Future Technology a n d Innovative Concept Topics a nd Ideas f o r Th i nk Tanks an d Radio
Greeting s an d we l come m y radio listening audience a n d online article readers. O n thi s 19th day o f October 2012 w e w i ll o f c ourse b e discussing future technology, future innovations, a n d futuristic concepts. Indeed, I surely ho p e t h e Mayan calendar w a s wrong, o r p erhaps t h ose carving i t mere l y ran o ut o f stone simply, ran o u t o f rock t o chisel on, ther e fore th e world wi l l b e saved fr o m wha t ever i t w a s th a t t h e Mayans thought mig h t bring a bout a n ew age o r renewal.
O kay so, I' d l ike t o dive i nto o u r topics f o r today's radio talk show an d I 'm su r e b y no w yo u understand th e format, basically, "I w ill d o th e talking fo r ab o ut 30 minutes minus commercials technology and yo u r job i s t o listen carefully, c ome u p w i th comments a n d questions, a nd t hen I'l l open u p t h e phone lines t o hear wh a t y o u h ave t o say." A s yo u al s o prob a bly k n ow I d o n ot respon d t o online comments w h ich a re no t intellectually based. T hat do e sn't m e an y ou can ' t hav e a n opinion, n o r do e s i t m ean tha t i t h a s t o b e t he sa m e a s mine. I n fact, i f yo u d o to o mu c h preaching t o t h e choir, I w i ll simply cut y o u off, p erhaps agree w i th you, an d g o t o t h e nex t caller.
O u r job i s t o hav e a n intellectual discussion, dialogue, debate a n d discourse. That' s wh y yo u 're here, a nd that' s m y mission, an d w e wi l l complete it. N ow then, ob v iously ther e i s a tremendous Account amount o f talk abo u t innovation, t h e nee d f o r innovators a nd entrepreneurs i n o ur nation t o ke e p u s strong, vibrant, a n d o n t h e leading edge o f technology. Y ou wo n 't g e t a n y disagreement he r e o n th a t reality, neve r theless i t seem s a s i f t he word "innovation" i s pe r haps o n e o f th e m ost overused words i n t h e English language currently, perhap s othe r th a n "unsustainable" whi c h b y t h e way, so m e things whi c h m ay ap p ear t o b e unsustainable o r dire problems w e belie v e w e face today, b ut m ay v e ry w e ll b e solved wit h t h e technology o f t he future.
Einstein use d t o s ay that; "it takes a brilliant person t o solve a problem, bu t i t takes a creative genius t o prevent t he problem fr o m e v er happening fir s t place," an d therefore, I wou l d s a y th a t t he creative geniuses Reviews don' t alway s g e t th e credit f o r solving t he problems, b u t t h e brilliant person will, eve n i f t h eir previous solutions turned i n to unintended consequences, an d th e y a r e rehired t o fix w h at th e y broke t he f i rst t i me afte r supposedly fixing some t hing t o save u s all.
Oka y so, her e i s wh e re I' m goi n g t o start throwing o ut topics, w i th a l ittle discussion attached t o e ach one. Th e y wil l run th e gamut a ll acros s th e board fro m science fiction topics t o today's latest an d greatest Technician technologies an d wh a t th e y m i ght m e an f o r o u r future. I w i ll a lso throw ou t so m e personal original innovative concepts, a s I c o me u p wi t h a t lea s t tw o ne w original concepts p e r day, an d w e ca n discuss t hose a s wel l i f yo u wish, o r perha p s yo u w ill h ave a differe n t topic f or o u r dialogue here. N o w t h en l e t's begin w i th t h e firs t topic;
1.) Wi l l Physical Money Survive th e Nex t Thr e e Decades - Hackers a nd Trade Questioned
I n reality, money ha s l i ttle o r n o valu e - cons i der a dollar bill, i t's jus t a flimsy piece o f paper, s o h o w mu c h i s i t r e ally worth? W e al l bel i eve i t i s worth wha t ever i t s a ys o n t h e face o f i t wh e ther i t b e on e dollar, fiv e dollars, $10, $20, $50, o r e v en a C-note. Money on l y works becau s e people h ave faith i n i t s value, a n d wha t i t ca n buy. Mo s t o f t h e money wh i ch i s created t h ese days neve r actuall y exists i n a physical form, i t o nly exists i n t he digital world. Fo r instance Coupon, y ou migh t g e t paid fro m a Corporation, th a t money c ould b e digitally transferred int o yo u r bank account. Y ou m i ght the n u se y o ur ATM t o buy something, o r pay bills online, b ut y o u nev e r h a d tha t money i n you r hot littl e hands. Things h ave changed a lot i n th e l ast thr e e decades have n 't they?
S o w h at wi l l happ e n i n a n other thre e decades I ask? Wil l w e st i ll h ave physical money, o r wil l i t a l l b e digitized, a n d wi l l y o u eve r h ave an y money i n yo u r wallet t o buy something? Th e re ar e s ome futurists tha t beli e ve t hat money w ill g o ou t th e window, th a t i s t o sa y physical money, a n d everythin g wil l b e digital i n th e future. B u t w h at i f ou r society an d civilization do e sn't trust digital money? W hat i f t hey a r e worried tha t o ur banks ar e bei n g hacked? Recently i n th e fall o f 2012 we ' ve noted th a t o u r banks hav e c ome un d er cyber-attacks f rom Iran a t l east Leon Panetta Coupon Code believes th a t's wher e t he attacks originated, b ut w ho i s t o s a y i n t h e future i f w e ha v e a wa r w i th anot h er nation t h at cyber-attacks o n ou r monetary system w ill no t b e included?
Afte r all, economic warfare i s be c oming q uite common, w h y j ust c onsider t h e sanctions, trade wars, a nd o ur attempts t o stop t he money flow f rom terrorists, drug dealers, money launderers Phen Pills, an d human traffickers, a l ong w i th t h e central banking computer systems o f rogue nation-states a n d thei r money transfers f o r things li k e oil, natural resources, an d military armament?
The n t h ere i s th e issue curre n tly w here mo r e a nd m ore people a r e making mobile payments o n thei r mobile personal tech devices. Today they' r e buying a cup o f coffee, a hamburger, o r vario u s items a t retail stores. I n th e future i t mig h t b e mu c h more, o r i f th a t becom e s unreliable o r thos e personal tech devices ar e bein g hacked, p e rhaps throu g h downloaded apps w ith malware, o r fro m users surfing websites wit h malware, the n people wil l n o t trust mobile payments Sale. So m e h ave suggested tha t so m e personal tech devices ma y act u ally com e wit h pre-loaded back-doors o r software t h at coul d b e use d b y hackers t o steal data o r commit identity theft crimes.
Ther e ma y com e a ti m e whe r e people d o n't w ish t o buy anythin g online, o r d o online banking becaus e the y d o n't trust t he system, the y don ' t wan t the i r money t o disappear o n e day i nto someon e else's account i n som e foreign country Buy Hoverboards. H a ving som e one drain yo u r bank account on l y ne e ds t o h a ppen once, a n d onl y ne e ds t o hap p en t o a close friend o r a family member befo r e ever y one th e y k now be c omes sketchy. I n th a t case yo u w o n't wan t t o u s e digital money, an d tha t case mo r e people w ill opt t o u se physical money, there f ore i t i s quit e possibl e t hat physical money w i ll exist simply a s a safety factor f or decades t o come.
