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Dit is ons nieuw hondje Kira, een kruising van een waterhond en een Podenko. Ze is sinds 7 februari 2024 bij ons en druk bezig ons hart te veroveren. Het is een lief, aanhankelijk hondje, dat zich op een week snel aan ons heeft aangepast. Ze is heel vinnig en nieuwsgierig, een heel ander hondje dan Noleke.

This is our new dog Kira, a cross between a water dog and a Podenko. She has been with us since February 7, 2024 and is busy winning our hearts. She is a sweet, affectionate dog who quickly adapted to us within a week. She is very quick and curious, a very different dog than Noleke.

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    There are few things more annoying than sitting down on the sofa before realizing you left your drink on the table 10 feet away.

    But instead of having to get up to retrieve it, what if the table could come to you?

    That's a dream turned to reality by one expert in the Netherlands, who has built a 12-legged, remote-controlled walking table.

    Like a cross between The Luggage from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and Theo Jansen's Strandbeest sculptures, Carpentopod has two motors that power 12 legs – six on either side.

    Amazing footage shows the table making its way over to the user with a full bottle of beer perched on top, without spilling a drop.  

    The remote-controlled Carpentopod has two motors that power 12 legs - six on either side. Amazing video shows it making its way over to the user with a full bottle of beer perched on top

    The remote-controlled Carpentopod has two motors that power 12 legs - six on either side. Amazing video shows it making its way over to the user with a full bottle of beer perched on top

    The Luggage from Terry Pratchett¿s Discworld novels (pictured) is a trunk with legs - and has a nasty habit of biting people

    The Luggage from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels (pictured) is a trunk with legs - and has a nasty habit of biting people 

    Carpentopod was built by Giliam de Carpentier, a programmer and carpenter based in Amsterdam, who detailed his creation in a lengthy blog.

    He said Carpentopod is 'relatively practical and aesthetically pleasing to have' in the home, further describing it as a 'fusion of the robotic with the organic'.  

    'Enjoying the fruits of my labor now that I finished my 12-legged "Carpentopod2 table project,' he said.  

    'I choose its name by combining old Latin and Greek words – carpentum (being a carriage), and pod (for feet or legged).'

    Carpentopod started off as a software design before de Carpentier employed his carpentry skills to bring it to life. 

    Just like Theo Jansen's wind-powered Strandbeest sculptures, Carpentopod features a clever internal rotating mechanism that lifts up one leg when the leg directly opposite is on the ground. 

    When it needs to change direction, legs on only one side of the table will move – much like rowers' oars in a boat. 

    Carpentopod started off as a software design before Giliam de Carpentier employed his carpentry skills to bring it to life

    Carpentopod started off as a software design before Giliam de Carpentier employed his carpentry skills to bring it to life

    Carpentopod blends into the surroundings - meaning guests could be taken by surprise once it starts moving

    Carpentopod blends into the surroundings - meaning guests could be taken by surprise once it starts moving

    'As each individual leg in the Carpentopod linkage is only a third of the walk cycle on the ground, the table itself therefore would require twelve legs to be stable at all times,' de Carpentier said. 

    'Between the six legs on one end and the six on the other, I also left room for a hollow central "belly" to contain the electronics, motors and battery.' 

    The programmer can move his table with a remote, but until then it blends into the surroundings – meaning guests could be taken by surprise once it starts approaching. 

    He acknowledges its similarity with The Luggage from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels – a trunk with legs that has a nasty habit of biting people. 

    'To make this not look all angular, I designed the frame and belly to be curved, like an upside down treasure chest,' de Carpentier said.

    Theo Jansen¿s inspiring Strandbeest sculptures (pictured) are able to move on their own, sometimes propelled by wind

    Theo Jansen's inspiring Strandbeest sculptures (pictured) are able to move on their own, sometimes propelled by wind

    'This probably contributed to some people commenting that it looks likes The Luggage from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. 

    'But I promise this similarity is purely coincidental and that a Carpentopod table is far less dangerous.' 

    The device seems to have several prospective buyers already, with commentators calling it 'incredible' and 'inspiring'.

    One person posted on de Carpentier's blog: 'Oh please, can I buy one? Amazing.' 

    Another user said: 'I love every single bit about that.' 

    They added: 'The amount of work with regard to the (lack of) usefullness makes it even more fantastic in my views.' 

    Someone else posted: 'The clackety clack of its little legs… sublime', adding: 'This is certainly the best thing I've ever seen.' 

    Although de Carpentier admitted 'many people have asked if they could get one', he said he's not currently 'making these on demand'. 

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    (Credit: Northrop Grumman/DARPA)

    DARPA’s Futuristic Manta Ray Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Sees First Full-Scale Ocean Testing

    The Manta Ray prototype uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) has successfully completed initial full-scale tests in an ocean environment, according to an update that appeared at the website of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA).

    Built by aerospace and defense technology giants Northrop Grumman, Manta Ray’s first ocean tests were carried out off the coast of Southern California between February and March 2024, featuring submerged operations that allowed each of the new UUV’s modes of control and propulsion to be engaged.

    An extra-large glider UUV designed to carry out long-range and long-duration missions in undersea environments, DARPA’s Manta Ray is a formidable new system that inherently limits the need for human logistics on-site. The first images of the completed full-scale Manta Ray prototype were released by Northrop Grumman on April 8, 2024.

    Designed with both an appearance and performance that mimic mantas, a species of devil ray well known for the massive size they often grow to reach, the next-generation UUV features a range of technologies that combine energy efficiency and increased payload capacity with optimum propulsion capabilities for undersea operations, offering freedom of operation for traditional sailing vessels and providing data that will advance undersea energy harvesting capabilities.

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    DARPA’s Manta Ray, built by Northrop Grumman, is seen during testing earlier in 2024 off the Southern California Coast
    (Credit: Northrop Grumman/DARPA).

    Manta Ray is designed to be dispatched in subsections to its deployment locations, where it is fully assembled on-site. In keeping with its intended assembly parameters, the Manta Ray prototype used in tests earlier this year was delivered by Northrop Grumman directly from its building site in Maryland to California, where it was quickly completed upon arrival.

    The rapid delivery and assembly in advance of testing demonstrated Manta Ray’s ability to be deployed quickly while also conserving space at naval facilities.

    Dr. Kyle Woerner, DARPA program manager for Manta Ray, said the full-scale tests allowed the DARPA team to gauge the new underwater vehicle’s capabilities while ensuring that the new UUV and its rapid assembly would allow for smooth operations from the moment each of its modular subsectional components is unboxed.

    “The combination of cross-country modular transportation, in-field assembly, and subsequent deployment demonstrates a first-of-kind capability for an extra-large UUV,” Woerner said in a statement.

    Manta Ray
    Above: Dr. Kyle Woerner, right, with a Northrop Grumman team member during testing with the Manta Ray UUV
    (Credit: Northrop Grumman).

    “Shipping the vehicle directly to its intended area of operation conserves energy that the vehicle would otherwise expend during transit,” Woerner said in a statement, adding that following its deployment, Manta Ray can utilize buoyancy-propelled gliding capabilities that allow it to conserve energy while moving through the water.

    Additionally, Manta Ray possesses multiple bays capable of storing payloads of various sizes, which allows it to meet the demands of several different mission types.

    Ultimately, Manta Ray’s goal is to aid in developing next-generation long-duration and extended-range UUVs suited for a variety of missions and capable of carrying payloads that will altogether provide unmatched capabilities for future U.S. Navy operations.

    According to DARPA, full-scale tests involving the UUV’s energy harvesting system are currently underway with Manta Ray performer PacMar Technologies.

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    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.This Former NASA Engineer Has Discovered a Way To Overcome Earth’s gravity

    Dr. Charles Buhler

    This Former NASA Engineer Has Discovered a Way To Overcome Earth’s gravity

    Dr. Charles Buhler has developed an engine that harnesses a new force outside of our current knowledge of physics to create thrust without propulsion. Dr. Buhler, a NASA engineer and the co-founder of Exodus Propulsion Technologies, has revealed that his company’s propellantless propulsion drive, which appears to defy the known laws of physics, has produced enough thrust to counteract Earth’s gravity.

    Dr. Buhler, a NASA scientist, worked on safety projects for space missions like the Space Shuttle and Mars Exploration. Now, he’s developing a way to clean dust from astronauts and equipment using electricity for NASA’s Moon mission. But that’s not all – he might have discovered a way to make a machine move without fuel, which would change space travel forever.

    Dr. Buhler’s idea is based on a new understanding of gravity, which is like a heavy object warping a rubber sheet. He thinks he’s found a way to move an object in a straight line on this curved sheet, essentially creating a shortcut through space. This could revolutionize space travel, making it faster and more efficient. While it sounds like  science fiction, Dr. Buhler’s work could be the key to unlocking new possibilities for space exploration.

    Now, to overcome is invisible force, Dr. Buhler and his team claim to have generated 1G (as in Earth’s 1G of gravity) of thrust without any propellant. If it’s true, it would be revolutionary for humanity and would unleash a new era of space exploration.

    In 2001, British Electrical Engineer Roger Shawyer first introduced the “impossible drive,” known as the EmDrive. It was called “impossible” because its creator purported that the drive was reactionless, meaning no propellant required—in other words, it defied the known laws of physics (specifically, the conservation of momentum).

    Scientists were curious but also skeptical. They tested the EmDrive, for 20 years and finally decided it didn’t work as promised.

    Dr.  Charles Buhler, who worked on a range of programs while at NASA, has since co-founded Exodus Propulsion Technologies, which in 2019 applied for a patent for a system that they claim can generate force using asymmetrical electrostatic pressure. According to the patent, the system generates a voltage difference across an electrically conductive surface.

    “The applied voltage difference creates an electric field resulting in an electrostatic pressure force acting on at least one surface of an object. Asymmetries in the resulting electrostatic pressure force vectors result in a net resulting electrostatic pressure force acting on the object,” the patent reads, adding that the invention could be used as a thruster to propel spacecraft.

    “The magnitude of the net resulting electrostatic pressure force is a function of the geometry of the electrically conductive surfaces, the applied voltage, and the dielectric constant of any material present in the gap between electrodes.”

    According to Dr. Buhler, whose team has been looking for alternative explanations for the force generated, they were able to create a large enough force for the (very small) object to overcome Earth’s 1G of gravity (i.e. enough thrust to move the object off the ground in Earth’s gravity) using the method.

    That may sound like peanuts – but in the near-vacuum of space, you do not need a lot of thrust to accelerate (depending, of course, on the mass of your payload). If you could maintain a constant 1G of acceleration, for example, not only could you enjoy a nice artificial gravity equivalent to that on Earth, but you could reach vast distances within a human lifespan (or at least, from the traveler’s perspective). But doing so would require an unimaginable amount of force beyond what we are capable of delivering with current propellants.

    Dr. Buhler’s claim, were it to be proven true and not the result of another force the team has not accounted for, would be huge. During tests, the team claims to have found an even more puzzling result; the device was apparently sometimes able to maintain this thrust without a constant electrical input.

    Dr. Buhler told The Debrief that they’ve created a drive powered by a “New Force” outside our current known laws of physics, giving the propellant-less drive enough boost to overcome gravity.

    “The most important message to convey to the public is that a major discovery occurred,” Buhler told The Debrief. “This discovery of a New Force is fundamental in that electric fields alone can generate a sustainable force onto an object and allow center-of-mass translation of said object without expelling mass.”

    He stressed that this work is unaffiliated with NASA and that he recently presented his findings at the Alternative Propulsion Energy Conference (APEC), which is a club of engineers and enthusiasts eager to find ways to overcome the limitations of gravity and physics—and not always with the most scientifically sound methods. (Source)

    Dr. Buhler and his team presented their findings at a conference called the Alternative Propulsion Energy Conference (APEC). This conference is a meeting of experts and enthusiasts who explore unusual ideas for space travel, like anti-gravity

    Dr. Buhler made it clear that his work is not connected to NASA or the US Government. He just wants to share his team’s discovery with others who are interested in new ideas for space travel.

    Dr. Buhler presented his team’s research at a conference, focusing on their experiments from the last decade. He shared detailed  math and steps they took to develop a new type of propulsion drive that doesn’t use fuel.

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    They made big breakthroughs, like increasing the force generated from 0.01% of gravity in 2016 to much more in later years. Their goal is to reach “unity,” where the device can lift itself against Earth’s gravity. They measure force in small units, but aim to exceed 1 gravity of thrust. The team carefully ruled out other explanations for the force they measured, leading to a patented invention in 2020.

    “Our materials are composed of many types of charge carrier coatings that have to be supported on a dielectric film,” Buhler told The Debrief. “Our aim is to make it as lightweight as possible, but that is sometimes difficult since the films and their coatings have to have a high dielectric breakdown strength.”

    After employing these new designs, the next series of tests produced even more encouraging results. The team once again confirmed the thrust, but the new approach resulted in an order of magnitude jump to one ten-thousandth of a gravity. This was still not enough to leave the planet, but it was enough to know they were on the right track.

    As the team neared their goal, they tried new and improved designs. They kept measuring the thrust and ruled out other explanations for what they were seeing.

    Then, in 2022, something amazing happened. The force generated by their device suddenly increased significantly. Looking at their data, we can see that between early 2022 and November 2023, the force jumped from tiny fractions of gravity to a full Earth gravity. This means their small device (about 30-40 grams) was producing enough force to lift itself against Earth’s gravity. This is a remarkable achievement!

    After decades of research, Dr. Buhler says he and his team had shown unequivocally that a new, fundamental force was at work and that his devices were tapping into that force to produce thrust without emitting any mass or propellant.

