Counter-example: I have an Alcatel Idol phone, and while I love it for the form factor, the value/price, and the original functionality, I had to roll back and *disable* system updates, because Alcatel chose to push some horrible, intrusive bloatware with them, which pops up annoying dialogs at inconvenient moments, and slows the phone to a crawl. You know, those "optimizers" and "inspectors" trying to upsell you to some antivirus or "über-optimizer". Exploits like this one scare the hell out of me. I might be better off.
Samsung phone I tried earlier, on the other hand, worked fine in Germany where I bought it, but locked itself out when traveling abroad, which took over a month to work out with their "support".
Android ecosystem is completely fucked up. I might just bite the bullet and switch to iPhone on next upgrade. At least it works and is (slightly more) updatable.
You don't have to be so condescending. It may not make you an omniscient space opera superintelligence, but just being able to learn a language quickly, or remember a unique password for every website is a useful upgrade. Use your imagination, there are thousands of useful applications for a neural interface that can save you the time and unnecessary mental effort, allowing you to think more about "what to do with that information", effectively making you "smarter" by many practical definitions.
Also, I think "AI hardware chip" is just a made-up clickbait title. It is more about an interface. One may lead to another, but this misrepresentation makes the Neuralink mission sound more outlandish than it is. There are already "we are nowhere near true (general) AI" trigger responses in this thread.
In copyright troll friendly countries like Germany, you should now think twice before using the streaming websites, too. They might well put you on some distributed download network, exposing you to 3rd party tracking and accusations of "facilitating unauthorized copying".
TFA may be junk, but Slashdot reaction is just sad (I mean several most visible responses here with jokes about imperfect cars, Go game, general lack of brains, million monkeys, etc). Okay, AI is over-hyped, but advances with real-world value are also happening, and they become increasingly relevant for states economy and military power. And major breakthroughs like AGI are low probability but huge impact events, which states also cannot ignore.
Also, brain drain is always something to consider; definitely not a sign of a booming economy.
FireTV is my Netflix receiver. I never cared to pay for Prime. If they have any good content with this free offer, I might watch some occasionally. Maybe there are a few more people like me among those 48mln Fire owners.
What, America is discovering that apartment houses are more efficient and affordable? There will be riots for another 100 years at least! What next, public transportation? Damn commies!
Those closed systems would exist either way. As it stands, at least there is a chance of those companies contributing something back to the open project.
That's the price from the official store. Amazon.de does not offer it yet, and Amazon.com quotes a $83 shipping&duties surcharge. I guess I should wait for Amazon.de to figure out the logistics, or buy a used set.
Many people find it attractive as a portable video player (both 2D and 3D).
And then there is also an intriguing gimmick that is Oculus Home, which might gradually grow into a richer social VR, as envisioned in sci-fi classics like "Snow Crash" and "Ready Player One". https://www.oculus.com/blog/we...
"The headset manages to feel more high quality than the Rift in a lot of ways. Comfort-wise, I would say the Oculus Go bests even the first-gen Google Daydream View headset."
https://techcrunch.com/2018/03...
"The visuals far exceed those on a phone powered headset. This is due in part to the new LCD display which boasts a 2560 x 1440 resolution and some very well designed lenses. Content looked crystal clear and pin sharp, instantly impressing."
https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/0...
Great point. I disabled and tuned every kernel compile option when installing Linux on a 486 or 386. With modern kernels, for sure there is even more stuff to configure. Most likely, there are also branches optimized for older hardware. It is a valid test to boot with minimum effort, but then don't chuckle at the boot times or other performance metrics.
According to Wikipedia, the first successful nuclear gene transfer in humans was performed in 1989, and more than 2,300 clinical trials have been conducted since then. We are just getting the methods perfected and closer to mainstream.
Planes flew well before we understood the exact air dynamics of bird and insect wings.
Also, an AI does not have to do all the same things as humans, or in exactly the same ways, to be useful. In fact, one of the things that will make it useful, is the ease of integrating with our current non-human computers, networks, sensors and actuators.
I guess the GP meant that the US might want the US companies to stay ahead, whether or not it would be a good policy to keep this project under any corporation's control in case of strong government involvement.
And you are aware that DeepMind got their major boost thanks to Google, right?
The thing is, strong advances in AI can bring such a massive economic and military advantage that it would be hard to catch up after your (B) moment. So it might make sense to closely match their research commitment. Also, this is not something like the A-Bomb, where profitable spin-offs were possible but strictly side effects. Pretty much all AI advances have numerous immediate obvious applications, and basically pay for themselves pretty fast. So there is little reason to resist this trend, just some friction about balancing the funding. A few dramatic appeals like this one from Mr Schmidt may actually help.
The concern here is not about exclusivity, but the massive economic and military advantage in case of success, which would be difficult to match in good time, without a timely matching research commitment.
Slashdot Mirror
Counter-example: I have an Alcatel Idol phone, and while I love it for the form factor, the value/price, and the original functionality, I had to roll back and *disable* system updates, because Alcatel chose to push some horrible, intrusive bloatware with them, which pops up annoying dialogs at inconvenient moments, and slows the phone to a crawl. You know, those "optimizers" and "inspectors" trying to upsell you to some antivirus or "über-optimizer". Exploits like this one scare the hell out of me. I might be better off.