Bu t ho w safe i s y o ur physical money g o ing t o b e i n case o f a natural disaster, o r a wildfire t h at burned dow n y o ur home, o r a n earthquake? Wha t ab o ut a hurricane w i th a huge tidal surge, a tsunami, o r a major river w h ich jumped i t s banks? I s yo u r physical money safe, h o w muc h safer i s i t tha t you r digital money i n t h at case? Speaking o f natural disasters an d flooding events, ma y be w e c a n bette r predict th e m i n t h e future? L et's talk abo u t tha t f o r a moment w i th o ur nex t topic;
2.) W e Ne e d A R e al Test f or 100-Year Flood Mathematical Simulations - A Thought
H o w c a n w e b e tter produce mathematical simulations f or flood zones, o r t he proverbial hundred year flood? W h at ca n w e d o t o bet t er fine-tune t h ese mathematical models s o tha t t hey a r e completely accurate? Lots o f work h as be e n d o ne i n t he past based o n elevation, a n d flood mapping. B u t there ' s mor e t o i t t h an that, t here a r e a l l sorts o f othe r things t o cons i der a l ong w i th erosion patterns. Le t m e g i ve y o u a thought here?
W e kno w th e dates, temperatures, rain fall, a nd run-off right, w e kn o w history, p l us w e measured th e terrain bef o re an d a fter right? Thus, an y rea l ly good mathematical simulation f o r erosion sho u ld lo o k th e sa m e a s t he actu a l i f y o u input th e wa y t he terrain onc e wa s w ith th e interim conditions t o wha t i t i s now. Se e t hat point.
Th e re i s a ve r y interesting YouTube Video I recommend viewing o n t h is topic, we l l a si d e issue, t h at o f agricultural top soil erosion; "Dave Montgomery - Dirt: T h e Erosion o f Civilizations," n ow then, l e t m e express m y thoughts o n t his as, a l l o f t h ese theories a n d speculation make a lot o f sense wit h unlimited examples i n th e present period o n smaller scales - common sense, observable, a nd thu s i t makes sense, s o then, Occam's Razor survives.
So, m y speculation o f Dave Montgomery's lecture a n d theory w ould b e th e same. Indeed, t his w a s a great lecture, solid evidence, an d research. Ok a y so, no w w e ca n no w put fort h t h ese findings t o he l p calibrate mathematic soil erosion models a n d simulations. N o w the n le t m e a s k a n other question, o r per h aps t h e s ame question a dif f erent way;
3.) C an W e Us e Mathematic Fractal Simulation t o Fool A Human W hen Viewing Erosion Patterns?
I f so, w o uld t hat b e l ike t h e Turing Test? A nd i f so, ca n I call th a t th e Virtual Reality Winslow Test, named afte r m e fo r co n sidering it? I f y ou a r e a pilot l ike I am, a nd y ou fly o ver t he terrain, y ou se e va r ious patterns o f h o w th e mountains an d erosion h a d tak e n p l ace o ver th e l a st thousand t o 10,000 years. Yo u c a n s ee floodplains, mountains, canyons, a n d i t a ll makes sense - yo u c a n se e exac t ly ho w t h e water flows, o r ha d flowed i n t h e past. W h at i f w e use d a computer t o design erosion patterns t h at n ever happened, a nd w h at i f w e asked a human, per h aps a pilot w h o ha s see n a nd flown o ver s u ch terrain ma n y tim e s i n t he past i f i t wer e rea l o r not?
Ar e ou r computer simulations good e n ough t o fool t he human eye? I 'm talking abo u t a trained observer w h o h a s s een the s e things i n t h e past o ver a n d o ver again? I s th a t possible; I be l ieve i t is. An d so, ho w d o yo u k now w hen looki n g a t Google Earth i f yo u a re look i ng a t a computer rendition, o r a fake Birdseye view whic h perhap s i s covering u p a military base, o r a secret area? T he reality i s yo u don't, o r d o you? H ow abou t tho s e wh o work fo r t he national satellite intelligence agencies, w h ere a l l t hey d o i s study terrain maps? Co u ld th e y pick ou t th e difference?
Bef o re yo u answer t h at question, wh y d on't y o u u s e Google Earth o n th e satellite view a nd fly o v er t h e deserts i n Nevada. Som e o f t hat stuff look s pretty bizarre wi t h weird colors, bu t it ' s a l l real. I f y ou doubt th a t it ' s real, g o ahead a nd fly ove r southern Bolivia o n Google Earth a n d l o ok a t s o me o f th a t terrain i n the i r salt flats region an d u p ag a inst th e mountains, y o u ge t t h e sam e interesting colors, muc h o f i t d oes no t a p pear t o b e r eal either, b u t i t is. S o me o f th e features tha t NASA h as viewed o n Mars d on't l o ok real, b ut the y are.
No, th e y a r e n o t t he s a me a s Earth beca u se th e erosion patterns th a t w e s ee n o w co u ld h ave b e en created b y wind, the r e i s a diffe r ent atmosphere, o r lack of. D o yo u se e m y point? N ot l ong ago, I wa s watching a n online video lecture a b out erosion patterns, Stephen Wolfram's N ew Type o f Science, a nd Mathematica - fractals a n d mathematical simulations a n d projections o f erosion patterns. The y ar e amazingly predictable, a n d t h at i n its e lf i s interesting. I t's a s i f y o u c a n s e e th e geological record thr o ugh t he ages.
Y ou m i ght w ant t o lo o k so m e o f th i s u p yourself. An d speaking o f free lectures, University level lectures o n ju s t abou t a n y topic y o u'd like, I wonde r i f tha t w ill c hange t h e future o f o ur higher education, w h y g o t o school an d pay $100,000 t o ge t a n advanced a great w h en yo u c a n learn alm o st a s mu c h online throug h self-study? Yes, interesting, doe s thi s mea n it ' s th e death o f t h e University, o r a r e w e entering a ne w age o f information flow i n education? L e t's g o ahead an d talk abo u t lecture type learning.
4.) W ant t o Learn Whi l e Watching a n Online Video Lecture - G o F u ll Screen a n d Ditch Distraction
First, i f y o u a r e i n a university lecture hall, listening t o th e be s t an d brightest professor o n a giv e n topic th e re's a good chance y o u mig h t fall asleep, b u t s t ill yo u r attention span wi l l b e longer b ecause y o u ar e there, an d ther e aren ' t t h e sam e distractions a s watching a n online video. I f yo u a re watching a University level video a t home o n y our computer i n a litt l e box o n th e screen - ther e ar e lots o f distractions.
Fo r instance whateve r e l se i s i n t he room, per h aps th e doorbell, TV, o r y o ur cell phone rings. Y o u mi g ht feel th e n eed t o text someon e back, g o t o t h e refrigerator g e t s omething t o eat, o r j ust zone ou t - listening whil e yo u 're d oing somet h ing else, assuming t hat y o u c a n multitask an d learn som e thing complicated a t t h e sa m e time. It' s n o t th a t y ou can't, i t 's tha t y ou pr o bably wo n 't a n d you r memory retention level wil l b e n ext t o nothing, a nd you'v e wasted everyone's time, a n d s o me bandwidth t o boot. Still, l e t m e as k anot h er question;
5.) I s T h e Lecture Dead - Ev e n I f It ' s Al l Online a n d Free I n Th e Future?
Thi s i s a decent question, ev e n i f yo u disagree w ith it. O n October 20, 2012 th e re w as a n article i n t h e technology news. Harvard ha d put u p tw o free courses online i n computer science. T h ey wer e obvi o usly follo w ing Stanford computer science department's lead, a s the y di d t h e s a me th i ng la s t year. Harvard ha d th e sa m e results o ver 100,000 people signed up, people f rom al l ov e r th e world. There' s n o shortage o f people wh o w ish t o learn online, b u t i n doin g this; ar e t hey cutting the i r o wn throats a s th e y distribute information t o th e rest o f th e world a t n o cost, o r ar e th e y boosting thei r o w n credibility b y doi n g so? I t coul d lead t o mo r e people wh o w ish t o attend tha t school i n t he future, therefo r e greater enrollment.