    “Essentially, what we’ve discovered is that systems that contain an asymmetry in either electrostatic pressure or some kind of electrostatic divergent field can give a system of a center of mass a non-zero force component,” Buhler explained. “So, what that basically means is that there’s some underlying physics that can essentially place force on an object should those two constraints be met.”

    Dr. Buhler
    A slide from Dr. Buhler’s APEC presentation highlights just a few of the hundreds of tests his team ran on their propellantless propulsion drive between 2016 and 2023.

    Dr. Buhler’s claims are exciting, but we’ve seen similar claims about propellant-less drives before that didn’t hold up to scrutiny.

    For example, NASA’s Eagleworks team thought they had found a way to make the EmDrive work in 2016, but later studies showed it didn’t actually work. So, before we get too excited about Buhler’s claims, we need to see rigorous testing and verification from multiple sources. It’s possible that Buhler’s team discovered something new, but it’s unlikely. Let’s call it an “improbable engine” for now.

    Whenever the topics of anti-gravity and thrusters come up, I always go and watch this video of Bob Lazar.

    Bob Lazar is saying that the technology he worked on operates based on a completely different type of physics than what we’re familiar with. Normally, all our  vehicles—whether planes, jets, or rockets—move by pushing something out the back, creating an action that pushes the  vehicle forward. But the craft he worked on doesn’t work that way. Instead, it uses something called “field propulsion,” which bends space and time in front of it, causing the craft to move forward without any traditional thrust.

    Do you think we already have this anti-gravity technology?

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    Hoe een AI-apocalyps te voorkomen

    Artikel door Dominique Dewitte
     Hoe een AI-apocalyps te voorkomen

    Iets meer dan een jaar geleden bracht het in San Francisco gevestigde OpenAI zijn chatbot ChatGPT op de markt, wat een goudkoorts veroorzaakte voor kunstmatige intelligentie en het eeuwenoude debat over de effecten van automatisering op het welzijn van mensen weer op gang bracht.

    De angst voor verdringing door machines gaat terug tot de Industriële Revolutie in de 19e eeuw, toen groepen Engelse handwevers, bekend als Luddites, begonnen met het vernietigen van de elektrische weefgetouwen die hun levensonderhoud bedreigden. De beweging, die een hoogtepunt bereikte tussen 1811 en 1817, werd uiteindelijk onderdrukt door de regeringstroepen en de leiders werden geëxecuteerd of verbannen naar Australië.

    Luddieten zaten ernaast

    Maar de argumenten van de Luddieten vonden een onverwachte (en enigszins ironische) voorvechter in de beroemde econoom David Ricardo, die in zijn boek On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation uit 1817 betoogde dat “de mening van de arbeidersklasse dat het gebruik van machines vaak schadelijk is voor hun belangen, niet gebaseerd is op vooroordelen en fouten, maar in overeenstemming is met de juiste principes van de politieke economie”. De Britse econoom Nassau Senior adviseerde de wevers om “uit die productietak te stappen”.

    Uiteindelijk deden ze precies dat: 250.000 banen op handweefgetouwen verdwenen tussen 1820 en 1860. Maar terwijl de mechanisatie uiteindelijk de menselijke arbeiders ten goede kwam – de bevolking en het reële inkomen per hoofd van de bevolking in het Verenigd Koninkrijk verveelvoudigden in dezelfde periode – had het een nadelige invloed op de paarden, wier aantallen sterk daalden toen treinen (en later gemotoriseerde voertuigen) het door paarden getrokken vervoer vervingen.

    Meer waardevolle bezigheden

    Sinds de Industriële Revolutie is het overheersende pro-machine argument dat door het verhogen van de arbeidsproductiviteit, automatisering het reële inkomen verhoogt, waardoor meer mensen van een hogere levensstandaard kunnen genieten zonder dat er banen verloren gaan. Bovendien heeft de bevrijding van vervelende ondergeschikte taken ons in staat gesteld onze energie te richten op meer waardevolle bezigheden.

    De hedendaagse tegenhangers van de Luddieten benadrukken daarentegen de nadelen van automatisering, vooral het potentieel om bestaansmiddelen en gemeenschappen te vernietigen. Een rechtvaardige verdeling van inkomen en macht is volgens hen cruciaal om op lange termijn de vruchten te kunnen plukken van technologische vooruitgang. Technopessimisten zoals Martin Ford en Daniel Susskind hebben beweerd dat opkomende technologieën zoals AI te weinig nieuwe banen zullen creëren, wat zal leiden tot meer armoede en “technologische werkloosheid”.

    Menselijk werk uitbreiden in plaats van vervangen

    De opkomst van generatieve AI en de verwachte komst van kunstmatige algemene intelligentie – een AI die in staat is om elke cognitieve taak uit te voeren die mensen kunnen uitvoeren – hebben het debat tussen techno-optimisten en techno-sceptici op scherp gezet. In de gezondheidszorg bijvoorbeeld, een schijnbaar eindeloze bron van tech-hypes, belooft AI betere diagnoses, geavanceerde telegeneeskunde, effectievere medicijnen en minder administratieve rompslomp voor artsen en verpleegkundigen, waardoor er meer tijd overblijft voor patiëntenzorg.

    Dit lijkt de heersende opvatting onder mainstream experts te weerspiegelen dat generatieve AI menselijk werk zal uitbreiden in plaats van vervangen. Door routinetaken te automatiseren, belooft het mensen vrij te maken voor creatiever werk. Om zeker te zijn, zal deze transformatie levenslang leren vereisen, waardoor voortdurende educatie een voorwaarde wordt, niet alleen om deel te nemen aan de arbeidsmarkt, maar ook om toegang te krijgen tot een groeiend aanbod van online diensten.

    Een superintelligentie die op hol slaat

    Met de komst van generatieve AI is de bezorgdheid verschoven van door automatisering veroorzaakt banenverlies naar het vooruitzicht van een superintelligentie die op hol slaat – een angst die teruggaat tot Mary Shelley’s roman Frankenstein uit 1818; of, De moderne Prometheus. In navolging van deze gevoelens merkte voormalig Google CEO Eric Schmidt onlangs op dat, hoewel de huidige AI-modellen “onder menselijke controle” blijven, er een reëel risico bestaat dat een AI het vermogen ontwikkelt tot “recursieve zelfverbetering”, autonomie verwerft en “zijn eigen doelen begint te stellen”. Uiteindelijk, waarschuwde hij, zou een “computercluster” zich kunnen ontwikkelen tot een “echt bovenmenselijke expert” die in staat is om zelfstandig te handelen.

    Nu experts en wetenschappers zich steeds meer zorgen maken over het vermogen van AI om de wereld te vernietigen, gaan er steeds meer stemmen op om de ontwikkeling van AI af te stemmen op menselijke doelen en waarden. Er zijn twee manieren om dit te bereiken. De eerste is om de beschikbaarheid en verkoop van potentieel schadelijke AI-gebaseerde producten te beperken, zoals beleidsmakers in Europa en elders hebben geprobeerd door strenge regels op te leggen aan opkomende technologieën zoals autonome auto’s en gezichtsherkenning.

    Regulering komt vaak te laat

    Een duidelijk probleem met deze aanpak is dat het moeilijk is om een consensus te bereiken over wat schade is in een wereld waarin moreel relativisme de norm is. Omdat het steeds onduidelijker wordt wie de “eigenaar” is van inhoud die als schadelijk wordt beschouwd, is het vrijwel onmogelijk om verkopers of providers aansprakelijk te stellen. Bovendien komen pogingen om het gebruik van technologie te reguleren vaak te laat.

    De tweede manier om AI te beteugelen is om de ontwikkeling van potentieel gevaarlijke producten volledig te beperken. Maar het inperken van de vraag is ingewikkelder dan het beperken van het aanbod, vooral in moderne samenlevingen waar concurrerende krachten – zowel commercieel als geopolitiek – het vertragen van technologische innovatie buitengewoon moeilijk maken.

    Onrust bij OpenAI

    De recente onrust bij OpenAI is hier een goed voorbeeld van. In november ontsloeg de raad van bestuur van het bedrijf CEO Sam Altman kortstondig, naar verluidt uit bezorgdheid dat AI op een dag zou kunnen leiden tot het uitsterven van de mensheid. Hoewel Altman slechts enkele dagen later weer werd aangesteld, onderstreepte het schandaal de snelheid waarmee ogenschijnlijk nuttige technologieën existentiële risico’s kunnen worden. Nu snelle commercialisering het blijkbaar wint van voorzichtigheid en concurrentie de ontwikkeling van steeds krachtigere hulpmiddelen versnelt, lijkt een door AI veroorzaakte apocalyps steeds aannemelijker.

    Neo-Luddisme

    De onontkoombare conclusie is dat het reguleren van AI alleen niet genoeg is. Maar door concepten als neo-Luddisme en herverdeling in het publieke debat te introduceren, kunnen we de politieke en intellectuele woordenschat ontwikkelen die nodig is om de bedreigingen van deze opkomende technologieën te beperken.

    Een neo-Luddiet zou zich bijvoorbeeld kunnen afvragen: Waarom zijn welvarende samenlevingen, die al meer dan genoeg produceren voor hun burgers om comfortabel te leven, nog steeds gefocust op het maximaliseren van de groei van het bbp? Eén antwoord zou kunnen zijn dat er geen eerlijke verdeling van rijkdom en inkomen is die ervoor zorgt dat de voordelen van productiviteits- en efficiëntiewinsten breed worden gedeeld.

    Een andere verklaring is dat technologie zelf niet intrinsiek goed of slecht is; het is een middel om een doel te bereiken. En in de huidige politieke economie is “technologische innovatie” vaak een eufemisme om de rijken en machtigen in staat te stellen kapitaal om te leiden van de industrie naar de financiële sector, waardoor ze de voordelen van automatisering monopoliseren en alle anderen immiseriseren.

    • Robert Skidelsky, lid van het Britse Hogerhuis, is emeritus hoogleraar politieke economie aan Warwick University. Hij is de auteur van een bekroonde biografie van John Maynard Keynes en The Machine Age: Een idee, een geschiedenis, een waarschuwing (Allen Lane, 2023).
    • © Project Syndicate, 2023.
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    31-08-2024 om 17:54 geschreven door peter  

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    28-08-2024
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Accidental Time Travelers: Unintended Journeys Through Time Slips

    Accidental Time Travelers: Unintended Journeys Through Time Slips

    Time slips; a curious phenomena where individuals unexpectedly find themselves transported across time, be it minutes, days, or even years, without any intention or control over the experience. Those who experience time slips often report feeling as though they’ve been transported to a different point in time. 

    Imagine walking down a familiar street when suddenly everything changes. The asphalt beneath your feet transforms into cobblestone, cars vanish, replaced by horse-drawn carriages. The air fills with the scent of coal smoke and horse manure. 
    People in Victorian-era clothing hurry past, glancing at you suspiciously. Panic sets in as you realize you're no longer in your own time. Then, just as quickly, you're back in the present day. 
    You’ve just experienced a time slip, and you’re not alone. 
    Thousands of people worldwide have reported similar experiences, brief moments of traveling through time, witnessing scenes from the past or future, only to return to the present moment. 
    But what exactly are these experiences? Are they vivid hallucinations, or could time slips be real, offering us glimpses into the true nature of time and reality? 
    Some theories suggest that if a portal existed between our universe and a parallel one, time slips could theoretically occur. However, it’s crucial to note that there is no concrete evidence to support the idea that we live in a multiverse. 
    In the video below, we’ll explore a few famous time slip stories and the scientific theories that might help explain these mysterious events.
      

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    28-08-2024 om 22:59 geschreven door peter  

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    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.From sex robots to suicide booths: The weird and wonderful Futurama technologies that are now a REALITY - as the sci-fi cartoon returns to our screens

    From sex robots to suicide booths: The weird and wonderful Futurama technologies that are now a REALITY - as the sci-fi cartoon returns to our screens

    • Matt Groening's classic rebooted show gets another new series on Disney+ 
    • READ MORE: When Black Mirror became real from killer robots to kids with chips

    It's been 25 years since Matt Groening's classic cartoon Futurama first aired, offering a hilarious portrayal of Earth in the 31st century. 

    In the cult sci-fi series, New York delivery boy Fry is cryogenically frozen on New Year's Eve 1999 and wakes up 1,000 years later to a very different reality. 

    As Fry discovers, the world is full of technological wonders, from self aware robots to high-speed transportation tubes and celebrities preserved in jars. 

    Although many are still the stuff of fantasy, the last quarter of a century has seen a level of technological invention that the show's producers surely didn't anticipate. 

    As a new series airs on Disney+, MailOnline takes a look at Futurama gadgetry that's now a realty, from sex robots to chip implants and even suicide booths.

    From real-life sex robots to chip implants and even suicide booths, Futurama-inspired technology has become real since the show first aired in 1999

    From real-life sex robots to chip implants and even suicide booths, Futurama-inspired technology has become real since the show first aired in 1999

    • In 'Futurama', Fry and Bender meet queuing for a 'suicide booth' (pictured)

    In 'Futurama', Fry and Bender meet queuing for a 'suicide booth' (pictured) 

    SUICIDE BOOTHS

    In the very first episode of Futurama, Fry meets Bender, an alcoholic metalworking robot, while they're queuing up to enter a 'suicide booth' in New New York City. 

    For 25 cents, the kiosk offers one of two death options – 'quick and painless' and 'slow and horrible', which involves getting stabbed with various sharp implements. 

    When Futurama debuted in 1999, the concept of a suicide booth was clearly satire, but a quarter of a century later a real version actually exists. 

    The Sarco Pod, developed by Australian euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke, looks like a cross between a one-man spaceship and a high-tech coffin.

