OpenAI
OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence research company. Our goal is to advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return. Since our research is free from financial obligations, we can better focus on a positive human impact. We believe AI should be an extension of individual human wills and, in the spirit of liberty, as broadly and evenly distributed as possible. The outcome of this venture is uncertain and the work is difficult, but we believe the goal and the structure are right. Background Artificial intelligence has always been a surprising field. The past few years have held another flavor of surprise. This approach has yielded outstanding results on pattern recognition problems, such as recognizing objects in images, machine translation, and speech recognition. Looking forward AI systems today have impressive but narrow capabilities. OpenAI
Produktion ǀ In 100 Jahren wird man sich wundern
Produktion Linux war nur der Anfang: In Kiez-Werkstätten basteln wir uns Handys, aus Abfällen entstehen neue Maschinen. Das ist weit mehr als digitales Kunsthandwerk Karl Marx hat angesichts der dramatischen Ereignisse in Paris 1871 geschrieben: Die Arbeiterklasse habe „nur die Elemente der neuen Gesellschaft in Freiheit zu setzen, die sich bereits im Schoß der zusammenbrechenden Bourgeoisgesellschaft entwickelt haben“. Dieser Realismus hat jedoch einen blinden Fleck: die Produktion. Aber nicht ausweglos. Die zweiten Verrückten Hiervon inspiriert, machte sich seit Anfang der 2000er eine zweite Gruppe von Verrückten auf. Die Erzeugnisse sind manchmal Prototypen, aus denen irgendwann ein „richtiges“ Produkt werden soll. Wo diese Entwicklung steht, zeigte das Hamburger Fábrica-Projekt. Das Zusammenlöten der 70 Bauteile dauerte anderthalb, zwei Stunden. Für sich genommen erscheinen solche Operationen wie digitales Kunsthandwerk. Die Entwicklung dieser Produktionsweise ist kein Selbstläufer.
3D printing
An ORDbot Quantum 3D printer. 3D printing or additive manufacturing[1] is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes.[2] 3D printing is also considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes). A 3D printer is a limited type of industrial robot that is capable of carrying out an additive process under computer control. The 3D printing technology is used for both prototyping and distributed manufacturing with applications in architecture, construction (AEC), industrial design, automotive, aerospace, military, engineering, dental and medical industries, biotech (human tissue replacement), fashion, footwear, jewelry, eyewear, education, geographic information systems, food, and many other fields.
The Battery Powered Home: A Global Transformation Is Under Way! (video)
posted Categories: Energy In spite of the fact that millions of people around the world are looking to Solar Power as a solution to their utility expenses, different communities, cities, and counties have different rules about how to apply the power you produce to the local grid system, and at what cost they buy it back from you. As seen in the following video, all too often, when you overproduce power, you are paid 1/4 of the price you pay when you use their power, and net-metering is not fairly applied to production. For that reason, better home battery systems have been the holy grail for solar power producers. This transformation is world changing! Here are some of the latest and greatest available lithium power systems that are opening our eyes to the possibilities: Small: 312 Watt Hour lithium battery backup system $299.00 Medium: FSP Emergy 1000: 900WH Lithium Power Case Large Portable FSP Emergy 3000: 2600 Watt Hour Lithium Battery Suitcase small-house power bank system. $3300.00
Kombucha: Growing your own fashion (Video)
posted Categories: Education, Green, Food Queensland scientists and designers are leading a global bacteria-based clothing revolution, working out ways to make the slimy skin of fermented kombucha tea into a waterproof, durable textile. State Library scientist Dr Peter Musk, who heads Australia's only kombucha bio-textile research program with the Queensland University of Technology, described it as smelly and unpredictable but sustainable. "It's a democratic material which means anyone can make it in their kitchen with a minimum amount of fuss," he said. Most people drink kombucha, but the culture can also be combined with yeast to create a curd, which is then stretched and dried, turning into what has been described as "vegan leather". The concept was pioneered in 2003 by London-based fashion designer Suzanne Lee, whose work has since been exhibited around the world. "The most recent thing I've come up with is good old coconut oil," Dr Musk said.
AI Revolution 101 — AI Revolution
AI Revolution 101 Our last invention, greatest nightmare, or pathway to utopia? About This essay, originally published in eight short parts, aims to condense the current knowledge on Artificial Intelligence. Introduction Assuming that human scientific activity continues without major disruptions, artificial intelligence may become either the most positive transformation of our history or, as many fear, our most dangerous invention of all. Exponential Growth The Guiding Principle Behind Technological Progress To more intuitively grasp the guiding principles of AI revolution, let’s first step away from scientific research. So you wonder which era should you time-travel to, and decide to hop back around 200 years. Now, both of you want to try the same thing, see somebody Spinning Around From Disbelief, but in your new friend’s era. Now there are three of you, enormously excited to do it again. So what happened? The Road to Artificial General Intelligence Building a Computer as Smart as Humans 2.
TEXAS MODULAR HOME WILL RUN ON RAINWATER AND SUNSHINE ALONE
posted Categories: Homes / Dwellings Although the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition is focused on renewable energy, one of the teams chosen to build a house for this fall's event will take resource conservation a step further. The University of Texas at Austin, partnering with Germany's Technische Universitat Munchen, will construct a home that is net zero usage for energy as well as water. The team's NexusHaus, which will be on display during the competition held Oct. 8 to 18 in Irvine, Calif., will be one of the country's first water-independent dwellings, and its design could have major ramifications for home builders in drought-prone areas and beyond. Its concepts have takeaways for builders across the country as more jurisdictions allow measures such as potable rainwater reuse and graywater recycling. A student-designed home offers ideas for builders in drought-prone areas and beyond.
Bondi water treatment plant now 100% renewable – powered by Sydney waste - One Step Off The Grid | One Step Off The Grid
A waste water treatment plant in the Sydney suburb of Bondi is being powered by 100 per cent, self-generated renewable energy, after the installation of a cogeneration plant at the facility that captures waste biogas and uses it as a fuel to produce electricity. The owner of the Bondi Treatment Plant, Sydney Water, said last week that the cogeneration system installed at the plant meant that the energy intensive waster water facility now generated 13 per cent more electricity than it consumed. In 2015, the total energy produced at the plant was 10,500MWh, while total energy consumed was 9,300MWh, a statement said. The net energy provided back to the grid by the biogas fuelled cogeneration was 1,200MWh – enough to power about 150 households each year. The total energy output of the Bondi plant, meanwhile, is enough to power around 1400 households a year. “Pumping and treating water and wastewater uses large amounts of energy.