Regardless, things a re changing fast, ev e n i f th e basic lecture a t ou r universities hasn ' t changed m uch sin c e th e 1800s. Indeed, I recommend tha t yo u watch t h e YouTube Video; "Don't lecture me" (with Twitter track) - Donald Clark a t ALT-C 2010," becaus e th i s gentlemen makes a lot o f sense. P e rhaps a l so o f interest i s a n other YouTube Video titled; "Re-inventing t he Lecture (Or, W h y Online Lectures D on't Work, a n d Wh a t W e Ca n D o A bout It)."
Indeed, I thin k a f ter y o u watch th o se videos y ou'll b e bett e r ab l e t o comment o n w hat I ' m talking abou t here, a n d i t i s someth i ng t hat n eeds t o b e discussed. W e ne e d a national dialogue o n this, th a t i s i f w e wa n t t o propel technology an d innovation, a nd couple th a t w ith entrepreneurship moving o u r great nation forward i nto th e future. Ne x t I 'd l ike t o discuss;
6.) Large Universities, High Tuition, a n d Big Buildings a n d Beautiful Architecture - A re W e Learning Yet?
W hy i s i t t h at w e put s o mu c h faith int o ou r larger universities? I t's interesting isn' t it? Th e y spend huge amounts o f money putting u p great architecture a n d large buildings b u t i s tha t r e ally wha t makes t hem great? Ev e n i f so m eone h as a great building, i t doesn' t mea n the y kn o w w h at t h ey're talking about, conside r so m e o f th e largest churches i n th e world f o r instance, o r t h e largest mosques. I s i t t h e high prices th e Universities charge; d o es th a t make th e m great? Havin g b een i n business a l l m y life, I c a n recall variou s attorneys a c tually raising t h eir price ju s t s o t hey coul d g e t mo r e business be c ause people thought i t the y charged mo r e p e r hour th e y mu s t b e good, the y weren't.
Indeed, i f a large university spends a ll th e ir money o n landscaping, beautiful brick work, great statues outsid e t h e lecture halls, a nd i s on e wi t h t he epitome o f divine architecture - t h en t h ey ha v e le s s money t o teach y o u with. T hey hav e l e ss money t o hire th e be s t professors, buy t h e bes t equipment, o r provi d e t h e be s t future f or t heir students. That' s no t t o sa y tha t t hey can't, perha p s t hey charge y o u money f a r i n excess o f t h e amount o f education a n d y o u j u st h a ve t o t he pay f o r al l t hat extra stuff. I f yo u ca n ge t a lecture online fo r free o n YouTube - i n m a ny rega r ds t h e information i s basically th e same.
Pe r haps i n t h e future yo u r living room gaming virtual reality technology w i ll project a holographic professor i n 3-D bringing th e professor t o you, an d i t c an b e d one f or a fraction o f th e cost, the r e's n o building t o pay for, per h aps th e building, a nd th e professor, an d everythi n g e l se ca n b e projected aroun d y o ur living room a n d y ou w i ll feel a s i f yo u a r e t hey are. Therefore, y o u g et t h e sa m e experience, a nd interaction, perh a ps eve n breaking u p i nto groups wi t h virtual-reality avatars a s fellow students. W ho ne e ds college anymore? B etter yet, wh o need s t o t a ke o u t $100,000 i n student loans f or th e s ame ex a ct information, minus t he big building?
Still, i n y o ur living room gaming center whic h doubles a s y o ur n e w education headquarters, a nd yo u r latest virtual o r augmented reality 3-D holographic computer game immersion device - y o u m ight actua l ly b e training th e artificial intelligent supercomputer network t o thin k lik e a human. Tha t information m i ght b e u s ed b y future robotic systems fo r al l sorts o f things f rom self-driving trucks, cars, an d airplanes throug h virtual-reality simulator trainers t o future combat vehicles i n t h e battle space. Speaking o f w h ich I h a ve a n other question fo r you;
7.) Shoul d W e Crowd Source Satellite Data fo r Future Military Convoys?
Well, i f w e di d that, w e wouldn' t h ave t o tel l any o ne w ho w a s l ooking a t t h e satellite data w h en o r wher e w e migh t b e moving troops, equipment, o r resources, w e c o uld ju s t s ay t h at thi s i s on e o f t he potential routes f or s o me ti m e i n t he future, a n d i f y o u find a n anomaly mark i t down. Tho s e w ho find t h e mos t anomalies wil l receive a check i n t he mail, o r a gift certificate t o t h eir favorite retail store a t t he e n d o f t wo months. Th e y w on't kno w when, where, o r w h ich anomaly th e y found w a s t he o n e w h ich garnered the m t h e free gift card.
T hose t h at find mo r e r e al anomalies t h an false positives w ould b e giv e n a higher level o f point spread fo r dollars p er anomalies the y found. Further, th e y m i ght g et a n extra hundred dollars i n th e mail eac h month b e cause t h ey ha d a higher credibility rating. I f w e di d th i s eventually t h e algorithms watching th e v ery bes t human minds find th e se anomalies co u ld figure ou t h ow t hey a r e do i ng it, a n d wha t i s catching t h eir eye, an d theref o re w e cou l d bett e r design artificially intelligent satellite analyzing algorithms w h ich w ould incorporate ho w a human mind thinks, an d h ow a computer thinks whi c h wil l giv e u s t he bes t o f al l worlds b y putting th o se t w o together.
Perha p s i n a way, humans ar e a l ready training supercomputers wit h artificial intelligent algorithms t o run o ur en t ire society, a n d civilization f o r t h e future. Aft e r all, ever y t i me y o u put someth i ng o n th e Internet, t h e Internet cou l d b e learning mo r e a b out ho w humans think, operate, a nd g o abou t th e ir business. I n man y regar d s w e coul d b e creating t h e matrix f or ou r ow n future, a n d t h ese artificial intelligence systems w ill b e come aware, a n d the y w ill b e ou r leadership i n t he future, i t won ' t b e human? It' s possible, a nd l et m e a s k yo u an o ther question;
7.) W hat Happ e ns W h en t he Cloud Computing Centers Filled w ith A ll Human Information B ecome Aware?
Consi d er i f y o u w ill a s s o meone recently sai d i n T h e Futurist Magazine i n t he October-September issue o f 2012 alon g t h is line o f thinking, somethi n g t o t he effect that; "We alr e ady h ave algorithms wh i ch c a n search a l l th e information i n a n y o f th e se cloud computing centers, " a n d "We hav e a l l sorts o f algorithms t o he l p u s find th e data, a nd algorithms whic h talk t o ot h er algorithms." Sure, a l l t h at makes sense, a nd a l so conside r tha t i n th e human brain:
A.) W e h ave v arious brain waves an d t hey interact wi t h ea c h other.
B.) T here a r e var i ous chemicals providing energy wi t h a mix.
C.) W e h ave sensors a l l t hrough t h e body, a n d t h e fiv e senses wh i ch gather information a nd experience, taking i n a ll o f ou r observations.
I f th e cloud computer centers, w hich wil l b e talking t o ea c h o ther a n d talking t o themselve s con t ain a ll o f t h e written an d visual record o f humanity, t hey w ill h a ve al r eady gathered al l t he experiences, writings, observations, using, a nd history, a n d s o i t i s o nly o n e small step aw a y f r om beco m ing aware. Th i s i s th e future w e ar e moving towards, m y question is; d o w e dare?