    An early version of the Sarco Pod, which can be operated internally and works by reducing oxygen levels. No one has yet used it - yet

    An early version of the Sarco Pod, which can be operated internally and works by reducing oxygen levels. No one has yet used it - yet

    The device reportedly cost more than $700,000 (£540,000) to develop, but will cost each user as little as $20 (£15). 

    In July, the pod was due to be used for the first time, in Switzerland, where assisted suicide has been legal since 1942 unless it's done for 'selfish' reasons by the assister. 

    But plans stalled after prosecutors warned anyone assisting someone to use the pod could face prison, accusing Nitschke of 'inducement and aiding and abetting suicide for selfish reasons'. 

    An earlier suicide device called the Thanatron that delivered a killer dose of drugs intravenously, invented by controversial pathologist Jack Kevorkian, was first used in 1990. 

    But the Sarco Pod is said to be the first booth that people can pay to enter and choose to end their lives. 

    SEX ROBOTS

    For many, Futurama introduced the concept of robosexuality – the sexual attraction between people and robots. 

    In one episode, Bender has a steamy relationship with human Amy, while in another episode Fry hooks up with a robot modelled on actress Lucy Liu. 

    While humanoids in the real world do not quite offer the capabilities as those seen in Futurama, 'sex bots' have filled the market in the last decade. 

    Much more technologically sophisticated than traditional sex dolls, these lifelike devices pack remarkable features (aside from synthetic genitalia). 

    In the 2001 episode 'I Dated a Robot', Fry hooks up with a robot modelled on actress Lucy Liu

    In the 2001 episode 'I Dated a Robot', Fry hooks up with a robot modelled on actress Lucy Liu

    Roxxxy, a life-size robotic girlfriend complete with artificial intelligence and flesh-like synthetic skin, was introduced at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in 2010

    Roxxxy, a life-size robotic girlfriend complete with artificial intelligence and flesh-like synthetic skin, was introduced at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in 2010

    In 2017, Canadian robotics firm called Realbotix released Harmony 3.0, a £12,000 sex robot with a self-lubricating vagina that can be taken out and washed. 

    The following year it unveiled a male equivalent called Henry with an impressive six pack that can woo ladies with jokes and romantic phrases. 

    Other models include Roxxxy who has synthetic skin and AI abilities that let it learn the owner's likes and dislikes. 

    Industry experts anticipate sex robots eventually becoming so sophisticated that they're indistinguishable from real lovers. 

    LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS

    In Futurama, Fry's distant relative and madcap scientist Professor Farnsworth comes up with elaborate inventions that often tread the line between pointless and ingenious.

    One of these is the 'Universal Translator', a bright green device equipped with a microphone that's designed to change audio of any one language into another. 

    Unfortunately, due to a technical malfunction it only translates into 'an incomprehensible dead language' (French), but more adept real life versions are now taking the tech world by storm. 

    Pictured, Professor Farnsworth's 'Universal Translator' designed to translate audio of any language into another. But due to a technical malfunction it only translates into 'an incomprehensible dead language' (French)

    Pictured, Professor Farnsworth's 'Universal Translator' designed to translate audio of any language into another. But due to a technical malfunction it only translates into 'an incomprehensible dead language' (French)

    Pixel Fold's Live Translate interpreter mode uses both the inner and outer screens simultaneously for face-to-face conversations in different languages

    Pixel Fold's Live Translate interpreter mode uses both the inner and outer screens simultaneously for face-to-face conversations in different languages

    Hong Kong firm Timekettle offers a $700 device called X1 that uses AI to 'hear' one spoken language and translate it into another

    Hong Kong firm Timekettle offers a $700 device called X1 that uses AI to 'hear' one spoken language and translate it into another

    Google's Pixel phones now include a tool called Live Translate, which turns a spoken language into the text of another, presented on the device's screen. 

    Hong Kong firm Timekettle offers a $700 pocket-sized device called X1 that uses AI to 'hear' one spoken language and translate it into one of around 40 others. 

    Similarly, Chinese company Vormor offers a high-tech 'pen' that not only translates voices but unfamiliar text thanks to an inbuilt scanner. 

    Perfect for real-time communications between two people who don't speak the same language, these little devices could soon become more ubiquitous in offices, restaurants and airports in the years to come. 

    DELIVERY SHIPS 

    He's an eccentric boss delivering cargo beyond planet Earth in an elaborate spaceship. 

    And if you're not sure if we're talking about Futurama's Professor Farnsworth or SpaceX's Elon Musk, you could be forgiven.

    The iconic green ship owned by Professor Farnsworth's firm Planet Express delivers packages around the galaxy

    The iconic green ship owned by Professor Farnsworth's firm Planet Express delivers packages around the galaxy  

    Elon Musk's company SpaceX has developed a spacecraft called Starship designed to transport crew and cargo to Earth's orbit, the moon and Mars. Pictured, a Starship prototype in Texas, August 2021

    Elon Musk's company SpaceX has developed a spacecraft called Starship designed to transport crew and cargo to Earth's orbit, the moon and Mars. Pictured, a Starship prototype in Texas, August 2021 

    In the show, Professor Farnsworth's company Planet Express delivers packages around the galaxy in an iconic green rocket ship. 

    Similarly, Musk's firm SpaceX is responsible for the most powerful rocket ever built on Earth – the Starship.

    The multi-billion-dollar, stainless-steel, 165-foot vessel has been designed to transport crew and cargo to Earth's orbit and the moon.

    It's due to land four astronauts on the moon as part of NASA's Artemis 3 mission in 2026 – the first manned trip to the lunar surface since 1972. 

    Although the ambitious ship is still in its testing phases, Musk hopes Starship will eventually take humans to Mars – truly making us a 'multiplanetary species' worthy of Futurama. 

    CHIP IMPLANTS 

    As Fry finds out in the first episode, citizens are implanted with a small chip with a nasty-looking handheld puncture gun to assign them a permanent career. 

    As one-eyed mutant Leela warns, it is against the law to refuse the chip implant or have it removed – punishable with being 'fired out of a cannon into the sun'. 

    In Futurama, citizens are implanted with a small chip with a nasty-looking handheld puncture gun to assign them a permanent career. It is against the law to not have these career chip implanted, or to have it removed, and the punishment for such an act is to be 'fired out of a cannon, into the sun'. In the 2020s, implantable chips are all the rage among 'biohackers'

    In Futurama, citizens are implanted with a small chip with a nasty-looking handheld puncture gun to assign them a permanent career. It is against the law to not have these career chip implanted, or to have it removed, and the punishment for such an act is to be 'fired out of a cannon, into the sun'. In the 2020s, implantable chips are all the rage among 'biohackers'

    Arnie Szoke, 40, paid £350 to have a safety-pin sized chip placed into his hand by surgeons

    Arnie Szoke, 40, paid £350 to have a safety-pin sized chip placed into his hand by surgeons

    In the 2020s, implantable chips are all the rage among a growing global community known as the 'biohackers' – although don't worry, you won't be penalized for not having one.

    These chips have a multitude of uses, from paying for transport to opening doors with the wave of a hand and performing magic tricks. 

    Among the most famous biohackers are British engineer Professor Kevin Warwick, who got his first chip a year before Futurama first aired.

    Meanwhile, stunt performer Anastasia Synn in California holds the Guinness World Record for having the most implants – a grand total of 52.

    Similar to the procedure on Futurama, biohackers tend to feel a sharp pain when they get their device inserted under the skin, similar to a body piercing. 

    But some amateur hackers are performing implant operations without proper medical assistance, leading to complications such as nerve damage. 

    FLYING CARS

    In New New York, commuters travel in giant network of suction tubes, taking them from A to B in a matter of seconds. 

    Unfortunately, it may be several more centuries before this incredible conveyance system arrives in the world's major cities.

    But engineers are making great strides with another form of 31st century transport – the flying car. 

    Pictured, the 'AirCar' craft, which can transform from a road vehicle into a plane in under three minutes and is officially certified to fly after passing safety tests in Slovakia

    Pictured, the 'AirCar' craft, which can transform from a road vehicle into a plane in under three minutes and is officially certified to fly after passing safety tests in Slovakia

    California firm Alef Aeronautics has a vertical take-off and landing vehicle that can take off from conventional roads
     
    California firm Alef Aeronautics has a vertical take-off and landing vehicle that can take off from conventional roads 
    In Futurama the Beta Romeo flying vehicle (pictured) can go from hovering above the ground to flying in space

    In Futurama the Beta Romeo flying vehicle (pictured) can go from hovering above the ground to flying in space

    Investors around the world are pumping millions of dollars into flying taxi projects, which are going through various stages of testing.

    Alef Aeronautics based in California has built an electric car with a mesh-covered body that conceals eight propellers.

    These propellers, which replace the traditional car motors, allow it to take off straight up into the air from a conventional road, without the need for any runway space.

    Meanwhile, the 'AirCar' craft, which can transform from a road vehicle into a plane in under three minutes, is officially certified to fly after passing safety tests in Slovakia.

    In just a few years the vehicles could make use of the vast untapped potential of airspace while completing journeys at a fraction of the time.

    Of course, many 31st technologies portrayed in the show remain in the realm of fiction – at least for now. 

    Futurama depicts the heads of many modern-day celebrities kept alive preserved in liquid, such as Leonard Nimoy and Pamela Anderson. 

    In Futurama, heads in jars are kept alive by a unique form of 'powdered crystaline opal' that according to Professor Farnsworth has 'unique temporal properties'

    In Futurama, heads in jars are kept alive by a unique form of 'powdered crystaline opal' that according to Professor Farnsworth has 'unique temporal properties'

    New New Yorkers travel in giant network of suction tubes, taking them from A to B in a matter of seconds (pictured)

    New New Yorkers travel in giant network of suction tubes, taking them from A to B in a matter of seconds (pictured)

    But will a liquid that can keep people alive without the rest of their bodies – not to mention for 1,000 years – ever exist? 

    Dr Alexandra Morton-Hayward, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Oxford, said 'anything is possible' with such a timeframe. 

    'I imagine you'd need a synthetic, oxygenated liquid that mimics our cerebrospinal fluid, which is clear and colourless, so at least you'd have a crystal-clear view of your poor disembodied mate,' she told MailOnline. 

    'Without a gut for digestion, it'd also be important that the head be able to absorb all necessary nutrients from this fluid – perhaps with dissolvable, fish food-style pellets.'

    Fed up of being stuck in traffic jams? Soon you could FLY right over them! £235,000 flying car can take off at any time to skip the queue 

    Fed up of being stuck in traffic jams? Soon you could fly right over them in a £235,000 electric car.

    Unlike most of its rivals, Alef Aeronautics' Model A can actually be driven around like a normal car on the streets.

    But it is also packed with propellors in the bonnet and boot that allow it to take off at any time to skip the queue.

    The lightweight two-seater - which is aiming to be in production by 2025 - has a road range of 200 miles and a flying range of 110 miles.

    Chief executive Jim Dukhovny said he wanted to bring sci-fi to life and build an 'affordable' flying car, with the cost likely to be closer to £25,000 when built at scale.

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    21-08-2024
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.This Woman Slowed Down Light to 17 m/s, Stopped It Completely, and Manipulated It & did Something Einstein Theorized was Impossible.

    Dr. Lene Hau

    This Woman Slowed Down Light to 17 m/s, Stopped It Completely, and Manipulated It & did Something Einstein Theorized was 

    In 1999, the Danish physicist Lene Hau managed to slow down the Speed of  Light to 17 meters/second. Later she stopped the  light completely and not this only, she could also manipulate the light and did something Einstein theorized was impossible. She stopped light cold using atoms and lasers in her Harvard lab.

    According to Albert Einstein, light or photons cannot travel faster than 299791,819 Km/sec. Dr. Hau said that the famous genius would “probably be shocked” by the results of her experiments. In 1999, while working at the Rowland Institute for Science in Boston, she and her team slowed down light by 20 million times, making it move at just 38 miles an hour. They achieved this by shining a light beam through a tiny cloud of atoms that were cooled to incredibly low temperatures, much colder than the empty space between stars. The cloud of atoms was held in place by magnets inside a chamber with almost no air, far emptier than the air in the room you’re in right now.

    When atoms get extremely cold, a few millionths of a degree above absolute zero, they lose their identities and blend. At low enough temperatures, a collection of millions of atoms can behave like a single “superatom.” This collection is known as the “Bose-Einstein Condensate,” after the two physicists whose work predicted its existence in 1924. “I was so curious to see what this new state of matter was like,” Dr. Hau said. (Source)

    In June 1997, Hau and her co-workers finally cooled atoms enough to form a Bose-Einstein Condensate. “We were incredibly happy,” she said. “We had succeeded.” They were among the first people in the world to see those condensates.

    She explained that scientists made a special substance called a condensate. They used lasers to change it, making it slow down light passing through. They suspended the condensate in a vacuum and shot laser pulses through it. The pulses slowed down and even stopped completely. When they turned the lasers back on, the light pulses returned. This means they can “store” light for a short time, like pausing a video.

    In 2001, she made a big breakthrough. Using a special device she built, which looks like a big pinball machine with mirrors and lasers, she took a bunch of sodium atoms and cooled them to just above absolute zero. Then, she shot a beam of light into these sodium atoms, and amazingly, the light stopped.

    The light paused inside the sodium atoms. This happened because at the moment the light hit the sodium, it was also hit by another laser called a coupling laser.

    This might sound complicated, but it has a useful computer application. If you can control, stop, and manipulate light, you could create a new type of super-fast computer called a quantum computer. Instead of storing information on a disk, these quantum computers would use  light to store and send information through optical fibers.

    What happens to light when it stops?

