Imagine if your phone, or whatever device you use, kept track of your health better than your family physician does; Imagine if it could tell you ahead of time if you were getting sick before you were aware of symptoms, or told you what to do to avoid getting sick; Imagine if it could share…
Fake news is likely to get much worse before it gets better
Since ‘fake news’ became a serious issue during and after the 2016 US presidential elections, a variety of measures have been taken to try and counter it. Sites like Google and Facebook are attempting to flag stories that are incorrect or in dispute. A variety of tools have been created by journalists to help people…
The Robot Will See You Now [video]
I talked a few days ago about the potential near-term future of AI in health care. Just to kind of supplement that a bit, here is a video from wired about some current applications of medical bots, some of the things that are in the pipe and the pros and cons of automation in health…
Would you trade your doctor for an app?
There is no doubt that robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are going to have a significant impact on the health industry. The biggest obstacle, as in many industries, is likely to be trust. However, medical bots and AI may help to alleviate many of the other complaints about health care including cost, convenience and availability.…
Even if the warnings by Musk and Hawking are valid, not much can be done to slow artificial intelligence
Recently two very intelligent and well known individuals, Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, have made headlines by warning us about the ‘dangers’ of artificial intelligence (AI). While I hate to disagree with such brilliant people, I’m not as worried about the future of AI. However, even if I was, I know that there isn’t much…
When will robots take over the world? They already have (video)
There is (probably) no reason to fear the robot uprising. As this video from The Atlantic points out, the robots have already taken over. They currently run our communications systems, our banking systems, parts of our military and more. We’ve happily let them take over and we will continue to. In fact, as time goes on, the…
How likely is it that your job will be automated?
In the not too distant future, most current jobs will be taken over by artificial intelligence and robotics. This includes manual labor as well as many “creative jobs”. According to one report, released last year, 47% of all current jobs in the United States will be automated over the next 20 years. That report doesn’t…
Radical Life Extension: Can We Live Forever Through Science
Human immortality has been one of mankind’s favorite topics seemingly forever. Most religions are, in some way, based on the promise of eternal life. Writers have speculated about it from the Epic of Gilgamesh to Dracula to Harry Potter’s Philosophers stone and scientists have looked for the key since days when the Earth was flat…
Suggested Reading: “Our Final Invention: Is AI the Defining Issue for Humanity?”
Once, during a round of late night philosophy, I asked someone ‘what if humans grand purpose on Earth is to make something better than us, something that can live in almost any environment?’ Now that question is being asked seriously by some people much smarter than I am. Seth Baum at Scientific American looks at…
New Study Says Half of US Jobs Will Be Replaced By Machines in 20 Years
According to a recent study from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology nearly half of all US jobs could be replaced by computers over the next two decades. Although the report specifically mentions US jobs, it is fairly safe to assume that this means a significant impact on jobs worldwide. I’ve…