I n a way, th e cloud computer w ould beco m e aware, a nd i t woul d b e v e ry similar t o a human brain whe r e eve r y individual neuron w a s a n individual human. Tha t i s t o s a y eve r y piece o f t h e puzzle, fr o m t he top t o t h e bottom woul d hav e intelligence. I s t h is a ne w f o rm o f intelligence? Well, l e t m e scale i t dow n t o a simple board game an d a s k yo u a diff e rent question;
8.) Ca n W e Design a 3-D Chess Board Game W h ere Ea c h Piece H a s A I a n d Seeks t o Survive?
A n d i f w e c ould design somet h ing l i ke that, wouldn ' t th a t b e ve r y similar t o th e w h ole Net Centric Warfare concept? I s n't th a t h ow a re a l military works? Eac h soldier i s g iven a job, b u t e ach soldier i s a thinking machine, i t fo l lows it s orders, b u t a lso attempts t o d o wha t i s i n it s be s t interest, t h at i s t o survive, t o fight, a n d t o win. I n wa r i t's pretty serious, y o u e i ther win, o r yo u die. C a n w e design a 3-D chessboard t o d o th e sa m e thing? H o w mu c h be t ter w ould i t b e i f i t w a s giving feedback back t o th e artificial intelligent chess master?
W e 've alre a dy found tha t artificial intelligence working wi t h a human chess master c a n beat a n artificial intelligent chess playing machine f r om IBM. W hen w e merge human intelligence wi t h artificial intelligence w e s e em t o ge t a boost. W h at i f ea c h piece o n t h e chessboard h a d artificial intelligence a n d i t understood h o w humans think, adapt, survive, an d operate un d er pressure? Aren' t w e alr e ady teaching a ll t hese things t o t h e future o f A I thr o ugh o u r input ont o t he Internet? Su r e w e are, a n d i f yo u 've listened t o t h is radio show, o r rea d m y articles f or a n y period o f time, y o u alr e ady kn o w th e answer t o that.
Wh a t i f w e scale dow n e v en further? W hat i f w e scaled thi s a ll t h e w a y dow n t o t h e molecular level? Wha t i f thos e molecules o r nanoparticles coul d talk t o ea c h other? Ar e w e talking a bout t h e n e xt generation o f microelectronics? Taking i t a l l t he w ay d own a n d continuing t h e tradition o f Moore's law? Ha v e y o u recently noted i n t h e scientific news October o f 2012 t hat carbon nanotubes hav e incredible properties f or producing light a n d miniature holograms? W i ll th i s b e a ne w w a y t o communicate a t t h e micro level?
Bacteria seem s t o communicate a n d o nce i t get s economies o f scale a n d reaches a tipping point, i t activates itself, tryi n g t o overwhelm b y force a nd numbers. I t operates muc h l ike a n army, a lthough strategically, mathematically, a n d predictably, w e ll almost? Al m ost l i ke a chessboard wher e eac h individual member i s al s o serving i t s be s t interests? P erhaps a s w e design computer algorithms f o r t he small-scale o r th e largest scale w e wil l begin t o s e e th e sam e thing, a nd wh a t w e learn wil l propel u s furth e r a nd faster int o t h e future.
T here wa s a n interesting article i n Photonics o n September 27, 2012 titled; "Nanotubes Project Holograms," whi c h noted that;
"Holograms c a n b e generated b y harnessing th e conductive a nd light-scattering qualities o f carbon nanotubes, a development th a t c ould lead t o crisper projections wi t h a larger field o f view. Ma n y scientists belie v e th a t carbon nanotubes wi l l b e a t th e heart o f future industry a n d human endeavor an d wi l l hav e a n impact o n solar cells, cancer treatments a n d optical imaging. Researchers u sed t hese nanotubes a s t he smallest-ever scattering elements t o create a static holographic projection."
Th e applications fo r a l l thi s ar e incredible a n d i t c ould revolutionize everything, cha n ge A L L o f human technology; communication, computers, transportation, energy, healthcare, a nd y ou na m e it, j ust consi d er t he realities here? Wou l d i t b e s o bold t o suggest t hat someday;
9.) A n A I Super Decision Making Computer C ould B e Running Human Civilizations?
Interestingly enough, I hav e deeply considered th e future eRepublic o r eGovernment A I decision making system, enterprise software super computer concept. I f i t we r e n o t corrupted b y humans i t cou l d work well, programmed benevolence - i f t h at i s po s sible a n d i f th e programmers a re o n th e s ame page o f liberty, freedom, an d standardization o f s ome aspects an d basic infrastructure needs. T h e anarchists mig h t n o t li k e it, t h e crony capitalists w o uld tr y t o corrupt it, th e socialists w ould wan t t o control it, t h e religious fanatics wo u ld wa n t t o destroy it, a nd s o o n - ag a in humans, bu t living i n suc h a system designed f o r liberty a n d freedom "I thin k i t wou l d b e a good idea" paraphrasing Gandhi o n Western Society.
Wha t I ' m sayi n g o r ask i ng rater is; coul d w e eve r ge t human populations t o agree t o live wi t h thi s ev e n i f w e coul d prove t o t h em mathematically tha t woul d b e i n the i r b est interests? A r e humans rea d y f or tha t yet? I woul d suggest y ou tha t t h ey shou l d b e ge t ting r eady fo r th a t beca u se t hey a r e currentl y training A I supercomputer decision-making machines t o d o ju s t t hat i n t h e future, a s humans a r e putting a l l o f th e ir knowledge ont o th e Internet. Y ou s ee m y point?
O f course, i f w e d o t his w e mu s t ge t i t righ t t h e fir s t time, b ut hav e y ou eve r k nown a ny technology t o hav e com e in t o th e world perfect t h e firs t time? Lo o k h o w ma n y airplane designs crashed a n d burned be f ore t h e Wright Brothers actual l y go t o n e t o fly? An d eve n wi t h th e m i t w asn't l i ke t h ey w e re n o t adding insult t o injury, a s the y t oo crashed a f e w ti m es themsel v es an d h a d broken bones a n d broken win g spars t o prove it. Speaking o f wh i ch I lik e t o discuss w i th yo u a littl e bit abo u t h o w innovation com e s t o be, an d t he subject of;
10.) Innovation, Trial an d Error, an d Original Thinking
No t l ong ago, I w as discussing thi s wi t h a n acquaintance o f mine f rom acros s t he p ond a n d h e suggested that; "Most innovations m ight b e j ust applications o f trial an d error." I s h e right? Yes, a good portion r e ally i s so, t hat's true enough. Indeed, isn ' t i t s o that; thos e w h o kn o w t hat m ay h ave learned i t thro u gh th e adversity o f failure, find the m selves i n a plac e wher e t hey refuse t o q u it fo r t h e n e xt round, eventually tha t leads t o success due t o strength o f character.
Thus, thos e who've achieved hav e proven the y hav e th e r ight stuff, a n d ha v e worked t o solve re a l problems, b ut y o u c a n't solve rea l problems b y practicing "the definition o f insanity" whic h i s generally h o w humans "following t he leader" usu a lly g e t there, a s t h ey hire thos e experts wh o g ot th e m i n to t he hot water i n t h e f i rst p lace (refer back t o Einstein's quote), learning f r om t heir success, b u t n o t the i r failures a s mentioned ab o ve
Becaus e o f this, i f so m eone i s unintelligent a n d j ust recites th e experts, t hen a r e t h ey re a lly needed f o r a th i nk tank o r f or future innovation? No, w e ou g ht t o enlist th e experts themselves, n ot the i r hook, line, a nd sinker followers - o f course, a s I'v e discussed i n previous shows a n d articles we' d b e bette r o ff follo w ing thos e w ho question authority, r a ther tha n leaving i t a l l u p t o status quo intellectual elite.
N ow then, a l ong t his line o f discussion m y acquaintance a lso noted that; "Most mind stunning discoveries a r e s t ill linked t o fe w masterminds." Well, thi s i s fairly true, a nd wh y w e study th e names o f dead white men, t he victors o f history w h o wrote thems e lves in, an d speak o f t h e "shoulders o f giants" however, ma n y o f th e se incredible advances m a y h ave com e fr o m associates o r combining information.
