Thoughts on Computing and the Future

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The Transcendent Robot! 1) Do you think we will find intelligent life in the universe? Why or why not? I'm a pretty glass-half guy when it comes to this topic, I fall in the camp of “if it's just us that’s a pretty big waste of space. I think as our technology advances and we answer more questions about the universe we live in we will eventually find another life that we qualify as intelligent. I think we need to expand on our definition of intelligence. 2) Suppose you had a coupon for a free robot. The catch is it can only do one thing. But you can get a robot that will do whatever one thing you like, just not anything else. What would you want your robot to do, and why? My robot of choice would be the Laundry-Bot 3000. If I could get a robot to do my laundry I would be a happy man. I can do all the other household chores no problem but that one I could definitely use a robot for. 3) Imagine a robotic future. Would it be possible in such a future for labor to b

Tech and the future...and a little about the past. Your name: Daniel J. Condit 1. For the technological topic of your choice, say what it is, give a present-day impact on individuals, and your opinion about whether it is good, bad, or whatever you think. My presentation topic is machine learning and artificial intelligence. The impact of these technologies can be seen in everything we do from search algorithms, digital assistance, marketing to drones and smart cars. The technology in itself is neither good or bad but has the potential to be used for evil or can help humankind greatly. I’m a glass half full kinda guy so I think, after some growing pains and legislation it will be a great thing. 2. For the technological topic of 1 above, give five more present-day impacts on individuals. One of the five should relate to your career path. For each, give a good reason why the impact exists. Data Analytics. The ability to better identify people and relations. (I work in big data

What a Spoil Sport! 1) Find videos on youtube or elsewhere about each of the various spoil sports. On your blog, give (a) the web addresses of the videos, (b) your commentary on them, and (c) how good they are. Seven videos (or more). . 2) Discuss how each of the "spoil sports of prediction" applies or does not apply to your project topic. . 3) Take a favorite topic (your project topic is a good one). Discuss where it may be in 5 years, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1,000, 10,000, and millions of years. . 4) Read Vernor Vinge's "Technological Singularity." Critique and comment. What do you think of the singularity concept? What do you think of Ray Kurzweil's views on the singularity? What do you think of Ray Kurzweil the person? (We'll discuss Kurzweil in due course.) . 5) a. Write up 250 words or more of your final report (if a paper), or do the equivalent amount of work and explain specifically what you did it is not a paper. .