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Monthly Archives: January 2016

The Case for a Federal Robotics Commission

Ryan Calo explores whether advances in robotics also call for a standalone body within the federal government, tentatively concluding that the United States would benefit from an agency dedicated to the responsible integration of robotics technologies into American society.

Source: The Case for a Federal Robotics Commission

The Imaginary Kingdom of Aurullia – Interpretation of Mandalay fractal by Subblue

The Aurullia series are Tom Beddard’s interpretation of a fractal formula called Mandalay, a specific type of Mandelbox with additional parameters that allow scaling of the folding on individual axes, either in parallel or one after.

Source: The Imaginary Kingdom of Aurullia – Interpretation of Mandalay fractal by Subblue

These images generated are amazing! Follow the links!

The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car, Chapter 4 — Medium

Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 and Chapter 3

Source: The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car, Chapter 4 — Medium

NASA Formalizes Efforts To Protect Earth From Asteroids

Last week, NASA announced a new program called the Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) which will coordinate NASA’s efforts for detecting and..

Source: NASA Formalizes Efforts To Protect Earth From Asteroids

PageSpeed Insights Rules  |  PageSpeed Insights  |  Google Developers

Source: PageSpeed Insights Rules  |  PageSpeed Insights  |  Google Developers

Global Sea Level Rise Map – Global Warming & Climate Change Impact

What land would be under water if sea level rises? Map by Alex Tingle

Source: Global Sea Level Rise Map – Global Warming & Climate Change Impact

Terminator-vision and the complex questions behind “augmented reality” | Ars Technica

With info overlaid on our vision, “cool” doesn’t equal “useful” or even “safe.”

Source: Terminator-vision and the complex questions behind “augmented reality” | Ars Technica

The Underfunded, Disorganized Plan to Save Earth from the Next Giant Asteroid | Motherboard

Meet the interstellar warriors of Spaceguard.

Source: The Underfunded, Disorganized Plan to Save Earth from the Next Giant Asteroid | Motherboard

Safety engineering, target selection, and alignment theory – Machine Intelligence Research Institute

Artificial intelligence capabilities research is aimed at making computer systems more intelligent — able to solve a wider range of problems more effectively and efficiently. We can distinguish this from research specifically aimed at making AI systems at various capability levels safer, or more “robust and beneficial.” In this post, I distinguish three kinds of direct… Read more »

Source: Safety engineering, target selection, and alignment theory – Machine Intelligence Research Institute

How Soon Before Your Job Is Done By A Robot? This Handy Chart Will Tell You

What’s your job’s “automation potential”? Hint: It’s very high!

Source: How Soon Before Your Job Is Done By A Robot? This Handy Chart Will Tell You