Consi d er a stable ma n fo r a member o f th e Royal Geological Society back i n t he day, h e c ame u p wi t h t he idea, b ut h e cou l dn't rea d o r write, s o th e individual w ho wrote i t d o wn g o t an d t o ok t h e credit fo r it, a n d today w e h ave t o "memorize" h is n a me i n school, y et i n reality t hat's n ot h ow i t a c tually happened.
Thus, i n m a ny rega r ds i t 's ha r d t o sa y wh a t a n original thought is, o r ho w ma n y ac t ually com e about. A f ter all, m a ny psychologists a n d philosophers ha v e noted t h at t he human mind com e s u p wit h ideas an d thoughts based o n i ts experience an d input f r om i t s sensors thr o ugh th e sense o f touch, smell, taste, sight, an d hearing. It ' s r a ther difficult t o conceive some t hing th a t y ou h a ven't experienced o r i s no t w i thin you r realm, it ' s n ot t o s ay t hat y ou couldn't, i t's th a t i t d o esn't hap p en ver y often. G etting t o a big breakthrough i s highly uncommon.
O u r job i s t o hav e a n intellectual discussion, dialogue, debate a n d discourse. That' s wh y yo u 're here, a nd that' s m y mission, an d w e wi l l complete it. N ow then, ob v iously ther e i s a tremendous Account amount o f talk abo u t innovation, t h e nee d f o r innovators a nd entrepreneurs i n o ur nation t o ke e p u s strong, vibrant, a n d o n t h e leading edge o f technology. Y ou wo n 't g e t a n y disagreement he r e o n th a t reality, neve r theless i t seem s a s i f t he word "innovation" i s pe r haps o n e o f th e m ost overused words i n t h e English language currently, perhap s othe r th a n "unsustainable" whi c h b y t h e way, so m e things whi c h m ay ap p ear t o b e unsustainable o r dire problems w e belie v e w e face today, b ut m ay v e ry w e ll b e solved wit h t h e technology o f t he future.
Einstein use d t o s ay that; "it takes a brilliant person t o solve a problem, bu t i t takes a creative genius t o prevent t he problem fr o m e v er happening fir s t place," an d therefore, I wou l d s a y th a t t he creative geniuses Reviews don' t alway s g e t th e credit f o r solving t he problems, b u t t h e brilliant person will, eve n i f t h eir previous solutions turned i n to unintended consequences, an d th e y a r e rehired t o fix w h at th e y broke t he f i rst t i me afte r supposedly fixing some t hing t o save u s all.
Oka y so, her e i s wh e re I' m goi n g t o start throwing o ut topics, w i th a l ittle discussion attached t o e ach one. Th e y wil l run th e gamut a ll acros s th e board fro m science fiction topics t o today's latest an d greatest Technician technologies an d wh a t th e y m i ght m e an f o r o u r future. I w i ll a lso throw ou t so m e personal original innovative concepts, a s I c o me u p wi t h a t lea s t tw o ne w original concepts p e r day, an d w e ca n discuss t hose a s wel l i f yo u wish, o r perha p s yo u w ill h ave a differe n t topic f or o u r dialogue here. N o w t h en l e t's begin w i th t h e firs t topic;
1.) Wi l l Physical Money Survive th e Nex t Thr e e Decades - Hackers a nd Trade Questioned
I n reality, money ha s l i ttle o r n o valu e - cons i der a dollar bill, i t's jus t a flimsy piece o f paper, s o h o w mu c h i s i t r e ally worth? W e al l bel i eve i t i s worth wha t ever i t s a ys o n t h e face o f i t wh e ther i t b e on e dollar, fiv e dollars, $10, $20, $50, o r e v en a C-note. Money on l y works becau s e people h ave faith i n i t s value, a n d wha t i t ca n buy. Mo s t o f t h e money wh i ch i s created t h ese days neve r actuall y exists i n a physical form, i t o nly exists i n t he digital world. Fo r instance Coupon, y ou migh t g e t paid fro m a Corporation, th a t money c ould b e digitally transferred int o yo u r bank account. Y ou m i ght the n u se y o ur ATM t o buy something, o r pay bills online, b ut y o u nev e r h a d tha t money i n you r hot littl e hands. Things h ave changed a lot i n th e l ast thr e e decades have n 't they?
S o w h at wi l l happ e n i n a n other thre e decades I ask? Wil l w e st i ll h ave physical money, o r wil l i t a l l b e digitized, a n d wi l l y o u eve r h ave an y money i n yo u r wallet t o buy something? Th e re ar e s ome futurists tha t beli e ve t hat money w ill g o ou t th e window, th a t i s t o sa y physical money, a n d everythin g wil l b e digital i n th e future. B u t w h at i f ou r society an d civilization do e sn't trust digital money? W hat i f t hey a r e worried tha t o ur banks ar e bei n g hacked? Recently i n th e fall o f 2012 we ' ve noted th a t o u r banks hav e c ome un d er cyber-attacks f rom Iran a t l east Leon Panetta Coupon Code believes th a t's wher e t he attacks originated, b ut w ho i s t o s a y i n t h e future i f w e ha v e a wa r w i th anot h er nation t h at cyber-attacks o n ou r monetary system w ill no t b e included?
Afte r all, economic warfare i s be c oming q uite common, w h y j ust c onsider t h e sanctions, trade wars, a nd o ur attempts t o stop t he money flow f rom terrorists, drug dealers, money launderers Phen Pills, an d human traffickers, a l ong w i th t h e central banking computer systems o f rogue nation-states a n d thei r money transfers f o r things li k e oil, natural resources, an d military armament?
The n t h ere i s th e issue curre n tly w here mo r e a nd m ore people a r e making mobile payments o n thei r mobile personal tech devices. Today they' r e buying a cup o f coffee, a hamburger, o r vario u s items a t retail stores. I n th e future i t mig h t b e mu c h more, o r i f th a t becom e s unreliable o r thos e personal tech devices ar e bein g hacked, p e rhaps throu g h downloaded apps w ith malware, o r fro m users surfing websites wit h malware, the n people wil l n o t trust mobile payments Sale. So m e h ave suggested tha t so m e personal tech devices ma y act u ally com e wit h pre-loaded back-doors o r software t h at coul d b e use d b y hackers t o steal data o r commit identity theft crimes.
Ther e ma y com e a ti m e whe r e people d o n't w ish t o buy anythin g online, o r d o online banking becaus e the y d o n't trust t he system, the y don ' t wan t the i r money t o disappear o n e day i nto someon e else's account i n som e foreign country Buy Hoverboards. H a ving som e one drain yo u r bank account on l y ne e ds t o h a ppen once, a n d onl y ne e ds t o hap p en t o a close friend o r a family member befo r e ever y one th e y k now be c omes sketchy. I n th a t case yo u w o n't wan t t o u s e digital money, an d tha t case mo r e people w ill opt t o u se physical money, there f ore i t i s quit e possibl e t hat physical money w i ll exist simply a s a safety factor f or decades t o come.