Samsung phone I tried earlier, on the other hand, worked fine in Germany where I bought it, but locked itself out when traveling abroad, which took over a month to work out with their "support".
Android ecosystem is completely fucked up. I might just bite the bullet and switch to iPhone on next upgrade. At least it works and is (slightly more) updatable.
You don't have to be so condescending. It may not make you an omniscient space opera superintelligence, but just being able to learn a language quickly, or remember a unique password for every website is a useful upgrade. Use your imagination, there are thousands of useful applications for a neural interface that can save you the time and unnecessary mental effort, allowing you to think more about "what to do with that information", effectively making you "smarter" by many practical definitions.
Also, I think "AI hardware chip" is just a made-up clickbait title. It is more about an interface. One may lead to another, but this misrepresentation makes the Neuralink mission sound more outlandish than it is. There are already "we are nowhere near true (general) AI" trigger responses in this thread.
In copyright troll friendly countries like Germany, you should now think twice before using the streaming websites, too. They might well put you on some distributed download network, exposing you to 3rd party tracking and accusations of "facilitating unauthorized copying".
TFA may be junk, but Slashdot reaction is just sad (I mean several most visible responses here with jokes about imperfect cars, Go game, general lack of brains, million monkeys, etc). Okay, AI is over-hyped, but advances with real-world value are also happening, and they become increasingly relevant for states economy and military power. And major breakthroughs like AGI are low probability but huge impact events, which states also cannot ignore.
Also, brain drain is always something to consider; definitely not a sign of a booming economy.
FireTV is my Netflix receiver. I never cared to pay for Prime. If they have any good content with this free offer, I might watch some occasionally. Maybe there are a few more people like me among those 48mln Fire owners.
What, America is discovering that apartment houses are more efficient and affordable? There will be riots for another 100 years at least! What next, public transportation? Damn commies!
Those closed systems would exist either way. As it stands, at least there is a chance of those companies contributing something back to the open project.
I do kind of miss Usenet, though.
Try Reddit some day. It is not the same, but the closest thing alive.
I am 3 years old, and I am using an abacus which is older than your mom!
That's the price from the official store. Amazon.de does not offer it yet, and Amazon.com quotes a $83 shipping&duties surcharge. I guess I should wait for Amazon.de to figure out the logistics, or buy a used set.
For a list of decent games for Oculus Go / Gear VR check this wiki: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculu...
Many people find it attractive as a portable video player (both 2D and 3D).
And then there is also an intriguing gimmick that is Oculus Home, which might gradually grow into a richer social VR, as envisioned in sci-fi classics like "Snow Crash" and "Ready Player One". https://www.oculus.com/blog/we...
The reviews so far have been favorable:
"The headset manages to feel more high quality than the Rift in a lot of ways. Comfort-wise, I would say the Oculus Go bests even the first-gen Google Daydream View headset." https://techcrunch.com/2018/03...
"The visuals far exceed those on a phone powered headset. This is due in part to the new LCD display which boasts a 2560 x 1440 resolution and some very well designed lenses. Content looked crystal clear and pin sharp, instantly impressing." https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/0...
I am confused.
There are no buses in the US.
They should have gone with precise and robust.
Great point. I disabled and tuned every kernel compile option when installing Linux on a 486 or 386. With modern kernels, for sure there is even more stuff to configure. Most likely, there are also branches optimized for older hardware. It is a valid test to boot with minimum effort, but then don't chuckle at the boot times or other performance metrics.
Most of it may be quite thick, but some surface features suggest thinner regions covering near-surface lakes.
According to Wikipedia, the first successful nuclear gene transfer in humans was performed in 1989, and more than 2,300 clinical trials have been conducted since then. We are just getting the methods perfected and closer to mainstream.
In some sense, maybe, and that took billions of stars and years of evolution.
Planes flew well before we understood the exact air dynamics of bird and insect wings.
Also, an AI does not have to do all the same things as humans, or in exactly the same ways, to be useful. In fact, one of the things that will make it useful, is the ease of integrating with our current non-human computers, networks, sensors and actuators.
I guess the GP meant that the US might want the US companies to stay ahead, whether or not it would be a good policy to keep this project under any corporation's control in case of strong government involvement.
And you are aware that DeepMind got their major boost thanks to Google, right?
The thing is, strong advances in AI can bring such a massive economic and military advantage that it would be hard to catch up after your (B) moment. So it might make sense to closely match their research commitment. Also, this is not something like the A-Bomb, where profitable spin-offs were possible but strictly side effects. Pretty much all AI advances have numerous immediate obvious applications, and basically pay for themselves pretty fast. So there is little reason to resist this trend, just some friction about balancing the funding. A few dramatic appeals like this one from Mr Schmidt may actually help.
The concern here is not about exclusivity, but the massive economic and military advantage in case of success, which would be difficult to match in good time, without a timely matching research commitment.
Alphabet clearly has self-interest here; it just might coincide with some interest of the US.