Issue #69 H Weekly

Inside – on enhancing humans, Google deploys neural network to translate languages, Yann LeCun talks about the future of AI, giant battle robot has a hard time and more! Here's What the Future of Human Modification Might Look Like In this discussion (47 minutes long), British philosopher David Pearce, Sci-fi author Richard Morgan, and Nicky Ashwell (who is a pioneering user of a new kind of bionic prosthetic) talk about how our technology will impact the future of society and transform what it means to be human. Very interesting, I recommend watch it. After being fitted with implants that read brain signals, monkeys in a Stanford study were able to transcribe segments of Hamlet at a rate of 12 words per minute. The tech could eventually lead to a new means of communication for the severely disabled.