Bu t ho w safe i s y o ur physical money g o ing t o b e i n case o f a natural disaster, o r a wildfire t h at burned dow n y o ur home, o r a n earthquake? Wha t ab o ut a hurricane w i th a huge tidal surge, a tsunami, o r a major river w h ich jumped i t s banks? I s yo u r physical money safe, h o w muc h safer i s i t tha t you r digital money i n t h at case? Speaking o f natural disasters an d flooding events, ma y be w e c a n bette r predict th e m i n t h e future? L et's talk abo u t tha t f o r a moment w i th o ur nex t topic;
2.) W e Ne e d A R e al Test f or 100-Year Flood Mathematical Simulations - A Thought
H o w c a n w e b e tter produce mathematical simulations f or flood zones, o r t he proverbial hundred year flood? W h at ca n w e d o t o bet t er fine-tune t h ese mathematical models s o tha t t hey a r e completely accurate? Lots o f work h as be e n d o ne i n t he past based o n elevation, a n d flood mapping. B u t there ' s mor e t o i t t h an that, t here a r e a l l sorts o f othe r things t o cons i der a l ong w i th erosion patterns. Le t m e g i ve y o u a thought here?
W e kno w th e dates, temperatures, rain fall, a nd run-off right, w e kn o w history, p l us w e measured th e terrain bef o re an d a fter right? Thus, an y rea l ly good mathematical simulation f o r erosion sho u ld lo o k th e sa m e a s t he actu a l i f y o u input th e wa y t he terrain onc e wa s w ith th e interim conditions t o wha t i t i s now. Se e t hat point.
Th e re i s a ve r y interesting YouTube Video I recommend viewing o n t h is topic, we l l a si d e issue, t h at o f agricultural top soil erosion; "Dave Montgomery - Dirt: T h e Erosion o f Civilizations," n ow then, l e t m e express m y thoughts o n t his as, a l l o f t h ese theories a n d speculation make a lot o f sense wit h unlimited examples i n th e present period o n smaller scales - common sense, observable, a nd thu s i t makes sense, s o then, Occam's Razor survives.
So, m y speculation o f Dave Montgomery's lecture a n d theory w ould b e th e same. Indeed, t his w a s a great lecture, solid evidence, an d research. Ok a y so, no w w e ca n no w put fort h t h ese findings t o he l p calibrate mathematic soil erosion models a n d simulations. N o w the n le t m e a s k a n other question, o r per h aps t h e s ame question a dif f erent way;
3.) C an W e Us e Mathematic Fractal Simulation t o Fool A Human W hen Viewing Erosion Patterns?
I f so, w o uld t hat b e l ike t h e Turing Test? A nd i f so, ca n I call th a t th e Virtual Reality Winslow Test, named afte r m e fo r co n sidering it? I f y ou a r e a pilot l ike I am, a nd y ou fly o ver t he terrain, y ou se e va r ious patterns o f h o w th e mountains an d erosion h a d tak e n p l ace o ver th e l a st thousand t o 10,000 years. Yo u c a n s ee floodplains, mountains, canyons, a n d i t a ll makes sense - yo u c a n se e exac t ly ho w t h e water flows, o r ha d flowed i n t h e past. W h at i f w e use d a computer t o design erosion patterns t h at n ever happened, a nd w h at i f w e asked a human, per h aps a pilot w h o ha s see n a nd flown o ver s u ch terrain ma n y tim e s i n t he past i f i t wer e rea l o r not?
Ar e ou r computer simulations good e n ough t o fool t he human eye? I 'm talking abo u t a trained observer w h o h a s s een the s e things i n t h e past o ver a n d o ver again? I s th a t possible; I be l ieve i t is. An d so, ho w d o yo u k now w hen looki n g a t Google Earth i f yo u a re look i ng a t a computer rendition, o r a fake Birdseye view whic h perhap s i s covering u p a military base, o r a secret area? T he reality i s yo u don't, o r d o you? H ow abou t tho s e wh o work fo r t he national satellite intelligence agencies, w h ere a l l t hey d o i s study terrain maps? Co u ld th e y pick ou t th e difference?
Bef o re yo u answer t h at question, wh y d on't y o u u s e Google Earth o n th e satellite view a nd fly o v er t h e deserts i n Nevada. Som e o f t hat stuff look s pretty bizarre wi t h weird colors, bu t it ' s a l l real. I f y ou doubt th a t it ' s real, g o ahead a nd fly ove r southern Bolivia o n Google Earth a n d l o ok a t s o me o f th a t terrain i n the i r salt flats region an d u p ag a inst th e mountains, y o u ge t t h e sam e interesting colors, muc h o f i t d oes no t a p pear t o b e r eal either, b u t i t is. S o me o f th e features tha t NASA h as viewed o n Mars d on't l o ok real, b ut the y are.
No, th e y a r e n o t t he s a me a s Earth beca u se th e erosion patterns th a t w e s ee n o w co u ld h ave b e en created b y wind, the r e i s a diffe r ent atmosphere, o r lack of. D o yo u se e m y point? N ot l ong ago, I wa s watching a n online video lecture a b out erosion patterns, Stephen Wolfram's N ew Type o f Science, a nd Mathematica - fractals a n d mathematical simulations a n d projections o f erosion patterns. The y ar e amazingly predictable, a n d t h at i n its e lf i s interesting. I t's a s i f y o u c a n s e e th e geological record thr o ugh t he ages.
Y ou m i ght w ant t o lo o k so m e o f th i s u p yourself. An d speaking o f free lectures, University level lectures o n ju s t abou t a n y topic y o u'd like, I wonde r i f tha t w ill c hange t h e future o f o ur higher education, w h y g o t o school an d pay $100,000 t o ge t a n advanced a great w h en yo u c a n learn alm o st a s mu c h online throug h self-study? Yes, interesting, doe s thi s mea n it ' s th e death o f t h e University, o r a r e w e entering a ne w age o f information flow i n education? L e t's g o ahead an d talk abo u t lecture type learning.
4.) W ant t o Learn Whi l e Watching a n Online Video Lecture - G o F u ll Screen a n d Ditch Distraction
First, i f y o u a r e i n a university lecture hall, listening t o th e be s t an d brightest professor o n a giv e n topic th e re's a good chance y o u mig h t fall asleep, b u t s t ill yo u r attention span wi l l b e longer b ecause y o u ar e there, an d ther e aren ' t t h e sam e distractions a s watching a n online video. I f yo u a re watching a University level video a t home o n y our computer i n a litt l e box o n th e screen - ther e ar e lots o f distractions.
Fo r instance whateve r e l se i s i n t he room, per h aps th e doorbell, TV, o r y o ur cell phone rings. Y o u mi g ht feel th e n eed t o text someon e back, g o t o t h e refrigerator g e t s omething t o eat, o r j ust zone ou t - listening whil e yo u 're d oing somet h ing else, assuming t hat y o u c a n multitask an d learn som e thing complicated a t t h e sa m e time. It' s n o t th a t y ou can't, i t 's tha t y ou pr o bably wo n 't a n d you r memory retention level wil l b e n ext t o nothing, a nd you'v e wasted everyone's time, a n d s o me bandwidth t o boot. Still, l e t m e as k anot h er question;
5.) I s T h e Lecture Dead - Ev e n I f It ' s Al l Online a n d Free I n Th e Future?
Thi s i s a decent question, ev e n i f yo u disagree w ith it. O n October 20, 2012 th e re w as a n article i n t h e technology news. Harvard ha d put u p tw o free courses online i n computer science. T h ey wer e obvi o usly follo w ing Stanford computer science department's lead, a s the y di d t h e s a me th i ng la s t year. Harvard ha d th e sa m e results o ver 100,000 people signed up, people f rom al l ov e r th e world. There' s n o shortage o f people wh o w ish t o learn online, b u t i n doin g this; ar e t hey cutting the i r o wn throats a s th e y distribute information t o th e rest o f th e world a t n o cost, o r ar e th e y boosting thei r o w n credibility b y doi n g so? I t coul d lead t o mo r e people wh o w ish t o attend tha t school i n t he future, therefo r e greater enrollment.
