Archive for the ‘Google’ tag
May 27, 2019
Luba Greenwood, J.D., Head of Strategic Business Development and Corporate Ventures at Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences) — ideaXme show — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, big data, bioengineering, business, finance, health, innovation, life extension, science, transhumanism
Apr 14, 2019
Dr. Oliver Harrison MD, MPH, CEO, Telefonica Innovation Alpha — IdeaXme — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, biotech/medical, business, computing, disruptive technology, genetics, health, information science, innovation, internet
Feb 13, 2019
Could Mosquitos be more friend than foe?
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bees, biological, biotech/medical, defense, genetics, health, life extension, neuroscience, science
May 17, 2018
Selfish Ledger: Google’s mass sociology experiment
Posted by Philip Raymond in categories: big data, complex systems, DNA, ethics, evolution, genetics, information science, internet, surveillance
Check out the internal Google film, “The Selfish Ledger”. This probably wasn’t meant to slip onto a public web server, and so I have embedded a backup copy below. Ping me if it disappears. I will locate a permanent URL.
This 8½ minute video is a lot deeper—and possibly more insipid—than it appears. Nick Foster may be the Anti-Christ, or perhaps the most brilliant sociologist of modern times. It depends on your vantage point, and your belief in the potential of user controls and cat-in-bag containment.
He talks of a species propelling itself toward “desirable goals” by cataloging, data mining, and analyzing the past behavior of peers and ancestors—and then using that data to improve the experience of each user’s future and perhaps even their future generations. But, is he referring to shared goals across cultures, sexes and incomes? Who controls the algorithms and the goal filters?! Is Google the judge, arbiter and God?
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Jul 15, 2017
Google Earth could become the next great social network — By Brett Williams | Mashable
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, space
“Google Earth could become your next go-to platform to share a story in the not-so-distant future — but your posts won’t be restricted to a timeline like other, less terrestrially-focused social networks.”
Jul 13, 2017
Will Self-Driving Cars Kill Your Job?
Posted by Johnny Boston in categories: automation, business, driverless cars, drones, futurism, media & arts, robotics/AI, transportation
Self-driving cars are pretty cool. Really, who wouldn’t want to spend their daily commute surfing social media, chatting with friends or finishing the Netflix series they were watching at 4 am the night before? It all sounds virtually utopian. But what if there is a dark side to self-driving cars? What if self-driving cars kill the jobs? ALL the jobs?
In this video series, the Galactic Public Archives takes bite-sized looks at a variety of terms, technologies, and ideas that are likely to be prominent in the future. Terms are regularly changing and being redefined with the passing of time. With constant breakthroughs and the development of new technology and other resources, we seek to define what these things are and how they will impact our future.
Jun 8, 2017
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): Future A to Z
Posted by Johnny Boston in categories: business, computing, cyborgs, engineering, ethics, existential risks, machine learning, robotics/AI, singularity
What is the ultimate goal of Artificial General Intelligence?
In this video series, the Galactic Public Archives takes bite-sized looks at a variety of terms, technologies, and ideas that are likely to be prominent in the future. Terms are regularly changing and being redefined with the passing of time. With constant breakthroughs and the development of new technology and other resources, we seek to define what these things are and how they will impact our future.
Apr 10, 2017
Siri vs. Google Assistant: Pixar Artists Designing A Stronger Personality For The Latter: Report — By Rishabh Jain | International Business Times
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: media & arts, robotics/AI
“Google is set to give its artificial intelligence-based voice assistant, Google Assistant, a more robust personality.”
Mar 26, 2017
Google’s Plan to Engineer the Next Silicon Valleys — By Sandra Upson | Backchannel
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: business
“Transporting the magic of Silicon Valley to other cities is a trope so old, and so beloved by government bureaucrats, that these days it hardly quickens the pulse.”
