How technology is merging with the human body
Daniel Waterhouse is a general partner of Balderton Capital. The gulf between "human" and "machine" is closing. Machine learning has enabled virtual reality to feel more "real" than ever before, and AI's replication of processes that were once confined to the human brain is ever-improving. Both are bringing technology into ever-closer proximity with the human body. Let's use this question as a starting point: Is standing on the edge of the roof of a Minecraft cathedral in VR mode scarier than looking over the edge of a mountain in Norway?
Dec-22-2016, 21:20:04 GMT