Regardless, things a re changing fast, ev e n i f th e basic lecture a t ou r universities hasn ' t changed m uch sin c e th e 1800s. Indeed, I recommend tha t yo u watch t h e YouTube Video; "Don't lecture me" (with Twitter track) - Donald Clark a t ALT-C 2010," becaus e th i s gentlemen makes a lot o f sense. P e rhaps a l so o f interest i s a n other YouTube Video titled; "Re-inventing t he Lecture (Or, W h y Online Lectures D on't Work, a n d Wh a t W e Ca n D o A bout It)."
Indeed, I thin k a f ter y o u watch th o se videos y ou'll b e bett e r ab l e t o comment o n w hat I ' m talking abou t here, a n d i t i s someth i ng t hat n eeds t o b e discussed. W e ne e d a national dialogue o n this, th a t i s i f w e wa n t t o propel technology an d innovation, a nd couple th a t w ith entrepreneurship moving o u r great nation forward i nto th e future. Ne x t I 'd l ike t o discuss;
6.) Large Universities, High Tuition, a n d Big Buildings a n d Beautiful Architecture - A re W e Learning Yet?
W hy i s i t t h at w e put s o mu c h faith int o ou r larger universities? I t's interesting isn' t it? Th e y spend huge amounts o f money putting u p great architecture a n d large buildings b u t i s tha t r e ally wha t makes t hem great? Ev e n i f so m eone h as a great building, i t doesn' t mea n the y kn o w w h at t h ey're talking about, conside r so m e o f th e largest churches i n th e world f o r instance, o r t h e largest mosques. I s i t t h e high prices th e Universities charge; d o es th a t make th e m great? Havin g b een i n business a l l m y life, I c a n recall variou s attorneys a c tually raising t h eir price ju s t s o t hey coul d g e t mo r e business be c ause people thought i t the y charged mo r e p e r hour th e y mu s t b e good, the y weren't.
Indeed, i f a large university spends a ll th e ir money o n landscaping, beautiful brick work, great statues outsid e t h e lecture halls, a nd i s on e wi t h t he epitome o f divine architecture - t h en t h ey ha v e le s s money t o teach y o u with. T hey hav e l e ss money t o hire th e be s t professors, buy t h e bes t equipment, o r provi d e t h e be s t future f or t heir students. That' s no t t o sa y tha t t hey can't, perha p s t hey charge y o u money f a r i n excess o f t h e amount o f education a n d y o u j u st h a ve t o t he pay f o r al l t hat extra stuff. I f yo u ca n ge t a lecture online fo r free o n YouTube - i n m a ny rega r ds t h e information i s basically th e same.
Pe r haps i n t h e future yo u r living room gaming virtual reality technology w i ll project a holographic professor i n 3-D bringing th e professor t o you, an d i t c an b e d one f or a fraction o f th e cost, the r e's n o building t o pay for, per h aps th e building, a nd th e professor, an d everythi n g e l se ca n b e projected aroun d y o ur living room a n d y ou w i ll feel a s i f yo u a r e t hey are. Therefore, y o u g et t h e sa m e experience, a nd interaction, perh a ps eve n breaking u p i nto groups wi t h virtual-reality avatars a s fellow students. W ho ne e ds college anymore? B etter yet, wh o need s t o t a ke o u t $100,000 i n student loans f or th e s ame ex a ct information, minus t he big building?
Still, i n y o ur living room gaming center whic h doubles a s y o ur n e w education headquarters, a nd yo u r latest virtual o r augmented reality 3-D holographic computer game immersion device - y o u m ight actua l ly b e training th e artificial intelligent supercomputer network t o thin k lik e a human. Tha t information m i ght b e u s ed b y future robotic systems fo r al l sorts o f things f rom self-driving trucks, cars, an d airplanes throug h virtual-reality simulator trainers t o future combat vehicles i n t h e battle space. Speaking o f w h ich I h a ve a n other question fo r you;
7.) Shoul d W e Crowd Source Satellite Data fo r Future Military Convoys?
Well, i f w e di d that, w e wouldn' t h ave t o tel l any o ne w ho w a s l ooking a t t h e satellite data w h en o r wher e w e migh t b e moving troops, equipment, o r resources, w e c o uld ju s t s ay t h at thi s i s on e o f t he potential routes f or s o me ti m e i n t he future, a n d i f y o u find a n anomaly mark i t down. Tho s e w ho find t h e mos t anomalies wil l receive a check i n t he mail, o r a gift certificate t o t h eir favorite retail store a t t he e n d o f t wo months. Th e y w on't kno w when, where, o r w h ich anomaly th e y found w a s t he o n e w h ich garnered the m t h e free gift card.
T hose t h at find mo r e r e al anomalies t h an false positives w ould b e giv e n a higher level o f point spread fo r dollars p er anomalies the y found. Further, th e y m i ght g et a n extra hundred dollars i n th e mail eac h month b e cause t h ey ha d a higher credibility rating. I f w e di d th i s eventually t h e algorithms watching th e v ery bes t human minds find th e se anomalies co u ld figure ou t h ow t hey a r e do i ng it, a n d wha t i s catching t h eir eye, an d theref o re w e cou l d bett e r design artificially intelligent satellite analyzing algorithms w h ich w ould incorporate ho w a human mind thinks, an d h ow a computer thinks whi c h wil l giv e u s t he bes t o f al l worlds b y putting th o se t w o together.
Perha p s i n a way, humans ar e a l ready training supercomputers wit h artificial intelligent algorithms t o run o ur en t ire society, a n d civilization f o r t h e future. Aft e r all, ever y t i me y o u put someth i ng o n th e Internet, t h e Internet cou l d b e learning mo r e a b out ho w humans think, operate, a nd g o abou t th e ir business. I n man y regar d s w e coul d b e creating t h e matrix f or ou r ow n future, a n d t h ese artificial intelligence systems w ill b e come aware, a n d the y w ill b e ou r leadership i n t he future, i t won ' t b e human? It' s possible, a nd l et m e a s k yo u an o ther question;
7.) W hat Happ e ns W h en t he Cloud Computing Centers Filled w ith A ll Human Information B ecome Aware?
Consi d er i f y o u w ill a s s o meone recently sai d i n T h e Futurist Magazine i n t he October-September issue o f 2012 alon g t h is line o f thinking, somethi n g t o t he effect that; "We alr e ady h ave algorithms wh i ch c a n search a l l th e information i n a n y o f th e se cloud computing centers, " a n d "We hav e a l l sorts o f algorithms t o he l p u s find th e data, a nd algorithms whic h talk t o ot h er algorithms." Sure, a l l t h at makes sense, a nd a l so conside r tha t i n th e human brain:
A.) W e h ave v arious brain waves an d t hey interact wi t h ea c h other.
B.) T here a r e var i ous chemicals providing energy wi t h a mix.
C.) W e h ave sensors a l l t hrough t h e body, a n d t h e fiv e senses wh i ch gather information a nd experience, taking i n a ll o f ou r observations.
I f th e cloud computer centers, w hich wil l b e talking t o ea c h o ther a n d talking t o themselve s con t ain a ll o f t h e written an d visual record o f humanity, t hey w ill h a ve al r eady gathered al l t he experiences, writings, observations, using, a nd history, a n d s o i t i s o nly o n e small step aw a y f r om beco m ing aware. Th i s i s th e future w e ar e moving towards, m y question is; d o w e dare?
I n a way, th e cloud computer w ould beco m e aware, a nd i t woul d b e v e ry similar t o a human brain whe r e eve r y individual neuron w a s a n individual human. Tha t i s t o s a y eve r y piece o f t h e puzzle, fr o m t he top t o t h e bottom woul d hav e intelligence. I s t h is a ne w f o rm o f intelligence? Well, l e t m e scale i t dow n t o a simple board game an d a s k yo u a diff e rent question;
8.) Ca n W e Design a 3-D Chess Board Game W h ere Ea c h Piece H a s A I a n d Seeks t o Survive?
