Just another exhibit toward building the case that we live in a cyberpunk world … It appears IKEA was having trouble with ‘rug scalping’ – customers purchasing high-end, designer rugs, then not using them in their homes but rather flipping them on eBay for fun and profit. Ah, the scourges of modern society … it’s […]

I’m seeing an increasing number of articles about the merging of Artificial Intelligence with the human brain. Again, here we see what formerly would be considered just a great science fiction yarn suddenly becoming a very real thing.  As I’ve said in our classes, science fiction is an infinitely broad canvas upon which to noodle with […]

I hope you’re sitting comfortably … Lexus has helped produce a documentary on master craftmanship in the age of automation that runs 60,000 hours in length.  That’s going to require a lot of popcorn and a heap-ton of seventh-inning stretches. Seriously, though, you get to fast-forward over most of it … like, all but an […]

Interesting developments in killer robot country: From Gizmodo on March 5: U.S. Army Assures Public That Robot Tank System Adheres to AI Murder Policy Quote of Note: “Last month, the U.S. Army put out a call to private companies for ideas about how to improve its planned semi-autonomous, AI-driven targeting system for tanks. In its […]