How the Enlightenment Ends Heretofore confined to specific fields of activity, AI research now seeks to bring about a “generally intelligent” AI capable of executing tasks in multiple fields. A growing percentage of human activity will, within a measurable time period, be driven by AI algorithms. But these algorithms, being mathematical interpretations of observed data, do not explain the underlying reality that produces them. Paradoxically, as the world becomes more transparent, it will also become increasingly mysterious. Artificial intelligence will in time bring extraordinary benefits to medical science, clean-energy provision, environmental issues, and many other areas. First, that AI may achieve unintended results. Second, that in achieving intended goals, AI may change human thought processes and human values. Before AI began to play Go, the game had varied, layered purposes: A player sought not only to win, but also to learn new strategies potentially applicable to other of life’s dimensions.
standouts-in-tech-drones-virtual-reality-instant-translation-and-ai Photo LOTS of cool new technology products come out every year, but usually only a few stand out. These few, though, are often mind-bending — they alter your perspective of what’s possible in the future. There were four such technologies for me in 2014: DJI INSPIRE 1 Imagine taking control of an evil dragonfly that can record everything it sees. Romeo Durscher, a drone pilot who works at DJI, let me take control of the Inspire 1 during a test flight over the San Francisco peninsula just before Thanksgiving. OCULUS RIFT’S CRESCENT BAY In March, Facebook announced that it would spend $2 billion to acquire Oculus, a start-up whose virtual-reality headset has generated huge interest. One huge problem in virtual reality is motion sickness. TRANSLATOR The universal translator that can automatically bridge any language barrier has long been a staple of science fiction. But it goes deeper. But if you’re a computer, translating such an image into words has long been out of reach.
accueil [hackEns] Oculus' Mind-Blowing New Prototype Is a Huge Step Toward Consumer VR A render of Oculus' new Crescent Bay prototype Oculus A new head harness outfitted with IR LEDs allows for 360-degree positional tracking. Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe announcing the arrival of the company's new Crescent Bay prototype. The new prototype also includes integrated audio, a first for the Oculus Rift. Improved ergonomics and stability help you stay in the "sweet spot" of presence more easily. The writer tries out Crescent Bay at the developer summit Oculus Connect. Externally, the eyebox isn't significantly different from the one on DK2, Oculus' current developer kit. The weeks leading up to Oculus’ first developer summit were full of rumors. The answer to all of these was “no.” When Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe took the stage Saturday morning at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, his keynote was equal parts VR pep rally and love letter to the developer community, but it wasn’t detail-rich—until he revealed a brand new feature prototype called Crescent Bay. Entering the Bay
mémoire "machine/soûl" Les Outils pour Ecrire un Livre Dont Vous Etes le Héros Ça y est, vous avez un Univers fictionnel unique, des héros attachants, une belle histoire, il va maintenant, pour obtenir un superbe Livre Dont Vous Êtes Le Héros, il falloir mettre le tout en forme. Et il existe des logiciels dédiés à cette création et gratuits. La liste n’est ni exhaustive et ne correspond pas à un classement, c’est juste une liste, à vous d’y trouver l’outil qui vous convient le mieux : Le premier, InkleWriter, (Web) à servi à réaliser la partie texte des applications Frankeinstein et Sorcery, c’est dire la puissance de l’outil. C’est « gratuit » (Vous pourrez transformer votre histoire interactive en ebook pour Kindle en payant moins de 10€) et ça fonctionne via une interface web. Il y a aussi Twine,(Mac, Win, Python). Voilà ce que cela donne pour le projet Girl With A Clawhammer : L’application génère un fichier HTML que vous pourrez publier sur votre blog ou site. Creating A Simple Story from Chris Klimas on Vimeo.Ensuite voyons ADRIFT (Win, Linux).
Huggable | Personal Robots Group “The Huggable”: Static Display of V2 Huggable Prototype. Star Wars Where Science Meets Imagination. International Touring Exhibit, 2008. “The Huggable”: Interactive Demonstration of Third Generation Prototype at the San Raffaele Del Monte Tabor Foundation (HSR), Milan, Italy, May 6-7, 2008. 'Thrill Me' - Facial Recognition and Anxiety Mapping ‘Thrill Me’ is a content discovery system for smart TV’s and tablets that uses facial recognition to judge anxiety repsonse for scary movies… Cool huh? Portal CEO Julain McCrea, describes Thrill Me; “Users anxiety levels are measured, then Thrill Me presents you with two film trailers and measures your facial expressions and level of empathy. Thrill Me is just the front tip of a slate of productions coming down the pipe at Portal, delivering immerisve entertainment that wraps the audience up in dark thriller, supernatural and horror experiences. A video interview segment for The Guardian explores “how two startups and one well known book publisher are using digital technologies and matching up disciplines from publishing and gaming to transform literature and storytelling.” Thrill Me was also covered by VodPro : “allows users to choose between horror, thriller, mystery and suspense content using the camera in their laptop, device or mobile phone. Yeah, we just want to scare you better!
Low-cost USB Rubber Ducky pen-test tool for $3 using Digispark and Duck2Spark It’s a story as old as time: some hacker sees nice hardware pen-testing tool, hacker recoils in horror at the price of said tool, hacker builds their own version for a fraction of the price. An example of this is Rubber Ducky, an excellent Hak5 hacking tool that thanks to the work of several developers we can emulate using a small and cheap Digispark. An advantage of cheap hardware from generic off the shelf parts is that it is disposable and almost impossible to trace. The USB Rubber Ducky is a keystroke injection tool disguised as a generic flash drive. Computers recognize it as a regular keyboard and automatically accept its pre-programmed keystroke payloads at over 1000 words per minute. But at $45 plus shipping Rubber Ducky is not exactly a cheap tool, fortunately we can DIY a clone for only $3 with a Digispark development board and some free software. Step 1: Setup Digispark Development Environment Before starting to work with our board, we must have installed the Arduino IDE.