Thanks Chandan. I hope so. This topic reminds me of suppressed work, such as Wilhelm Reich (taken with an open mind, and bearing in mind known knowledge during his life). For an overview; http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/supressed_inventions/suppressed_inventions21.htm
On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Chandan Maruthi <[email protected]> wrote: > @David > I am excited with the possibility of making humans more smarter in every > walk of life. From the sales rep being more knowledgeable about their > product to the doctor who can diagnose his patients better. I am also an > avid believer in products that directly reach end users. Products that > people can use and benefit from everyday. So what I am working on lies at > the intersection of a Consumer product and top end AI. I wrote this article > a few days ago and it reflects my thoughts . > > > https://medium.com/@chandan.maruthi/thought-experiments-anyone-9221f7e7e33d#.shquf8c1w > > @Richard. To your last point. That's coming soon :-). In a limited form > though > > Chandan > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Richard Crowder <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I wrote the following reply before Matt's, but held off until now. I >> couldn't get into the Culture series for some unknown reason. His 'Iain >> Banks' books yes. Plus plenty of other authors; Huxley, Noon, Stephenson, >> Gibson, Hamilton, etc. >> Anyway, here's my main reply... >> >> >> I've always known personal limitations. Being an optimistic introverted >> deep thinker and 'jack of all trades, and master of none'. In our current >> globally connected world. With a huge variety of conflicts. Decades >> witnessing rising levels of information bombardment, on-going currency and >> financial manipulation, proxy and conventional wars, climate and nature >> manipulation, and the interrelated aspects and changes that that has had to >> the planet and all that share it. Including a personal level of history for >> the conflicts and changes. >> >> A bachelor dedicating more than the average person to observing all this. >> I went from entertaining millions of people, to spending quite a few years >> thinking about how to help mankind. The shortening of peoples collective >> memory. New generations of people and how they differ. Everyone reading >> this, will within them invoke differing thoughts and connotations. Some >> similar to mine others opposing. Without face-to-face contact only so many >> words, and use of appropriate words/wording, can convey my thoughts to >> others. >> >> As some great people remind me, a 'one many army' never wins. But we all >> have an opportunity right now to read around topics and statements to >> discover a balanced opinion and work out relations to one's self, loved >> ones and environment. So, I imagine a day within my life time (45+ years on >> this planet so far) where all the technologies we're aware of coming >> together more. To evolve ways of living. To assist us to bring further >> associations and correlations together to form opinion and decisions. Now >> where have we heard that before ;) Hint: the curly bit of mammals brains, >> something 'neo' we all share. >> >> "Their's an app for that", point your 'smart' phone at a person speaking. >> And it looks back through current and historical information to determine >> whether they are telling half-truths and what the half-missing information >> is. Then form opinion one's self. Individualism versus collectivism duality >> is certainly a tricky balance. >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am hoping for a future similar to the Culture series of science >>> fiction books, and we need serious machine intelligence for that to >>> happen. >>> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture#Minds >>> >>> --------- >>> Matt Taylor >>> OS Community Flag-Bearer >>> Numenta >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Takenori Sato <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Hi David, >>> > >>> > Thanks for reminding me of such a basic question. >>> > >>> > The root of curiosity about AI in my life is when I had an education to >>> > become an airline pilot(it may sound strange, but there is one such >>> public >>> > college in Japan). It was a huge shock that most of the fatal accidents >>> > since 1990 are caused by human(human error). Then, I actually have >>> realised >>> > the computer(AI) is a lot better controlling an aircraft when I got >>> > IFR/multi engine ratings. >>> > >>> > The theory, non-human flight is safer, have haunted me, and became one >>> of >>> > the biggest reasons why I had changed my carrier. >>> > >>> > >>> > Today, I think it is great if AI can help elderly people spend better >>> life >>> > toward their ends. As we get older, some of our parts get worn out. >>> Some in >>> > our brains, and others in our devices. Some people say a car driven by >>> an >>> > elderly person is more dangerous than a bear, but in the very near >>> future >>> > we'll see autonomous cars in rural areas :) >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > Takenori >>> > >>> > On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:29 PM, cogmission (David Ray) >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Hi Everybody, >>> >> >>> >> I always wanted to ask, why is everyone interested in this? And what >>> >> motivates us to do this? >>> >> >>> >> I'll start... >>> >> >>> >> My answer is here (http://www.cogmission.ai/about-the-author), but >>> feel >>> >> free to link or answer in-line as you see fit? >>> >> >>> >> I'm interested in knowing some thoughts behind these interesting >>> faces in >>> >> our community... >>> >> >>> >> Cheers, >>> >> David >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> With kind regards, >>> >> >>> >> David Ray >>> >> Java Solutions Architect >>> >> >>> >> Cortical.io >>> >> Sponsor of: HTM.java >>> >> >>> >> [email protected] >>> >> http://cortical.io >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Regards > Chandan Maruthi > >
