Hawking makes us think...

But I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race; warns Hawking.

It is ironic and "funny" that our creation will surpass us...and eventually take over and the humane race will be at the mercy of AI-creatures...robots...

It is indeed futuristic and may be far fetched... But technology is progressing so fast that biology and medicine are left behind in the race... and may be Hawking is correct to predict the end of the humane race at this pace...

What Big Brother could not achieve our brain-child will succeed...

What Islamic-Jihadists cannot achieve with their bombs and weapons...our brain creation will do the job...

Where the West and the East could not bring peace... our brain creation will bring the end...

"Funny" and ironic... It is even amusing...

What will happen to all the millions and billions in the "overseas banks"...?

What will happen to all the accumulated wealth of Big Brothers stired in Swiss banks...?

Will the AT-creature create a system of their own and have GREED of their own...? Will they share or will they compete with each other... until such time that another generation of AT-creatures bring their end too...?

Amusing to speculate...

Entertaining too...

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Stephan Hawking had an upgrade...

Technology succeeded where medicine failed...

Hawking has been in partnership with Intel for over 25 years.

This is the first upgrade to his communications system for nearly 20 years. “I hope it will serve me well for the next 20 years,” he said.

Artificial intelligence could spell end of human race – Stephen Hawking

The famous astrophysicist said he believed technology would eventually become self-aware and supersede humanity, as it developed faster than biological evolution.

“The primitive forms of artificial intelligence we already have proved very useful. But I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”

Hawking – who as a result of his motor neurone disease is almost totally paralysed – also spoke of how he had received a “life-changing upgrade” to the computer software that allows him to communicate.

Hawking now uses a system that incorporates predictive text, allowing him to type twice as quickly as before and send emails ten times faster.

“I was finding it very difficult to continue to communicate effectively and so do the things I love to do,” he told a press conference in London for the launch of the new Intel software platform.

“With the improvements made, I am now able to write much faster and that means I can continue to give lectures, write papers and books, and, of course, speak with my family and friends more easily.

“Medicine has not been able to cure me, so I rely on technology to help me communicate and live,” he said.

Hawking has chosen to retain his familiar, slightly robotic sounding voice despite being offered something more natural.

“We are pushing the boundaries of what is possible through technology – without it I would not be able to speak to you today,” he said. “Intel’s research and development is bringing about changes in the world and in the way that disabled people can communicate.”

To use the Intel software, an infrared sensor attached to his glasses allows Hawking to control the software by moving the muscle in his cheek. As he selects letters, predictive text offers him options for completing the word, which speeds up the process.

Using these predictions, he now needs to key only about 15-20 percent of the characters in any document. It has doubled his writing speed, which had gradually fallen to less than a word a minute after he lost the use of his hands and had to give up using a hand switch.

The software will be released to developers and researchers in January 2015, and will be made freely available to anyone who wishes to download it.

Hawking with Intel Principal engineer and project lead Lama Nachman...

Women CAN lead and CAN do miracles...

Where men fail...Women succeed...

“Opening a document used to take 3-4 minutes. The new system uses a specific icon and takes about 10 seconds,” said Lama Nachman, principal engineer and project Leader at Intel. She spent many hours working with Hawking as he tested the software.

Lama Nachman and couple of Intel Research Team...

I am sure some women will be inspired... will get involved...

and will make a difference...

“I think he likes finding the bugs,” said Nachman, describing how he would smile every time he found a glitch in their Windows-based software.

“This software has the ability to help a much larger community of disabled people. So, to make that happen we decided to open-source the software. We are going to offer it for free to people from January next year,” said Nachman.

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