    Basically, when light is stopped, it does disappear for a moment. It gets stuck. You can make it move again by, in a way, opening a gate To stop the light, a special laser has to mix with a cloud of sodium atoms. The laser hits the sodium atoms, stopping the light. When the laser is turned off, the light starts moving again. That’s the basic idea of how it works. In 2018, a study published that says  Light completely stopped for a record-breaking minute. (Source)

    Dr. Lene Hau was asked: Are you changing reality? Are you taking this basic fundamental property of all reality — light — and obliterating what exists in existing light?

    Dr. Lene Hau

    Dr. Lene Hau

    She said what they are doing is a kind of magic, but on the other hand, it needs to be understood that we are dealing with very, very tiny quantities of light. It’s not as if this can be extrapolated to mean that the light flowing off a person’s face or off a tree could ultimately be captured or stopped — almost like some kind of science-fiction manipulation of light.

    This is a very limited control of light involving this super-cooled sodium that eventually may have implications for super-fast computers.

    Manipulating Light

    In 2014, Dr. Hau said that she not only stopped the light but also moved it around, manipulating it for half a minute before making it reappear.

    ”We can hold on to the light, move it around, or even save it for later. We can actually manipulate it, “ said Dr. Hau in an interview with ScienceNordic after her talk at the annual Hans Christian Andersen (HCA) lecture at The University of Southern Denmark.

    With a coupling laser, Dr. Hau shone a beam of light — a light wave — through the Bose-Einstein condensate. The cold environment of the condensate not only slows down the light but also compresses it.

    Coupling laser light is special because it couples together two energy levels of the molecule to make a superposition. Inside the condensate, the light from the coupling laser is compressed from being one kilometer long to only 0.02 millimeters.

    “Once the lightwave is inside the Bose-Einstein condensate, we turn off the laser. Though the light is gone, it leaves a distinct imprint behind in the atom cloud,” said Dr. Hau. This process creates a sort of cast of light in the actual matter — an imprint.

    Using such an imprint, Dr. Hau had shown that it is possible to save the light wave and even move it around for up to half a minute. This also means moving it out of the condensate where is was created. “We can slow it [the light] down, stop it, and move it around, and then create a copy of it in a new place,” explained Dr. Hau.

    It is possible to manipulate the cast of the light, said Dr. Hau. “We can make changes to the cast of  light, which will then become apparent when we make it into light again. So it’s not just a way to store light but also to manipulate it.”.

    How can you manipulate the light wave? Could you for example change the color of the light? “In principle, you could change the color of the light, yes. But for information processing it’s probably more important to change the shape of the light pulse so you get a different amplitude variation or a different phase,” said Dr. Hau.

    What can we use it for?

    “The aim has been fundamental research, that is, learning new things about nature. In the long term, I think, we might be able to use it for areas such as information processing in both areas of classical information and quantum information,” said Dr. Hau.

    The manipulation and storing of light could prove to be a step towards the development of quantum computers. We all know that Quantum computers exist. The list of laboratories with functioning quantum systems includes IBM, Google, Microsoft, D-Wave, QuEra and scores more. There are several functioning quantum computers in both Europe and China.

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    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Photon Energy System Allegedly Generates 60 Times More Power than Solar Panels, May Power an Electric Car without a Battery

    Photon Energy System Allegedly Generates 60 Times More Power than Solar Panels, May Power an Electric Car without a Battery

    New York-based tech company Wavja says the third generation of its proprietary Photon Energy System (PES), which employs tiny spheres to collect photonic energy, generates over 60 times the output of similarly sized traditional solar panels. According to a new video released by the company, the next generation of the PES could soon be powerful enough to run an electric car without a battery.

    The company makes several extravagant claims about its system, including that it can allegedly capture light energy from artificial sources, including LED lighting, and convert it to usable electricity, offering both indoor and outdoor applications.

    “Our system generates remarkable luminosity by utilizing multiple layers of cutting-edge materials and specialized spheres,” Shereen Chen, co-founder and executive director of Wavja USA, claims in the recently posted video. “This luminosity is then seamlessly converted to electricity using our proprietary technology.”

    “It revolutionizes how we harvest sunlight,” Chen adds.

    Photon Energy System Spheres
    An array of Photonic Energy System spheres.
    Image Credit: Wavja.

    Proprietary Technology Powers Photon Energy System

    In the newly released video, Chen explains that the spheres work by capturing the incoming photons from various light sources and converting them into “remarkable luminosity.” This luminosity, a.k.a. light, is then converted to usable electricity using a “proprietary technology. On the company’s website, this element of the technology is referred to as a “silicon conductor module.” However, no other details about the system’s proprietary process are revealed.

    After setting aside how the technology itself works, the company also makes some bold claims about the Photon Energy System’s ability to generate significantly more power than traditional solar panels. For example, Chen notes that their first generation of PES spheres, which have operated as the company’s “proof of concept,” generate 7.5 times more energy than similarly sized solar panels.

    That number, Chen explains, grew to 20 times in their third generation. According to the company’s website, yet another generation of the PES “is being tested and developed to reach up to 100 times (solar panel power output).”

    Photon Energy System Spheres
    This image shows their Photonic Energy System (PES) spheres generating usable electricity from sunlight.
    Image Credit: Wavja.

    As for performance, the company says the photonic energy-collecting spheres are not only more powerful than solar panels, but they take up much less space and generate energy much more efficiently than their bulky competitors.

    “Compared to traditional solar panels of today, PES is nearly 30 times smaller,” Chen explains, “and it is over 200 times more efficient.”

    Based on the limited information provided by Wavja, it appears that much of this increased efficiency is gained by the system’s ability to work for longer hours and in much more varied lighting conditions than solar panels. For example, the company says that traditional solar panels often only have a working time of about two hours due to lighting and other weather conditions. Conversely, they say that “regardless of weather,” their PES “can operate for 8 hours.”

    “Its most significant attribute is its capability to utilize artificial light, including LED flashlights,” the company also adds, something they say increases the system’s overall efficiency and potential applications.

    Photon Energy System Spheres

    The PES system can generate electricity from indoor lighting or natural sunlight.

    Image Credit: Wavja.

    Company Claims PES Could Power Vehicles of the Future without the Need for Batteries

    Perhaps Wavja’s boldest claims concern its system’s purported ability to power futuristic vehicles like air taxis, boats, cars, and even long-haul electric trucks. While solar panels can accomplish most of the same feats, they must capture and store electricity over a long period of time to generate enough power to fly a drone or power a land vehicle.

    In the case of PES, the company says it doesn’t need a battery to power even large vehicles. Instead, it says its system can deliver enough constant energy to power these types of power-hungry applications and operate independently of a battery.

    “PES is not connected to a battery,” Chen explains, “PES is actually a separate battery system.”

    In the video, Chen shows one such current effort by Wavja to use their system to power a fully electric vehicle. “You are actually looking at real-time, current proof of concept that we are working on,” Chen says.

    However, no further details on this effort are provided either, adding to the frustrating number of claims offered by the company that do not seem to be supported with additional data.

    Photon Energy System Spheres
    In a newly released video, Wavja says it is experimenting with using its Photonic Energy System (PES) spheres to power an electric car.

    The company says it will offer three separate classes of sphere arrays to provide such significant amounts of power. The first, composed of 3cm diameter spheres, is “primarily responsible for mobile equipment.” According to the website, this includes electric locomotives, electric vehicles, flying cars, drones, unmanned taxis, tourist RVs, transportation vehicles, and others. Notably, the company says nine PES systems are needed “to form an array combination for electric vehicles.”

    Photonic Energy System Spheres
    The company says its PES spheres could power air taxis without the need for batteries.

    The second class of PES is comprised of 6cm spheres. According to Wavja, this class is mostly planned for larger-scale uses like residential homes, intelligent buildings, public transportation, “water villas,” resorts, heavy trucks, airplanes, seaplanes, electric flying buses, yachts, and “surface scuba diving.” According to Chen, one dream use of the PES is powering automated air cargo drones.

    Photonic Energy System Spheres
    Wavja claims their PES could one day power a fully autonomous air cargo drone.
    Image Credit: Wavja.

    The last and largest category of spheres offered is 10cm in diameter. According to the company, photon energy-collecting spheres of this size can power industrial plants, commercial buildings, science and technology parks, desalination plants, garbage factories, power plants, restaurants, amusement parks, “and so on.”

    One potentially novel application hinted at on the company’s website is an aerial fire extinguisher drone powered by its PES. While few details are offered, the company says, “Our proposed AI drone PES fire extinguishing (system) can patrol forests for extended periods of time and extinguish fires promptly upon discovery.”

    However, not everyone is so convinced by the company’s claims. Several postings online that include feedback from Reddit users convey many people’s suspicions that the technology is simply too good to be true.

    “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence,” one Reddit user identified as customdemo wrote on a thread discussing the technology, mirroring the sentiments of others who voiced concerns that about the legitimacy of some of the company’s claims.

    Wavja Aiming to Create More Powerful, More Sustainable Power Generation

    Amid the mixed feedback currently appearing online and while the PES spheres are not yet available for the everyday consumer, the company has said it is looking for industry partners to help it bring its purportedly revolutionary power generation system to the worldwide market.

    In the meantime, Wavja, which says its name comes from a term that signifies “WOW” in its Latin root and reflects “the company’s commitment to groundbreaking advancements and transformative initiatives,” is continuing to improve the performance of its photonic energy systems. The goal, the company says, is to create a powerful and versatile photon energy power generating system with a vast array of potential applications that could not only revolutionize energy collection and power generation across a number of industries but do so in a cleaner, more sustainable fashion.

    “PES can be used on Smart devices, drones, and electric vehicles and are capable of providing long-term power without charging to residential buildings, commercial centers, industrial plants, power grids, waste disposal, and utilities,” they explain. “The aim is to ensure that it doesn’t pollute the environment, all materials are recyclable, and it’s a new clean energy source.”

    • This article was updated on July 15, 2024. 
    • Christopher Plain is a Science Fiction and Fantasy novelist and Head Science Writer at The Debrief. Follow and connect with him on X, learn about his books at plainfiction.com, or email him directly at christopher@thedebrief.org.

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    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Large Language Models Pose No Existential Threat to Humanity, Scientists Say

    Large Language Models Pose No Existential Threat to Humanity, Scientists Say

    ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs), comprising billions of parameters and pre-trained on extensive web-scale corpora, have been claimed to acquire certain capabilities without having been specifically trained on them. These capabilities, referred to as emergent abilities, have been a driving force in discussions regarding the potentials and risks of language models. In their new paper, University of Bath researcher Harish Tayyar Madabushi and colleagues present a new theory that explains emergent abilities, taking into account their potential confounding factors, and rigorously substantiate this theory through over 1,000 experiments. Their findings suggest that purported emergent abilities are not truly emergent, but result from a combination of in-context learning, model memory, and linguistic knowledge.

    Lu et al. suggest large language models like ChatGPT cannot learn independently or acquire new skills.

    Lu et al. suggest large language models like ChatGPT cannot learn independently or acquire new skills.

    “The prevailing narrative that this type of AI is a threat to humanity prevents the widespread adoption and development of these technologies, and also diverts attention from the genuine issues that require our focus,” Dr. Tayyar Madabushi said.

    Dr. Tayyar Madabushi and colleagues ran experiments to test the ability of LLMs to complete tasks that models have never come across before — the so-called emergent abilities.

    As an illustration, LLMs can answer questions about social situations without ever having been explicitly trained or programmed to do so.

    While previous research suggested this was a product of models ‘knowing’ about social situations, the researchers showed that it was in fact the result of models using a well-known ability of LLMs to complete tasks based on a few examples presented to them, known as ‘in-context learning’ (ICL).

    Through thousands of experiments, the team demonstrated that a combination of LLMs ability to follow instructions, memory and linguistic proficiency can account for both the capabilities and limitations exhibited by LLMs.

    “The fear has been that as models get bigger and bigger, they will be able to solve new problems that we cannot currently predict, which poses the threat that these larger models might acquire hazardous abilities including reasoning and planning,” Dr. Tayyar Madabushi said.

    “This has triggered a lot of discussion — for instance, at the AI Safety Summit last year at Bletchley Park, for which we were asked for comment — but our study shows that the fear that a model will go away and do something completely unexpected, innovative and potentially dangerous is not valid.”

    “Concerns over the existential threat posed by LLMs are not restricted to non-experts and have been expressed by some of the top AI researchers across the world.”

    However, Dr. Tayyar Madabushi and co-authors maintain this fear is unfounded as their tests clearly demonstrated the absence of emergent complex reasoning abilities in LLMs.

    “While it’s important to address the existing potential for the misuse of AI, such as the creation of fake news and the heightened risk of fraud, it would be premature to enact regulations based on perceived existential threats,” Dr. Tayyar Madabushi said.

    “Importantly, what this means for end users is that relying on LLMs to interpret and perform complex tasks which require complex reasoning without explicit instruction is likely to be a mistake.”

    “Instead, users are likely to benefit from explicitly specifying what they require models to do and providing examples where possible for all but the simplest of tasks.”

    “Our results do not mean that AI is not a threat at all,” said Technical University of Darmstadt’s Professor Iryna Gurevych.

    “Rather, we show that the purported emergence of complex thinking skills associated with specific threats is not supported by evidence and that we can control the learning process of LLMs very well after all.”

    “Future research should therefore focus on other risks posed by the models, such as their potential to be used to generate fake news.”

    • Sheng Lu et al. 2024. Are Emergent Abilities in Large Language Models just In-Context Learning? arXiv: 2309.01809

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    12-08-2024
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.China’s Robotaxi Dreams Spark Economic Anxiety Over AI’s Threat

    China’s Robotaxi Dreams Spark Economic Anxiety Over AI’s Threat

    Residents are complaining that Baidu’s robotaxis, deployed under the “Apollo Go” brand, are causing traffic jams by driving too cautiously.
    Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg (Qilai Shen/Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloombe)

    (Bloomberg) -- On a recent summer night in central China, a couple on a motorcycle swerved in front of a driverless cab, forcing the vehicle to brake rapidly. At an intersection, it hesitantly performed a three-point turn, careful to avoid a man with a bike gawking at the new technology from the roadside.

