In this episode we discuss some of the fears and concerns over AI, such as those raised by Elon Musk and others. Also, issues AI might have with rewards systems, and the trolley problem.

Also, Zoltan Istvan, the Transhumanist party presidential candidate.



Transhumanist presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan



The Transhumanist Bill of Rights

http://futurism.com/meet-the-the-presidential-candidate-who-loves-science-and-technology-artificial-intelligence-and-immortality/

The Trolley Problem

AI Dangers?



Various articles on the concern over and dangers of artificial intelligence

http://futureoflife.org/ai-open-letter
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a13584/stephen-hawking-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-warning-17637242/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertadams/2016/03/25/is-artificial-intelligence-dangerous/#279e93281d01
http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/26/technology/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-demon/index.html
http://observer.com/2015/08/stephen-hawking-elon-musk-and-bill-gates-warn-about-artificial-intelligence/

Tags: ai, Artificial intelligence, elon musk, transhumanism, zoltan istvan, long now, long-term thinking

This week we explore some of the impact artificial intelligence is having on the arts, specifically in literature, visual art, and music.

Also, transparent aluminum for space station windows, and twitterbot generated D&D maps.



Science Friday's favorite twitterbots, including Uncharted Atlas



NASA examines use of transparent aluminum




A selection of art links as mentioned on the show

Literature:

http://curatedai.com/poetry/connected/
http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/25/7276157/nanogenmo-robot-author-novel

Visual Art:

The Next Rembrandt
Google's Deep Dream
Why dogs?
A Deep Dream program you can try

My original photo, the acid trip dog version, and a less weird variation:

Music:

Melonomics AI generated music
Melonomics story

Trio Pedal

Georgia Tech's Shimon
Shimon in action

Tags: artificial intelligence, art, materials science, NASA

This week we get into some of the core concepts and terminology behind current AI research. AI can be a rabbit hole of words that will make your head spin, I'll cover a few broad areas you'll hear most when people talk about AI.

Also, what is happiness, and new battery tech and the EmDrive in the news.



The Oatmeal on Happiness

New Battery Material

The EmDrive in a peer reviewed journal?




A selection of links on AI research areas and terminology
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~bolo/shipyard/neural/local.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_learning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network
http://techjaw.com/2015/04/08/deep-learning-for-dummies-carey-nachenberg/

Tags: artificial intelligence, materials technology, computers, ai, battery, machine learning, emdrive

In this episode I give you an overview of a number of examples of AI in use right now, and not just in scientific research. You've probably got an AI in your pocket right now.

Also, reasoned discourse in the 21st century, and OSIRIS-REx



Reasoned discourse in the 21st century

OSIRIS-REx


Artificial Intelligence around you now



Game AI gone rogue
Watson's cancer diagnosis
X-ray diagnosis

A bunch of links about robo-written articles, including a quiz to see if you can guess if it was a human or robot.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/08/opinion/sunday/algorithm-human-quiz.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/07/automated_insights_to_write_ap_earnings_reports_why_robots_can_t_take_journalists.html
http://singularityhub.com/2014/03/25/more-news-is-being-written-by-robots-than-you-think/
https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/28/meet-articoolo-the-robot-writer-with-content-for-brains/

My article from articoolo

Tags: artificial intelligence, ai, nasa, asteroid, society

In the first of several shows we get an intro to artificial intelligence, a brief history of the field, and some examples of how AI affects our lives right now.

Also, a poem written by an AI, and a mysteriously dimming star.



Show notes:

Poetry written by computers

Tabby's Star continues to be a mystery



Some links to get you started on AI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/whatisai/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_artificial_intelligence

Tags: ai, artificial intelligence, robots, computers