relation to text generation. From a computational perspective, literature is particularly challenging because it typically employs figurative and ambiguous language. Literary expertise would be beneficial to understanding how meaning and emotion are conveyed in this art form but is often overlooked. We propose placing experts from two dissimilar disciplines – machine learning and literary studies – in conversation to improve the quality of AI writing. Concentrating on evaluation as a vital stage in the text generation process, the study demonstrates that benefit could be derived from literary theoretical perspectives. This knowledge would improve algorithm design and enable a deeper understanding of how AI learns and generates. This article appears in the special track on AI and Society.
Sex robot with three faces and multiple AI-driven personalities to be released
The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! A groundbreaking sex robot with three faces and multiple personalities is set to be released, the Daily Star can reveal. RealDoll, a company based in San Marcos, California, the US, designs a range of models with advanced artificial intelligence [AI] capabilities. Its elite sex robots are equipped with X-mode, an integrated system that allows them to carry out conversations and form their own personalities. At the moment, users can preset certain characteristics and shape their interactions with the dolls.