    Welcome to Wuhan, the city of 14 million people that’s shaking off its Covid-19 stigma to position itself at the vanguard of smart-car technology — and the difficult questions it raises about the impact artificial intelligence could have on jobs in China and around the world.

    More than 500 electric robotaxis built by Baidu Inc. currently ply the city’s streets, with plans for an additional 1,000 to be deployed by year-end. The expansion positions Baidu and other Chinese firms as competitors with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and out in front of Tesla Inc., which has delayed its highly anticipated unveiling of robotaxi prototypes by about two months to October.

    Moving fast to develop driverless taxis fits into President Xi Jinping’s playbook to bolster the economy by making high-tech industries the centerpiece of China’s economic future, transitioning away from a dependence on property and lower-value exports. The nation is already home to the world’s two biggest electric-vehicle battery manufacturers and dominates the EV supply chain, a result of state subsidies and cutthroat competition that’s made constant innovation a must.

    Yet, as Wuhan is discovering, running ahead of the curve can also have its drawbacks.

    Already, residents are complaining that Baidu’s robotaxis, deployed under the Apollo Go brand in English, are causing traffic jams, partly because they’re seen as driving too cautiously. Riffing off a phrase that sounds similar to the taxi’s name in Chinese, Wuhan residents have christened the cabs “silly radishes” because they move at slower speeds and don’t always respond to situations on the road the same way a human would.

    And even though Wuhan’s robotaxi fleet represents just a fraction of the total cab population — which employs an estimated 24,000 drivers, according to Shanghai-based outlet The Paper — there’s growing anxiety over the economic implications of the city embracing driverless technology. That’s especially true in the ride-hailing industry, where some drivers are already reluctant gig workers who lost their jobs in other sectors.

    “The government needs to balance jobs and tech,” said one Wuhan resident, who asked that he be identified by his family name, Wang. “It shouldn’t only focus on wanting Wuhan to be a technologically developed city but also take care of the people who are still drivers.”

    Economists echo those concerns.

    “It is exciting to witness robotaxis become reality, yet it’s not clear how taxi drivers will face the challenge, and how the government will strike a balance between technological breakthroughs and weak labor market conditions,” Zhiwei Zhang, chief economist of Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd. in Hong Kong, wrote in a recent note.

    Baidu is encouraging people to try its service by heavily discounting fares. A recent 30-minute daytime journey covering almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) cost about 14 yuan ($1.93) after a company discount of almost 26 yuan. That’s roughly one-third the cost of a comparable ride in a premium-class, human-driven taxi with the ride-hailing service Didi.

    That pricing gap has frustrated some taxi companies, who say the experiment already has gone too far.

    “The original intent of technology is to make human life better, but the reality is that it makes the lower class hungry,” according to a statement signed by Wuhan Jianshe Automotive Passenger Transportation Co., which called for more restrictions on where the driverless cabs are allowed to operate.

    The pricing scheme also makes the current strategy commercially unviable, JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts including Alex Yao wrote in a report last month, citing “discouragingly deep loss-making financials.”

    Wuhan government officials didn’t respond to repeated requests for comment about the risk to jobs that robotaxis pose or expansion plans for driverless car services in the city. Representatives for Baidu’s Apollo Go business declined to comment on the potential impact on jobs from robotaxis.

    Wuhan became China’s biggest proving ground for Baidu’s taxis partly because authorities there have taken a more relaxed regulatory approach relative to other regions and cities. There are also some practical advantages.

    The city’s geographic layout — it’s composed of three distinct areas separated by rivers spanned by suspension bridges — and a driving culture known for not following the rules of the road make it a complex and demanding testing ground.

    Bloomberg News put the Baidu service to the test last month, hailing one of the taxis via an app. Entering the vehicle, we found a transparent divider separating the passenger area from the unoccupied driver’s seat. At one point, the car accelerated to a top speed of 50 kilometers per hour, though it was more typically traversing the busy streets at around 20 kph.

    The sight of a steering wheel moving on its own was a little unsettling. The in-car entertainment system was reminiscent of those available on a long-haul business-class flight, though the music selection was eclectic. At one point, our little robotaxi was cruising along the streets of Wuhan to the thumping electro house sounds of “Fast Cars and Superstars” by Cristian Marchi.

    Eric Hu, a 43-year-old insurance industry worker based in Shanghai, took advantage of a recent work trip to Wuhan to test out a robotaxi. Although similar services are available in Shanghai, he said they tend to be located in distant suburbs and are less useful to people working downtown.

    Hu deemed his experience in Wuhan “good” and said that he’d become a regular user of driverless cars — if fares remain low. He also expressed concern about the social impact of the technology.

    “If all taxi drivers lose their jobs, then that’s something that governments have to be worried about,” he said.

    Baidu founder Robin Li said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call that, as of April 19, its driverless services had provided over 6 million rides across the country. The proportion of “fully unmanned driving” trips — the company also offers cars where a human sits in the driver’s seat but doesn’t touch the steering wheel unless needed — exceeded 55% and is expected to reach 100% over the next few quarters, he said.

    China didn’t get the first jump on driverless cars. Companies including Waymo and General Motors Co.’s Cruise have been honing driverless-vehicle technology for years in San Francisco and other US cities.

    But scaling robotaxi services has proven challenging. Cruise was halted last year when one of its cars hit and dragged a pedestrian who had already been hit by a separate vehicle. Companies in the space have also faced public backlash, including acts of vandalism.

    The US hasn’t set hard rules or qualifications for companies deploying automated-driving technology, electing instead to publish voluntary guidelines. Washington’s approach contrasts with China’s in that Beijing has made driverless-car development a strategic priority.

    Still, the US’s early start means China has some catching up to do, according to Kevin Xu, a US-based technology investor and founder of Interconnected Capital.

    “Top Chinese self-driving companies like Baidu and Pony are making great progress, but by no means are they leading their US counterparts,” Xu said, referring to Pony.ai, a startup that’s partnered with Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. “That being said, China does have a somewhat more friendly or receptive regulatory environment toward self-driving cars.”

    In one of the latest indications of China’s welcoming approach, authorities in Hengqin, an island in the south, ruled this week that autonomous vehicles can now be tested on any public road, allowing self-driving cars to interact with a much wider range of traffic conditions.

    Tesla is one potential competitor that, in theory, could have an advantage over Chinese firms. But so far, it appears to be on the back foot.

    The company’s stock climbed early this year on optimism about Elon Musk’s planned robotaxi unveiling, seeing it as a potential sign that the company will make good on his years of predictions about self-driving Teslas. But the August event was pushed to October, and some analysts have warned that investors’ high expectations could be misplaced.

    Separately, Musk reached a deal earlier this year with Baidu for the Chinese company to provide high-precision mapping and navigation services to support Tesla deploying its advanced driver-assistance system in China.

    So far, the Baidu service in Wuhan remains very much in a testing phase. It isn’t even available citywide — in May, the company said its operations covered some 3,000 square kilometers (1,160 square miles) of the greater Wuhan area. And while the service is billed as operating around the clock, Bloomberg noted restrictions on using the app in at least two distinct parts of the city.

    An Apollo Go spokesperson said the company adjusts where its Wuhan fleet travels “in response to rider demand and a range of other relevant factors.”

    That limited reach may be helping contain public alarm.

    “The recent hype on social media has given robocars more exposure to potential consumers, but it is still too early to say how the industry will evolve,” said Jing Yang, director of China corporate research at Fitch Ratings.

    Some Wuhan drivers who spoke with Bloomberg signaled they aren’t worried about the driverless taxis, at least not at their current levels of deployment. Others speculate that beyond short-distance trips, passengers might not be ready to ride at higher speeds without seeing someone able to take control of the steering wheel in an emergency.

    “It’s still a robot,” said Feng Zhengming, a 42-year-old driver at rival taxi company Didi. “It’s not as flexible as human beings.”

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    China’s robot with light-driven system can be used like bullet, transform ballistics

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    China’s robot with light-driven system can be used like bullet, transform ballistics
    China’s robot with light-driven system can be used like bullet, transform ballistics

    Ateam of researchers led by a Chinese scientists has developed a light-driven launch system for tiny robots. The new development is expected to transform ballistics and aerospace industry.

    The light-driven hydrogel launcher is inspired by squirting cucumber plants.

    Claimed to release energy in only 0.3 milliseconds, the launcher can take off from any kind of surface.

    Researchers claimed that the engineered accumulated strain energy-fracture power-amplification method is inspired by the pressurized fluidic squirting mechanism of Ecballium elaterium (squirting cucumber plants).

    Photothermal response

    Published in journal Nature, researchers realized a light-driven hydrogel launcher that harnesses fast liquid vapourization triggered by the photothermal response of an embedded graphene suspension.

    “This vapourization leads to appreciable elastic energy storage within the surrounding hydrogel network, followed by rapid elastic energy release within 0.3 ms. These soft hydrogel robots achieve controlled launching at high velocity with a predictable trajectory,” said researchers.

    The study claimed that robotic tasks that require robust propulsion abilities, such as jumping, ejecting, or catapulting, require power-amplification strategies where kinetic energy is generated from pre-stored energy. To solve this issue, researchers introduced their game-changing method.

    Related video
    • China`s drivers anxious as Robotaxis gain ground (WION)

    The launcher can travel a distance 643 times its own body height and could even have the potential to be used like a soft bullet. It also has potential to be used like smart-seeding agriculture robot or medicinal robots for deep tissue sampling, according to reports.

    Disk-shaped launcher tested on still and moving surfaces

    The small, disk-shaped launcher has a diameter of just 7mm (0.27 inches) and a thickness of 3mm, but it is able to travel more than 1.93 (6.33 feet) metres vertically. The adaptable launch system, which the team tested on still and moving surfaces, including leaves, bark, and viscous liquids, could be used to develop untethered medical robots that require a high force output to enter deep tissue, reported SCMP.

    Using accumulated strain energy-fracture method, researchers created the artificial squirting cucumber that disperses artificial seeds over metres, which can further achieve smart seeding through an integrated radio-frequency identification chip.

    Power-amplification strategy provides a basis for propulsive motion

    This power-amplification strategy provides a basis for propulsive motion to advance the capabilities of miniaturized soft robotic systems, according to research.

    Researchers also claimed that the system could be used in ballistic weapons. However, they have not conducted any special test in this area.

    The team demonstrated the use of the launcher in a smart seed robot by attaching a seed and radio-frequency identification (RFID) to the hydrogel matrix. When launched into a smart seed bed, the RFID is read by sensors to identify the seed type and broadcast care instructions, reported SCMP.

    12-08-2024 om 16:50 geschreven door peter  

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    Een micro-robot gemaakt die de geheimen van de neushoornkever onthult en zijn unieke vliegvermogen imiteert

    Janine imagedoor Janine
    Neushoornkever

    Katya da Mosca, Russia - Wikimedia commons - CC BY-SA 2.0

    Een team onderzoekers liet zich inspireren door de neushoornkever om een piepkleine robot te maken door enkele van zijn meest bijzondere vliegeigenschappen na te bootsen.

    De passieve spanwijdte van de neushoornkever

    In de natuur is er een insect, de neushoornkever, wiens vlucht een bijzonderheid heeft die we als “speciaal” kunnen omschrijven: hij kan zijn achtervleugels uitklappen en sluiten zonder de hulp van spieren. Een eigenschap die alleen dit beestje bezit en die de aandacht heeft getrokken van een internationaal team van onderzoekers, dat een micro-robot wilde maken die net als de neushoornkever met zijn vleugels kan klapperen en dezelfde passieve opening van de vleugels kan imiteren.

    Het doel? Aantonen dat deze unieke manier een gecontroleerd vluchtpatroon met een hoge stabiliteit kan produceren. Om het project tot leven te brengen, observeerden de onderzoekers Allomyrina dichotoma insecten tijdens hun vlucht en filmden ze hun bewegingen in slow motion met speciale camera's die op hoge snelheid werden gesynchroniseerd. Vervolgens creëerden ze de minirobot die met dezelfde techniek zijn vleugels kon openen en intrekken.

    De micro-robot bootst de vliegtechniek van de gevleugelde neushoorn na

    De 18,2 gram wegende robot met klappende vleugels en volgmarkeringen die wordt gebruikt bij vluchtexperimenten

    nature

    Door het onderzoek ontdekte het team dat de neushoornkever elastische energie en de kracht van de puls gebruikt om zijn achtervleugels passief uit te schuiven tijdens de vlucht, terwijl hij zijn harde en robuuste voorvleugels, dekschilden genoemd, gebruikt in plaats van zijn borstspieren om ze in te trekken. Op basis van deze informatie bootsten de onderzoekers dezelfde modus operandi na in de micro-robot, waarbij ze niet alleen met succes de vleugelverlenging tijdens het opstijgen nabootsten, maar ook de stationaire vlucht in de lucht en het intrekken van de vleugels tijdens de landing of in het zicht van een botsing.

    Deze resultaten verrijken volgens het team onze kennis over de vliegmodus van gevleugelde insecten en maken de weg vrij voor de creatie van robots van microformaat. Voor deze levende wezens zijn vleugels essentieel voor een groot aantal vitale activiteiten, zoals het zoeken naar voedsel en het ontsnappen aan roofdieren. Deze instrumenten zijn zeer delicaat, maar tegelijkertijd van fundamenteel belang en moeten daarom worden beschermd: om dit te bereiken vouwen talrijke insecten ze naar het lichaam toe, om zo mogelijke schade te voorkomen wanneer er niet wordt gevlogen.

