The Year Standalones Took VR And AR Everywhere
Standalone VR and AR headsets went everywhere in 2018.
Source: 2018 In Review: The Year Standalones Took VR And AR Everywhere
Hooking up brains to machines could be the ‘next big thing’ for gaming
It may sound like science fiction, but brain-machine interfaces will eventually be a part of our lives. It’s just a matter of time for gaming.
Source: Hooking up brains to machines could be the ‘next big thing’ for gaming
Why Technology Favors Tyranny
Artificial intelligence could erase many practical advantages of democracy, and erode the ideals of liberty and equality. It will further concentrate the power among a small elite if we don’t take steps to stop it.
Source: Yuval Noah Harari on Why Technology Favors Tyranny – The Atlantic
Apple Wants to Be a Wearables Company
“You don’t need the AirPods, you don’t need the Watch or the glasses, but if you put them together, and you have a wireless connection, it might allow a new kind of computing ー a new way to interact with your environment.”
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee on Why AI Redefines What It Means to Be Human
I talk in my book about the great divide between the top 1% and the bottom 50% of the population. There are areas where AI has the potential to be an equalizer — for example, reducing the cost of healthcare or lowering the barrier to accessing a good education.
However, the digital divide that has been enhanced and exacerbated by the advent of computers, the internet, and mobile devices could also get worse with AI. Various ideas are being advanced in relation to the redistribution of wealth, and I think that some government policy response will end up being necessary. As I mention in my book, I have many concerns about the concept of universal basic income. But some form of redistribution is going to be inevitable. Otherwise, this large divide isn’t a formula for stability, happiness, or harmony.
Source: Dr. Kai-Fu Lee on Why AI Redefines What It Means to Be Human – Salesforce Blog
Five Experts Share What Scares Them the Most About AI
Artificial intelligence will change life for the better. But there are reasons to be cautious as well. Five experts tell Futurism what most worries them.
Source: Five Experts Share What Scares Them the Most About AI
A North Dakota golf course is dropping burgers from a drone
This North Dakota golf course thinks drones could be a savior.
Source: A North Dakota golf course is dropping burgers from a drone
Why virtual reality isn’t just for gamers
While VR is completely transforming the gaming landscape, the technology has limitless possibilities outside of this space. Enterprise VR is a quietly successful segment of this emerging industry that perhaps doesn’t get the attention it so rightly deserves. There are some truly exciting enterprise use cases which have the capability to provide businesses with opportunities for customer engagement and process optimization.
Google at 20: how a search engine became a literal extension of our mind
We’re now so reliant on Google’s services they are now a part of us, raising some deeply troubling questions.
Source: Google at 20: how a search engine became a literal extension of our mind
The AI, machine learning, and data science conundrum: Who will manage the algorithms?
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are being adopted at a rapid clip, and the management headaches are just about to begin.
Source: The AI, machine learning, and data science conundrum: Who will manage the algorithms? | ZDNet
How AI-generated music is changing the way hits are made
Music-making AI software has advanced so far in the past few years that it’s no longer a frightening novelty; it’s a viable tool.
Source: How AI-generated music is changing the way hits are made – The Verge
Apple Is Clearly Working on AR Glasses
Apple buying a startup manufacturer of lenses for augmented reality glasses is one of many clear signs that Cupertino is building AR glasses.
How should we regulate facial recognition?
Facial recognition is everywhere — airports, police stations, and built into the largest cloud platforms in the world — but there are few federal rules about how it can be used. Is it time to change that?
Source: How should we regulate facial recognition? – The Verge
No flipping: How smart TVs are getting quite smart about you
Smarter sets could mean more niche programming and fewer annoying ads, says the TV industry. Privacy advocates worry consumers are being kept in the dark.
Source: No flipping: How smart TVs are getting quite smart about you
AI That Reads All a Company’s Emails to Gauge Morale
Employee emails contain valuable insights into company morale—and might even serve as an early-warning system for uncovering malfeasance.
Source: AI That Reads All a Company’s Emails to Gauge Morale – The Atlantic
How Smart Speakers Are Changing the Way We Listen to Music
With everyone from Amazon to will.i.am trying to get us to talk to their speakers, should listeners be excited, or worried?
Source: How Smart Speakers Are Changing the Way We Listen to Music | Pitchfork
Lobe Is A Machine Learning Platform For Complete Idiots
From Apple, Facebook, and Nest alum Mike Matas, Lobe makes it so you don’t need to be a data scientist to build incredible AI tools.
Source: Lobe Is A Machine Learning Platform For Complete Idiots
An Apology for the Internet — From the People Who Built It
A Call to Minimize Distraction & Respect Users
Source: An Apology for the Internet — From the People Who Built It
Big Data Is A Sham
Decades of research has shown that you can get a pretty accurate picture of the US population from a sample of under 3000 people, if you choose them carefully. If you really, really want to drop your margin of error as low as possible, you look at about 9000. After that, there’s just not a lot of gains to be had. U.S. pollsters looked at the intentions of hundreds of thousands of Americans and still called the 2016 election wrong. Politicians’ careers depend on accuracy. Creative people’s careers depend on insights, and that’s where small data rules.
Source: Big Data Is A Sham
True enough. But big data companies are not trying to predict population trends. They want to microtarget individuals.
AI chips soon will power PCs, cars, security cameras and smart speakers
Processors with artificial intelligence will spread from today’s top-end phones to cars, PCs, security cameras, smart speakers and mainstream phones.
Source: AI chips soon will power PCs, cars, security cameras and smart speakers – CNET