If You Think Creative Professions Are Safe From Automation, Think Again

A recent article about robotic writers with artificial intelligence in Mashable was surprising, but not the part about automated writing. The surprising, and slightly scary, part was that the US Central Intelligence Agency has a venture capital division: “The CIA’s venture capital wing, In-Q-Tel, has invested an unknown amount in a company called Narrative Science,…

This is How Fast Technology Moves (Photos)

1975 :: Personal Computer (adjusted for inflation that’s $75,762) [Via Stiggyblog] 1977 :: Hard Drive (Adjusted for inflation $12,693) [Via Video Games and Other Shit] 1981 :: Game Console (adjusted for inflation $372)   [Via Vintagecomputing.com] 1988 :: Cell Phone (adjusted for inflation $2,864) [Via Techblog] Internet 1991 (at 14400 bps you could download approx.…

This is How Fast Technology Moves (Photos)

1975 :: Personal Computer (adjusted for inflation that’s $75,762) [Via Stiggyblog] 1977 :: Hard Drive (Adjusted for inflation $12,693) [Via Video Games and Other Shit] 1981 :: Game Console (adjusted for inflation $372)   [Via Vintagecomputing.com] 1988 :: Cell Phone (adjusted for inflation $2,864) [Via Techblog] Internet 1991 (at 14400 bps you could download approx.…