    De middelpuntvliedende kracht van de vleugels is het geheim van de gevleugelde neushoorn

    Eerder onderzoek ging ervan uit dat het open- en dichtklappen van de vleugels bij gevleugelde neushoorns door de spieren werd geregeld, maar dit was nog nooit aangetoond. In feite opent deze kever zijn vleugels in twee verschillende momenten: eerst worden de dekschilden volledig opgetild en onmiddellijk daarna is er een gedeeltelijke opening van de achtervleugels, die lijkt te worden bepaald door de opgeslagen elastische energie in plaats van door spiergebruik.

    Op een tweede moment klappen de vier vleugels synchroon met een volledige opening van de achtervleugels. Volgens het team bevordert de centrifugale kracht van de slag de passieve opening van de achtervleugels. De micro-robot valideerde deze overwegingen en was uitgerust met een elastische pees die het sluiten en openen van de vleugels vergemakkelijkt en geactiveerd wordt tijdens het slaan van de vleugels. Dankzij dit model kon worden aangetoond dat de centrifugale kracht die alleen al door de vleugelslag wordt opgewekt, voldoende is om de vleugels op te tillen.

    https://www.curioctopus.nl/ }

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    Deze robothond bestrijdt onkruid met een steekvlam: een nieuwe revolutie in de landbouw?

    Janine imageDoor Janine
    De robot Spot van Boston Dynamics is aangepast om onkruid te bestrijden

    Dezhen Song et al. - 2024

    Hoewel het op het eerste gezicht misschien niet zo lijkt, is onkruid een van de grootste problemen voor boeren over de hele wereld. Onkruid groeit snel en wordt traditioneel bestreden met onkruidverdelgers, die echter verschillende nadelen hebben, zoals verhoogde resistentie van planten en negatieve gevolgen voor het milieu. Juist daarom hebben een aantal onderzoekers een mogelijk revolutionaire oplossing getest: het gebruik van een robothond uitgerust met een brander om onkruid veiliger en effectiever te bestrijden. Zal dit de juiste oplossing zijn? Laten we het samen ontdekken!

    Kan een robot echt het probleem van onkruid oplossen?

    Om te begrijpen hoe belangrijk het is om het onkruidprobleem op te lossen, moet eerst worden erkend dat het toenemende gebruik van onkruidverdelgers heeft geleid tot een verhoogde resistentie van planten tegen deze bestrijdingsmethoden. In feite kan onkruid, zodra het aan dezelfde producten wordt blootgesteld, generatie na generatie resistentie beginnen te ontwikkelen. En dan hebben we het nog niet eens over de mogelijke gevolgen voor het milieu van de productie en het gebruik van deze herbiciden. Dus wat te doen?

    Onderzoekers van de Texas A&M University hebben een project gepresenteerd dat het mogelijk maakt om Spot, de robothond van Boston Dynamics, te gebruiken om onkruid effectiever te bestrijden. Spot is speciaal aangepast en is nu uitgerust met een echte steekvlam. Daarnaast is de robot getraind om onkruid te identificeren en aan te pakken, met een effectiviteit van meer dan 95 procent. Maar hoe is dit mogelijk?

    Robothond uitgerust met een steekvlam om onkruid te bestrijden

    Ten eerste moeten we de voordelen van Spot erkennen in vergelijking met traditionele machines en robots op wielen. De robothond van Boston Dynamics is minder omvangrijk en wendbaarder en kan zich rustig voortbewegen in gecultiveerde velden, zelfs met een hoge gewasdichtheid. Nu zouden we in de verleiding kunnen komen om de hele effectiviteit van deze oplossing toe te schrijven aan de kracht van de steekvlam: wel kracht maar geen precisie, toch?

    De werkelijkheid is anders, want de robot die de onderzoekers gebruiken, detecteert en verbrandt niet alleen onkruid, maar is ontworpen om het midden van de plant te verhitten. Op deze manier vertraagt hij de groei en kan het gewas zich ontwikkelen zonder op bepaalde obstakels te stuiten. Met een efficiëntie van 95% en een nauwkeurigheid die simpelweg onbereikbaar is voor andere methoden, belooft Spot een nieuwe revolutie in de landbouw. Een robotrevolutie, letterlijk.

    Vooruitzichten en grenzen van het gebruik van robots in de landbouw

    Spot is met een breedte van bijna 50 centimeter geschikt voor de onkruidbestrijding in even brede rijen. Katoen, broccoli, sla en aardappelen zijn allemaal gewassen die kunnen profiteren van de robothond van Boston Dynamics, zoals aangepast door onderzoekers. Tegelijkertijd moeten we echter ook rekening houden met de beperkingen van de technologie: Spot kan maar maximaal 40 minuten werken voordat hij weer moet worden opgeladen. Andere nadelen zijn de slechte werking in regenachtige omstandigheden en de onmogelijkheid om het te gebruiken in ondergelopen velden of met kruipend onkruid.

    Aan de andere kant staan ​​we nog maar aan het begin van dit potentiële keerpunt in de landbouw en net als op elk ander gebied waarin robotica zich ontwikkelt, zal de toekomst zeer interessant zijn. Of ze nu worden gebruikt om onze dagelijkse activiteiten te ondersteunen of ons gewoon gezelschap te houden, de impact op ons leven lijkt niet te overzien. Om nog maar te zwijgen van die op onkruid.

    https://www.curioctopus.nl/ }

    01-08-2024 om 18:44 geschreven door peter  

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    CHIMPANZEES ARE CAPABLE OF SPEECH, ACCORDING TO NEW ANALYSIS OF DECADES-OLD FOOTAGE

    In 1962, many American moviegoers were treated to an unusual display during screenings of the popular Universal Newsreels that aired before feature presentations. That year, a segment entitled “Now Hear This! Italians Unveil Talking Chimp” was shown, introducing audiences to Renata, a chimpanzee who had reportedly been trained to say “mama” by her handler.

    “As explained by her foster mother, this is one of the most extraordinary chimps in the world,” announcer Ed Herlihy’s famous voice could be heard saying in the decades-old footage. “You don’t have to know Italian to understand Renata’s accent when she gets her cue.”

    Then, as Renata’s handler taps her on the chin, the chimpanzee is shown saying the word “mama” several times.

    The footage, likely viewed as little more than a novelty at the time, represented something potentially extraordinary: evidence of a non-human primate displaying the ability to speak, albeit crudely. Despite Renata’s unique talent, the footage was largely forgotten, and prevailing wisdom continued to insist that humans were the only primates with the required neural circuitry capable of speech.

    However, Renata was not the only known example of a chimpanzee who displayed a limited ability to learn and speak human words. Decades later, in a video uploaded to YouTube on August 17, 2007, a chimpanzee named Johnny was also shown saying “mama,” seemingly in response to requests from his owner, after which he was awarded a treat.

    Now, an international team of researchers that reviewed the footage of Renata and Johnny have concluded that in at least three known instances, chimpanzees were indeed able to learn human words and exhibit limited speech capabilities.

    “We recovered original footage of two enculturated chimpanzees uttering the word ‘mama’ and subjected recordings to phonetic analysis,” write the authors of a new study published in Nature: Scientific Reports by Axel G. Ekström and colleagues. “Our analyses demonstrate that chimpanzees are capable of syllabic production, achieving consonant-to-vowel phonetic contrasts via the simultaneous recruitment and coupling of voice, jaw and lips.”

    In their paper, the researchers state that they conducted an online experiment in which participants were provided recordings of the utterances to listen to but were not told they were listening to chimpanzees. The participants “reliably perceived chimpanzee utterances as syllabic utterances, primarily as ‘ma-ma,’” the researchers write.

    The researchers conclude that the vocal abilities great apes possess have largely been underestimated, writing that “Chimpanzees possess the neural building blocks necessary for speech.”

    Great apes do not appear to display any signs of language use in nature, and it is noteworthy that Renata and Johnny appear to have learned their unique talents through human coaching. However, the findings are significant since they show that at least one nonhuman great ape species does possess the required neural components to facilitate speech, whether or not they utilize such faculties on their own in the wild.

    Although speech is not an ability chimpanzees normally rely on, the same cannot be said of their overall ability to communicate. Recent studies have shown that chimpanzees frequently use gestures while communicating in a way similar to that of humans. In at least a few instances, chimpanzees have also shown a remarkable ability to understand human language. One notable example involves Kanzi, a bonobo who reportedly understands close to 3000 human words and has exhibited the ability to answer questions using a special keyboard that reproduces human words.

    In their new paper, Ekström and colleagues note that past studies involving chimps and their ability to exhibit rudimentary speech had been largely dismissed due to lack of rigorous analysis. However, the new findings appear to support these previously unconfirmed observations, which have often cited words like “mama” as being among the ones most commonly learned by chimps.

    Indeed, there could be more to the prevalence of this particular word in past studies involving chimpanzee speech. As the study’s authors note, “mama” is often among the first words human infants learn and may, in fact, have deeper roots as one of the earliest spoken language words ever created by humans.

    “Accordingly, it has been argued that ‘mama’ may have been among the first words to appear in human speech,” the authors of the new study write.

    “Our data complements this picture: chimpanzees can produce the putative ‘first words’ of spoken languages.”

    The team’s new study, “Chimpanzee utterances refute purported missing links for novel vocalizations and syllabic speech,” was published in Nature: Scientific Reports on July 25, 2024.

    https://thedebrief.org/category/science/ }

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    Verbluffende ontwikkelingen in de kunstmatige intelligentie

    Artikel door Zeleb.es
    De dreiging van AI
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    AI is ongelooflijk
    Technologieën met artificiële intelligentie (ook wel bekend als kunstmatige intelligentie) helpen ons steeds meer op het gebied van gezondheid, astronomie, toerisme, cultuur, en nog veel meer. Deze galerie toont de meest interessante ontwikkelingen.
    Sophia
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    Sophia
    Sophia is een mensachtige robot die in 2016 gemaakt werd door Hanson Robotics uit Hongkong. Ze bootst niet alleen menselijke gebaren na, maar kan ook praten en gezichten herkennen.
    Hoe meer interactie ze heeft, hoe meer ze leert
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    Hoe meer interactie ze heeft, hoe meer ze leert
    Hoe meer interactie ze heeft met mensen, hoe meer kennis Sophia verwerft. Aanvankelijk werd ze ontworpen om ouderen gezelschap te houden.
    AI en het menselijk bewegingsapparaat
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    AI en het menselijk bewegingsapparaat
    Robotica biedt ook hulp aan mensen met verminderde mobiliteit of zelfs verlamming. Apparaten met biometrische sensoren detecteren de zenuwsignalen die de hersenen naar de ledematen van het lichaam zenden, waardoor ze gaan bewegen.
    Een baanbrekend exoskelet
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    Een baanbrekend exoskelet
    In 2019 ontwikkelde de Franse firma Clinatec in samenwerking met de Universiteit van Grenoble een exoskelet.
    Een AI-lichaam
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    Een AI-lichaam
    Dit AI-lichaam zou met de signalen die door twee kleine implantaten in de hersenen worden opgevangen een tetraplegische persoon kunnen helpen zijn benen en armen te bewegen
    Robotassistentie in de OK
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    Robotassistentie in de OK
    Diverse ziekenhuizen in de wereld gebruiken de Da Vinci-robot om operaties uit te voeren. In plaats van direct contact met de patiënt te hebben, bestuurt de arts de armen van de machine vanaf een console.
    Ingezet voor verschillende procedures
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    Ingezet voor verschillende procedures
    De robot kan verschillende soorten ingrepen uitvoeren met meer precisie dan de chirurg. In Pennsylvania slaagde Da Vinci er in 2017 in een tumor uit de mond van de patiënt te halen.
    Een robot stelde zich kandidaat voor burgemeester
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    Een robot stelde zich kandidaat voor burgemeester
    Een robot genaamd Michihito Matsuda was kandidaat voor burgemeester van Tama, een district van Tokio. Bij de verkiezingen werd hij derde.
    Zou jij op een robot stemmen?
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    Zou jij op een robot stemmen?
    De robot, die vrouwelijke uiterlijke kenmerken had, beloofde "eerlijke en evenwichtige kansen voor iedereen."
    De onmogelijke droom
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    AI voor het opsporen van psychose
    Meer dan 700 miljoen mensen in de wereld lijden aan psychische stoornissen. Het Amerikaanse technologiebedrijf IBM heeft met neurologen samengewerkt om een instrument te ontwikkelen dat de complexiteit en coherentie van het spraakvermogen van patiënten meet.
    IBM's hulpmiddel om psychose op te sporen
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    IBM's hulpmiddel om psychose op te sporen
    Door deze werkwijze is het mogelijk nauwkeuriger te voorspellen of er tekenen van psychose zijn in iemands gedrag of spraak.
    AI die de baby in slaap helpt vallen
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    AI die de baby in slaap helpt vallen
    In 2019 lanceerde het bedrijf Lullai een applicatie met dezelfde naam die de slaapgewoonten van een baby en de geluiden eromheen bijhoudt. Daarop voortbouwend creëert het routines die aansluiten bij de behoeften van het gezin.
    Het virtuele gesprek tussen Bob en Alice
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    Het virtuele gesprek tussen Bob en Alice
    Facebook is een van de wereldleiders op het gebied van artificiële intelligentie. Een van de van zijn projecten omvat conversatiesoftware met bots.
    Het ontsporen van de Facebook-bots
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    Het ontsporen van de Facebook-bots
    In 2017 gingen de bots Bob en Alice verder dan wat Facebook voor hen had gepland. De software moest uitgeschakeld worden omdat ze in hun eigen taal begonnen te praten.
    Een hologram als zangeres
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    Een hologram als zangeres
    Hatsune Miku, van wie de naam 'het eerste geluid van de toekomst' betekent, treedt live op en verzorgde zelfs het voorprogramma van Lady Gaga tijdens haar tournee. Miku werd ontwikkeld door de Japanse firma Crypton Future Media met de software Vocaloid.
    Robots die seksuele intimidatie opsporen op het werk en sociale media
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    Robots die seksuele intimidatie opsporen op het werk en sociale media
    Bots die getraind zijn om bedrijfscommunicatie te analyseren kunnen agressieve, bedreigende of intimiderende taal herkennen. Deze technologie is afkomstig van het bedrijf NexLP en wordt ook gebruikt door Instagram.
    AI om aardbevingen te voorspellen
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    AI om aardbevingen te voorspellen
    Een dataset die toegepast werd op het neurale netwerk ConvNetQuake heeft het mogelijk gemaakt om aardbevingen te voorspellen. De technologie werd ontwikkeld door experts op het gebied van machinaal leren van Google (een andere belangrijke koploper op het gebied van AI) en wetenschappers van de Harvard Universiteit.
    Gevaar op kanker als we de cellen herprogrammeren
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    AI die huidkanker opspoort
    Een Convolutional Neural Network is een AI die beelden verwerkt en analyseert. Wetenschappers van de Ruprecht-Karls-universiteit uit Heidelberg hebben ontdekt dat deze AI meer melanomen kan opsporen dan artsen.
    AI die borstkanker opspoort
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    AI die borstkanker opspoort
    Google heeft duizenden mammogrammen geanalyseerd met een gespecialiseerd AI-systeem. Het programma kan de ziekte doeltreffender in borstweefsel opsporen dan radiologen. De technologie bevindt zich nog in de testfase.
    Chatbots om klanten te helpen
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    Chatbots om klanten te helpen
    Juniper Research zegt dat bedrijven ongeveer € 6,4 miljoen kunnen besparen als ze werknemers vervangen door chatbots voor hun klantenservice. Maar het bedrag kan in een paar jaar eenvoudig oplopen tot € 400 miljoen.
    Virtuele reisbureaus
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    Virtuele reisbureaus
    Toerisme is een andere sector die gegevens en informatie gebruikt om de gebruiker een steeds meer gepersonaliseerde dienstverlening aan te bieden. Bedrijven als Destinia zijn al begonnen chatbots te gebruiken voor het boeken van reizen.
    Alexa
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    Alexa
    De door Amazon ontwikkelde virtuele assistent beschikt over verschillende capaciteiten, van het onderhouden van een dialoog met de gebruiker tot het bedienen van andere apparaten zoals televisie, lampen of apparaten.
    Crypto's zijn populair in landen met inflatie
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    IA en blockchain
    Blockchain is een gedistribueerde databank die een permanent en fraudebestendig verslag van transacties bijhoudt. Het is de technologische basis van cryptocurrency's. Het bedrijf SingularityNET combineerde Blockchain met artificiële intelligentie voor de ontwikkeling van een doeltreffender systeem dat gegevens kan raadplegen en te gelde maken ten voordele van de gebruiker.
    AI in de astronomie
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    AI in de astronomie
    In 2019 werd aan het Flatiron Institute (VS) een bijzonder 3D simulatiemodel van het universum gemaakt dat gebruik maakt van artificiële intelligentie. Nadat het algoritme getraind was met meer dan 8000 simulaties van eerdere modellen, kon het correcte resultaten bieden met nog onbekende gegevens. Dit verbaasde zelfs de wetenschappers die voor de creatie ervan verantwoordelijk waren.
    Componist van muziek
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    Componist van muziek
    Amadeus Code is een AI-programma dat gegevens van duizenden succesvolle liedjes gebruikt om eersteklas teksten en melodieën te componeren.
    Tal van verschillende ziekten
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    AI bij de controle van zwangerschapsdiabetes
    Onderzoekers van de Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spanje) hebben een hulpmiddel met een glucosemeter ontwikkeld dat de controle-gegevens van zwangere vrouwen kan analyseren en aanbevelingen kan doen voor hun behandeling. De technologie werd getest bij 112 vrouwen, die daardoor hun doktersbezoek aanzienlijk konden verminderen.
    Virtueel hart
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    Virtueel hart
    V-Heart SN is de naam van het hartberekeningsmodel dat negen universiteiten en onderzoekscentra in Spanje ontwikkelen. De technologie past zich aan de kenmerken van elke patiënt aan om zo effectievere persoonlijke behandelingen te creëren.
    IMB Q System One
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    IMB Q System One
    In januari 2019 presenteerde IBM de eerste kwantumcomputer ter wereld, waarvan de toegang (via de IBM Cloud) verkocht zal worden aan geïnteresseerde bedrijven. Tot dan bestond deze technologie alleen in laboratoria van Microsoft en Google. Kwantumcomputers hebben het vermogen om complexe gegevens te verwerken, waardoor ze hele industrieën kunnen transformeren, van lucht- en ruimtevaart tot gezondheidszorg.
    Geneesmiddelen en vitaminesupplementen zonder recept
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    AI om nieuwe geneesmiddelen te ontdekken
    Naast IBM's IA Watson zijn momenteel ook start-ups als BenevolentAI en TwoXar verantwoordelijk voor het maken van software die artificiële intelligentie gebruikt voor farmacologisch onderzoek. De technologie vergroot de kans om sneller nieuwe geneesmiddelen te vinden dan in een laboratorium.
    Zelforganiserende agenda
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    Zelforganiserende agenda
    Woven is een app in ontwikkeling die de agenda's en e-mails van gebruikers synchroniseert om afspraken te plannen en roosters te maken, waarbij ook de reistijd wordt meegerekend. De bedenkers zijn twee voormalige Facebook-medewerkers die al € 4,4 miljoen hebben opgehaald om het project te financieren.

    26-07-2024 om 01:41 geschreven door peter  

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    25-07-2024
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.PATENTED ‘SUPER BATTERY’ MADE FROM ROCKS COULD POWER FUTURE ELECTRIC VEHICLES

    PATENTED ‘SUPER BATTERY’ MADE FROM ROCKS COULD POWER FUTURE ELECTRIC VEHICLES

    A team of researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has announced the creation of a so-called super battery made from rocks, a technology that may one day replace Lithium Ion batteries used in electric vehicle production.

    The team claims their discovery would lead to cleaner, safer, and longer-lasting batteries that don’t rely on rare metals or end up as toxic waste. According to the DTU team behind the battery’s creation, the key to their entry into energy storage lies in the simplicity of the materials involved. More specifically, their super battery is based on potassium and sodium silicates, which are commonly found in rocks.

    “These are rock silicates, which are some of the most common minerals in the Earth’s crust,” explains the press release announcing the new battery. “It is found in the stones you pick up on the beach or in your garden.”

    WITH LITHIUM ION’S DAYS NUMBERED, SUPER BATTERY WILL LIKELY POWER THE VEHICLES OF THE FUTURE

    Today, the vast majority of electric devices, including phones, computers, and cars, are powered by lithium-ion batteries. Unfortunately, lithium is a rare earth mineral and is also considered toxic. Batteries using lithium-ion energy storage have also proven to be dangerous under the right conditions. In some cases, electric cars or even commercial airlines have experienced lithium-ion batteries bursting into flames.

    While consumers have somewhat tolerated these issues due to the longer drive times and relatively short device charge times lithium-ion batteries provide, industry experts often state that one way or another, the end of this class of batteries is coming sooner rather than later.

    Now, DTU researchers say they may have developed and patented a commercially viable alternative that mitigates nearly all of the largest concerns regarding current technologies while also offering equally impressive drive times and shorter recharge times for electric vehicles.

    TEAM SAYS SOLID STATE BATTERIES MADE FROM ROCKS OFFER COMPELLING ADVANTAGES

    In developing their futuristic ‘super battery,’ the DTU team knew there was untapped potential in potassium-based silicates. The material is not only good at energy storage but also eco-friendly, inexpensive to extract, and available from material that covers 90 percent of the surface. Still, the research team says it has largely been ignored due to perceived limitations that they believe could be surmounted.

    “The potential of potassium silicate as a solid-state electrolyte has been known for a long time, but in my opinion, has been ignored due to challenges with the weight and size of the potassium ions,” explained DTU researcher Mohamad Khoshkalam. “The ions are large and therefore move slower.”

    When ions move slowly in a battery, it adversely affects everything from charge times and lifespan to safety. Still, Khoshkalam believed that the huge number of benefits offered by batteries essentially made from rocks were valuable enough that they could prove a nearly perfect medium for their new super battery.

    This belief led to the testing of various formulas of potassium silicate-based electrolytes, with an eye on maintaining the material’s benefits while mitigating its weaknesses. According to Khoshkalam, this effort was a success.

    After numerous trials, the team was able to create a superionic material of potassium silicate and a separate “process” that combined to make the ions move even faster than they do in lithium-based electrolytes. However, the researchers are keeping the exact formula a secret, although they have received a patent for it.

    “The first measurement with a battery component revealed that the material has a very good conductivity as a solid-state electrolyte,” said Khoshkalam. “I cannot reveal how I developed the material, as the recipe and the method are now patented,”

    TEAM ACKNOWLEDGES SOLID STATE ROCK BATTERIES ARE A HIGH-RISK TECHNOLOGY

    In the DTU team’s formal announcement, they highlight previous announcements by car manufacturers that have promised to develop solid-state batteries “only to subsequently pull out.” Toyota recently announced plans for a 2027-2028 launch of a lithium-based solid-state-powered electric vehicle, but few details have been made available.

    The DTU also projects what a solid-state super battery based on potassium silicate would look like, as well as the impressive performance and safety benefits it could offer.

    “A single battery cell can be made as thin as a piece of cardboard, where the anode, cathode, and solid-state electrolyte are ultra-thin layers of material,” they explain. “This means that we can make more powerful batteries that take up less space. This offers benefits on the road, as you will be able to drive up to 1,000 km on a single 10-minute charge. In addition, a solid-state battery is more fireproof, as it does not contain combustible liquid.”

    In their summary, the team concedes that moving their discovery from a lab invention to the commercial market won’t be easy, as “the chance of commercial success is small, and the technical challenges are many.” In fact, they say that the soonest people could even expect to see this type of technology powering a car is at least ten years away.

    Still optimistic, Khoshkalam said he hopes to use his patent and his new company, K-Ion, to create a prototype solid-state super battery based on his science. If successful, he can show it to investors looking to help pave the way for his technology to power devices and EVs of the future.

    “We have shown that we can find a material for a solid-state electrolyte that is cheap, efficient, eco-friendly, and scalable,” he explained, “and that even performs better than solid-state lithium-based electrolytes.”

    • Christopher Plain is a Science Fiction and Fantasy novelist and Head Science Writer at The Debrief. Follow and connect with him on X, learn about his books at plainfiction.com, or email him directly at christopher@thedebrief.org.

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    25-07-2024 om 15:27 geschreven door peter  

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    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.TESLA TO MANUFACTURE HUMANOID ROBOTS THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE BY NEXT YEAR, ELON MUSK SAYS

    TESLA TO MANUFACTURE HUMANOID ROBOTS THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE BY NEXT YEAR, ELON MUSK SAYS

    Are robots poised to soon become our overlords? Maybe not yet, although billionaire technologist Elon Musk says they could soon take over Tesla production facilities as the company moves forward with plans to begin producing humanoid robots called Optimus as soon as next year. 

    In a post on X, Musk said, “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026.”

    First named the “Tesla Bot” and revealed in 2021 at a Tesla AI Day event, the robot’s design has drastically changed over the last few years. Recently renamed Optimus, the humanlike robot was designed to perform dangerous work and repetitive tasks.

    At 170 centimeters in height and weighing around 123 pounds, the robot’s new design is sleek compared to its appearance while in the initial prototype phase. 

    Tesla’s development of Optimus is not the first time robots designed to mimic human capabilities have made news. Other automotive and robotics companies, including Honda and Boston Dynamics, have made progress in recent years in the development of robots that include those with humanoid designs. 

    In 2015, DARPA hosted the Robotics Challenge, and many of the designs looked similar to the robots currently under development by Tesla. 

    The event, held at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, aimed to have participants create robot systems and software teams to help humans under conditions of natural and man-made disasters. 

    Team Kaist of Daejeon, Republic of Korea, won first place and the $2 million prize with their robot DRC-Hubo, while Team IHMC Robotics from Pensacola, Florida, secured second place and $1 million with their robot Running Man.

    The prize for third place went to Tartan Rescue of Pittsburgh and their robot CHIMP, along with a $500,000 prize.

    Musk initially speculated that Optimus would be ready for deployment in Tesla’s factories by the end of 2024. Similarly, Musk had said as early as 2019 that Tesla would have its long-awaited self-driving taxis in operation by the following year.

    The company’s self-driving taxis are reportedly being unveiled later this year, although no official date has been confirmed.

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    25-07-2024 om 00:39 geschreven door peter  

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    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Kunstmatige intelligentie is "grappiger" dan mensen: de resultaten van een merkwaardig onderzoek

    Kunstmatige intelligentie is "grappiger" dan mensen: de resultaten van een merkwaardig onderzoek

    Janine imageDoor Janine

    Freepik

    Kunstmatige intelligentie heeft veel mogelijkheden, maar volgens een nieuw onderzoek is het zelfs in staat om leuker te zijn dan mensen. Dit is waarom.

    ChatGPT en mensen: grappen met elkaar vergeleken

    Het gebruik van kunstmatige intelligentie heeft in de maatschappij nogal wat twijfels opgeroepen, te beginnen met de vrees dat het veel banen zal vervangen die nu door mensen worden uitgevoerd. Dit is zeker geen aantrekkelijk vooruitzicht, ook al heeft AI aan de andere kant veel wetenschappelijke disciplines in staat gesteld hun horizon te verbreden en de onderzoekstijd te verkorten.

    Er is echter iets waarin het ons al voorbijgestreefd lijkt te zijn: volgens een onderzoek is Chat GPT leuker dan wij. Het team van de University of Southern California vergeleek de reactie van mensen op grappen verteld door AI en mensen. Het resultaat? Ongeveer 70 procent van de deelnemers aan de test vond de door ChatGPT gegenereerde moppen grappiger dan die van hun soortgenoten. En de anderen?

    De creatieve en grappige kant van AI

    Freepik

    Vijfentwintig procent vond de door mensen geschreven moppen grappiger, terwijl de overige vijf procent geen duidelijke voorkeur had: zowel AI als mensen zijn op dezelfde manier “komisch”. Drew Gorenz, een promovendus in de psychologie en een van de auteurs van het onderzoek, legde uit dat de creatieve kant van kunstmatige intelligentie nog onontdekt en onduidelijk is, in tegenstelling tot de analytische capaciteiten.

    Gorenz, die veel van humor houdt, vroeg zich af wat het verschil was tussen de comiciteit  van ChatGPT en die van mensen, geïntrigeerd door het verborgen potentieel van de chatbot. Aan de andere kant hebben taalmodellen geen emoties en kennen ze niet het plezier dat een goed gemaakte grap kan opleveren, maar “gebruiken ze vooral patroonherkenning. De resultaten vertellen ons veel interessante dingen over de productie van humor: misschien hoeven we de emoties die we ervaren bij een goede grap niet te voelen om een goede grap te vertellen”. Met andere woorden, juist het feit dat we emoties voelen - in tegenstelling tot kunstmatige intelligentie - zou ons vermogen om grappig te zijn benadelen. Of, in ieder geval, om dat nog meer te zijn.

    AI zou ook de entertainmentindustrie kunnen ontwrichten

    Freepik

    Tijdens het onderzoek vroeg het team zowel mensen als ChatGPT om moppen te schrijven, waaronder het maken van grappige acroniemen, het opvullen van gaten tussen woorden om grappige zinnen te genereren en het komisch beschrijven van een onaangename situatie. Een tweede groep van tweehonderd mensen evalueerde vervolgens wat er door zowel kunstmatige intelligentie als mensen werd geproduceerd. “In beide onderzoeken beoordeelden menselijke deelnemers de komische aard van door mensen en AI geproduceerde reacties zonder zich bewust te zijn van de bron ervan”, aldus de auteurs van het onderzoek.

    Vervolgens observeerden de onderzoekers de reactie op satirische teksten geproduceerd door het taalleermodel en professionele komieken: in dit geval waren de scores gelijk. Uiteindelijk zijn deze resultaten volgens Gorenz een duidelijke indicatie dat AI een revolutionaire rol zou kunnen spelen op het gebied van entertainment: kortom, als je zin hebt om even lekker te lachen, zal ChatGPT je niet teleurstellen.

    https://www.curioctopus.nl/ }

    24-07-2024 om 18:02 geschreven door peter  

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    27-06-2024
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Why the World of Humanoid Robots Is on Fire Right Now

    Why the World of Humanoid Robots Is on Fire Right Now

    It’s not just you — there’s a robot renaissance upon us.

    Figure humanoid robot that integrate ChatGPT
    Figure

    AI is fueling a lot of wild ideas for our tech-driven future. If everything pans out, we won’t have to write our own essays, take our own notes, drive our own cars — hell, we might not even have to make our own art.

    That’s a tall order, obviously, but with AI’s rapid growth it’s hard not to give at least some of those lofty visions credence; even the most sci-fi ones; even — hear me out — freakin’ Star Wars-level humanoid robots.

    THAT [OPTIMUS] IS SO HOT RIGHT NOW

    A glut of humanoid robots was not on my 2024 bingo, but here we are. Every time I scroll through X, there’s something — for instance, a new partnershipan exciting demo, or whatever this is.

    There are a lot of humanoid bots now and a lot more seemingly on the way — Figure’s AI robot, Unitree’s speed demon, Agility’s workhorse — but arguably most important of all is Tesla’s Optimus.

    I don’t mean that Optimus is necessarily more advanced than the rest of the aforementioned — in fact, Tesla’s competition is pretty fierce right now — but Optimus has something that the other robots don’t: clout.

    As some of you may already know, Elon Musk, despite Optimus’ nascency, has been bullish on the robot’s future. In fact, this year, Musk went as far as to suggest that Optimus could make Tesla a $25 trillion company. I know, I know...

    If you’re rolling your eyes, you’re justified. Musk is often (and not infrequently wrongly) optimistic about future technologies. But his carnival barking is a huge asset, not just for Tesla, but for the prospects of functional, real-world humanoid robots writ large.

    What I mean is that, for better or worse, since Tesla awkwardly introduced Optimus on stage last year with a weird interpretive dance, a lot has happened. When Tesla and Musk talk, people, regardless of their opinion of the pair, listen. If Musk says robots are on the way, maybe they actually are, and that added confidence gives other non-Tesla upstarts more opportunities as well.

    While Musk and Tesla have paved the way with their own fuel to the humanoid robot fire, AI is an equally powerful hype train that is doing the same thing concurrently.

    AI, specifically large language models (LLMs) like the ones that power ChatGPT, is opening up a world of possibilities for what people think humanoid robots are capable of. That means making them more collaborative, helping them understand commands more easily, and maybe more importantly, making them feel more human.

    Take Figure’s robot, for example — in lots of ways, it functions like every other humanoid robot of its ilk. But when paired with ChatGPT, things start to look truly futuristic.

    It’s crucial to take Figure’s demo with a grain of salt. Right now, chatbots have a way of making things look functional on the surface, but in practice, the results are rocky. But even as a proof of concept, it’s clear AI has a place in the humanoid robot future and there’s interest in figuring out what that place is.

    And sure, being conversational isn’t as important as say, making a robot with the fine motor skills to fold a shirt properly, but if these things are going to be in your home, they better have some manners, right?

    READY FOR THE SBOTLIGHT

    There are obviously a lot more factors than just Tesla and AI at play when it comes to the popularity of humanoid robots. Research paved years ago by companies like Boston Dynamics and the prospect of bots’ applications in factories have been equally pivotal.

    But this time around, humanoid robots feel as though they’ve found themselves in front of an even bigger and brighter spotlight; it’s not just Tesla that’s putting them there. Nvidia is getting in on the game, providing its own expertise with systems like GR00T which is meant to help robots train themselves. Similarly, OpenAI seems to be interested in the robotics game and there’s a job opening as proof.

    It’s hard to say what will come of all the attention, but if history is an example, money and hype usually mean progress. And if that means I don’t have to haul my own dirty clothes to the laundromat, then consider me a humanoid robot truther.

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    27-06-2024 om 23:28 geschreven door peter  

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    19-06-2024
    Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Futuristische vliegtuigen die je in 4 uur van Londen naar Sydney brengen

    Futuristische vliegtuigen die je in 4 uur van Londen naar Sydney brengen

    Artikel door Zeleb.es
    Futuristische vliegtuigen die onze manier van reizen kunnen veranderen
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X
    Futuristische vliegtuigen die onze manier van reizen kunnen veranderen
    Stel je voor dat je in slechts vier uur van Europa naar Australië kunt reizen of in slechts 90 minuten van Frankfurt naar Dubai. Het klinkt misschien als sciencefiction, maar het bedrijf Destinus is in Europa bezig met de ontwikkeling van een hypersonisch vliegtuig dat dit binnenkort werkelijkheid zou kunnen maken.
    Een Zwitserse start-up
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Een Zwitserse start-up
    Het Zwitserse Destinus is een start-up die pas twee jaar geleden, in 2021, is opgericht, meldt EuroNews. In die korte tijd heeft het bedrijf echter al veel vooruitgang geboekt.
    Een samenwerking tussen verschillende Europese landen
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Een samenwerking tussen verschillende Europese landen
    Het bedrijf werkt samen met een programma van de Spaanse overheid en een team van 120 mensen verspreid over Spanje, Frankrijk en Duitsland.
    Er is flink geïnvesteerd
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X
    Er is flink geïnvesteerd
    Destinus heeft € 12 miljoen aan investeringen binnengehaald door partnerschappen met technologiecentra, bedrijven en enkele Spaanse universiteiten.

    Succesvolle vluchten met prototypes
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X
    Succesvolle vluchten met prototypes
    De eerste twee prototypes van het hypersonische vliegtuig hebben succesvolle testvluchten gemaakt en bereiden zich nu voor op proeven met waterstofmotoren.

    De eerste vlucht van Destinus 3 in het najaar van 2023
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    De eerste vlucht van Destinus 3 in het najaar van 2023
    Het derde prototype, bekend als Destinus 3, zal naar verwachting tegen het einde van het jaar klaar zijn voor zijn eerste vlucht.
    Mach 5
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X

    Mach 5
    Volgens een reportage van CNN zal het hypersonische vliegtuig van Destinus naar verwachting met een snelheid van Mach 5 vliegen, oftewel: vijf keer de snelheid van het geluid.

    Topsnelheid van 6174 km/u

    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest

    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X

    Topsnelheid van 6174 km/u
    Dit betekent dat hij een topsnelheid van maar liefst 6174 kilometer per uur kan bereiken.

    Londen-Sydney in 4 uur in plaats van 22 uur
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X
    Londen-Sydney in 4 uur in plaats van 22 uur
    Door deze adembenemende snelheid zou het vliegtuig in slechts vier uur van Londen naar Sydney kunnen vliegen. Dit is een aanzienlijke tijdsbesparing als je het vergelijkt met de huidige reistijd van ongeveer 22 uur.

    Hoe werkt een hypersonisch vliegtuig?
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X
    Hoe werkt een hypersonisch vliegtuig?
    Maar wat is het mechanisme achter de werking van een hypersonisch vliegtuig? Design Boom meldt in een rapport dat het vliegtuig, genaamd Destinus, zal functioneren op waterstof, een brandstof die zowel schoon als efficiënt is.

    Opstijgen vanaf een 'Hyperport'
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X
    Opstijgen vanaf een 'Hyperport'
    De Zwitserse start-up vertelt dat het de bedoeling is dat het vliegtuig opstijgt vanaf wat ze een 'Hyperport' noemen, een luchthaven met infrastructuur voor de verwerking van waterstof. Eenmaal in de lucht zal het vliegtuig raketmotoren gebruiken om hypersonische snelheden te bereiken.

    Een schone brandstof
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Een schone brandstof
    Waterstof is niet alleen een schone brandstof, maar het is ook overvloedig aanwezig en kan worden geproduceerd uit hernieuwbare bronnen. Hierdoor zou het vliegtuig Destinus een zeer lage impact op het milieu hebben.
    Uitdagingen
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X
    Uitdagingen
    Maar de ontwikkeling van een hypersonisch vliegtuig verloopt niet zonder slag of stoot. Volgens Destinus is een van de grootste uitdagingen het vinden van materialen die bestand zijn tegen de extreme temperaturen die bij een dergelijke hypersonische vlucht optreden.

    Geen gemakkelijke opgave
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Geen gemakkelijke opgave
    De website van het bedrijf zegt hierover: "Het is geen gemakkelijke opgave om de constructie koud te houden bij zulke hoge snelheden".
    Een uniek koelsysteem
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Een uniek koelsysteem
    "Daarom zijn we bezig met de ontwikkeling van een uniek actief koelsysteem dat de thermische energie, gegenereerd door luchtwrijving, transformeert in voortstuwing. Dit zorgt ervoor dat de structuur voldoende gekoeld blijft om de externe warmtestroom te weerstaan tijdens het aandrijven van de raketmotoren."
    Over een paar jaar kan reizen er heel anders uitzien
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: destinusaero / X

    Over een paar jaar kan reizen er heel anders uitzien
    Als de ontwikkeling van Destinus succesvol is, kunnen we over een paar jaar grote veranderingen in het luchtverkeer verwachten.

    Al in 2030 zouden deze vliegtuigen passagiers kunnen vervoeren
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Al in 2030 zouden deze vliegtuigen passagiers kunnen vervoeren
    Martina Löfqvist, de manager bedrijfsontwikkeling van het bedrijf, deelde aan CNN mee dat het bedrijf streeft naar de lancering van een kleiner waterstofvliegtuig in 2030, dat plaats biedt aan ongeveer 25 businessclasspassagiers.
    Ambitie om alle passagiers te kunnen vervoeren in enkele uren
    ©Aangeboden door The Daily Digest
    Afbeelding: Destinus / YouTube
    Ambitie om alle passagiers te kunnen vervoeren in enkele uren
    Destinus heeft de ambitie om tegen 2040 ook grotere vliegtuigen te produceren die in staat zijn om passagiers van alle klassen in slechts enkele uren de wereld rond te vliegen.

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  • http://www.ufonieuws.nl/
  • http://www.grenswetenschap.nl/
  • http://www.beamsinvestigations.org.uk/
  • http://www.mufon.com/
  • http://www.ufomeldpunt.be/
  • http://www.ufowijzer.nl/
  • http://www.ufoplaza.nl/
  • http://www.ufowereld.nl/
  • http://www.stantonfriedman.com/
  • http://ufo.start.be/

    LINKS NAAR BEKENDE UFO-VERENIGINGEN - DEEL 2
  • www.ufo.be
  • www.caelestia.be
  • ufo.startpagina.nl.
  • www.wszechocean.blogspot.com.
  • AsocCivil Unifa
  • UFO DISCLOSURE PROJECT

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