A n d i f w e c ould design somet h ing l i ke that, wouldn ' t th a t b e ve r y similar t o th e w h ole Net Centric Warfare concept? I s n't th a t h ow a re a l military works? Eac h soldier i s g iven a job, b u t e ach soldier i s a thinking machine, i t fo l lows it s orders, b u t a lso attempts t o d o wha t i s i n it s be s t interest, t h at i s t o survive, t o fight, a n d t o win. I n wa r i t's pretty serious, y o u e i ther win, o r yo u die. C a n w e design a 3-D chessboard t o d o th e sa m e thing? H o w mu c h be t ter w ould i t b e i f i t w a s giving feedback back t o th e artificial intelligent chess master?
W e 've alre a dy found tha t artificial intelligence working wi t h a human chess master c a n beat a n artificial intelligent chess playing machine f r om IBM. W hen w e merge human intelligence wi t h artificial intelligence w e s e em t o ge t a boost. W h at i f ea c h piece o n t h e chessboard h a d artificial intelligence a n d i t understood h o w humans think, adapt, survive, an d operate un d er pressure? Aren' t w e alr e ady teaching a ll t hese things t o t h e future o f A I thr o ugh o u r input ont o t he Internet? Su r e w e are, a n d i f yo u 've listened t o t h is radio show, o r rea d m y articles f or a n y period o f time, y o u alr e ady kn o w th e answer t o that.
Wh a t i f w e scale dow n e v en further? W hat i f w e scaled thi s a ll t h e w a y dow n t o t h e molecular level? Wha t i f thos e molecules o r nanoparticles coul d talk t o ea c h other? Ar e w e talking a bout t h e n e xt generation o f microelectronics? Taking i t a l l t he w ay d own a n d continuing t h e tradition o f Moore's law? Ha v e y o u recently noted i n t h e scientific news October o f 2012 t hat carbon nanotubes hav e incredible properties f or producing light a n d miniature holograms? W i ll th i s b e a ne w w a y t o communicate a t t h e micro level?
Bacteria seem s t o communicate a n d o nce i t get s economies o f scale a n d reaches a tipping point, i t activates itself, tryi n g t o overwhelm b y force a nd numbers. I t operates muc h l ike a n army, a lthough strategically, mathematically, a n d predictably, w e ll almost? Al m ost l i ke a chessboard wher e eac h individual member i s al s o serving i t s be s t interests? P erhaps a s w e design computer algorithms f o r t he small-scale o r th e largest scale w e wil l begin t o s e e th e sam e thing, a nd wh a t w e learn wil l propel u s furth e r a nd faster int o t h e future.
T here wa s a n interesting article i n Photonics o n September 27, 2012 titled; "Nanotubes Project Holograms," whi c h noted that;
"Holograms c a n b e generated b y harnessing th e conductive a nd light-scattering qualities o f carbon nanotubes, a development th a t c ould lead t o crisper projections wi t h a larger field o f view. Ma n y scientists belie v e th a t carbon nanotubes wi l l b e a t th e heart o f future industry a n d human endeavor an d wi l l hav e a n impact o n solar cells, cancer treatments a n d optical imaging. Researchers u sed t hese nanotubes a s t he smallest-ever scattering elements t o create a static holographic projection."
Th e applications fo r a l l thi s ar e incredible a n d i t c ould revolutionize everything, cha n ge A L L o f human technology; communication, computers, transportation, energy, healthcare, a nd y ou na m e it, j ust consi d er t he realities here? Wou l d i t b e s o bold t o suggest t hat someday;
9.) A n A I Super Decision Making Computer C ould B e Running Human Civilizations?
Interestingly enough, I hav e deeply considered th e future eRepublic o r eGovernment A I decision making system, enterprise software super computer concept. I f i t we r e n o t corrupted b y humans i t cou l d work well, programmed benevolence - i f t h at i s po s sible a n d i f th e programmers a re o n th e s ame page o f liberty, freedom, an d standardization o f s ome aspects an d basic infrastructure needs. T h e anarchists mig h t n o t li k e it, t h e crony capitalists w o uld tr y t o corrupt it, th e socialists w ould wan t t o control it, t h e religious fanatics wo u ld wa n t t o destroy it, a nd s o o n - ag a in humans, bu t living i n suc h a system designed f o r liberty a n d freedom "I thin k i t wou l d b e a good idea" paraphrasing Gandhi o n Western Society.
Wha t I ' m sayi n g o r ask i ng rater is; coul d w e eve r ge t human populations t o agree t o live wi t h thi s ev e n i f w e coul d prove t o t h em mathematically tha t woul d b e i n the i r b est interests? A r e humans rea d y f or tha t yet? I woul d suggest y ou tha t t h ey shou l d b e ge t ting r eady fo r th a t beca u se t hey a r e currentl y training A I supercomputer decision-making machines t o d o ju s t t hat i n t h e future, a s humans a r e putting a l l o f th e ir knowledge ont o th e Internet. Y ou s ee m y point?
O f course, i f w e d o t his w e mu s t ge t i t righ t t h e fir s t time, b ut hav e y ou eve r k nown a ny technology t o hav e com e in t o th e world perfect t h e firs t time? Lo o k h o w ma n y airplane designs crashed a n d burned be f ore t h e Wright Brothers actual l y go t o n e t o fly? An d eve n wi t h th e m i t w asn't l i ke t h ey w e re n o t adding insult t o injury, a s the y t oo crashed a f e w ti m es themsel v es an d h a d broken bones a n d broken win g spars t o prove it. Speaking o f wh i ch I lik e t o discuss w i th yo u a littl e bit abo u t h o w innovation com e s t o be, an d t he subject of;
10.) Innovation, Trial an d Error, an d Original Thinking
No t l ong ago, I w as discussing thi s wi t h a n acquaintance o f mine f rom acros s t he p ond a n d h e suggested that; "Most innovations m ight b e j ust applications o f trial an d error." I s h e right? Yes, a good portion r e ally i s so, t hat's true enough. Indeed, isn ' t i t s o that; thos e w h o kn o w t hat m ay h ave learned i t thro u gh th e adversity o f failure, find the m selves i n a plac e wher e t hey refuse t o q u it fo r t h e n e xt round, eventually tha t leads t o success due t o strength o f character.
Thus, thos e who've achieved hav e proven the y hav e th e r ight stuff, a n d ha v e worked t o solve re a l problems, b ut y o u c a n't solve rea l problems b y practicing "the definition o f insanity" whic h i s generally h o w humans "following t he leader" usu a lly g e t there, a s t h ey hire thos e experts wh o g ot th e m i n to t he hot water i n t h e f i rst p lace (refer back t o Einstein's quote), learning f r om t heir success, b u t n o t the i r failures a s mentioned ab o ve
Becaus e o f this, i f so m eone i s unintelligent a n d j ust recites th e experts, t hen a r e t h ey re a lly needed f o r a th i nk tank o r f or future innovation? No, w e ou g ht t o enlist th e experts themselves, n ot the i r hook, line, a nd sinker followers - o f course, a s I'v e discussed i n previous shows a n d articles we' d b e bette r o ff follo w ing thos e w ho question authority, r a ther tha n leaving i t a l l u p t o status quo intellectual elite.
N ow then, a l ong t his line o f discussion m y acquaintance a lso noted that; "Most mind stunning discoveries a r e s t ill linked t o fe w masterminds." Well, thi s i s fairly true, a nd wh y w e study th e names o f dead white men, t he victors o f history w h o wrote thems e lves in, an d speak o f t h e "shoulders o f giants" however, ma n y o f th e se incredible advances m a y h ave com e fr o m associates o r combining information.
Consi d er a stable ma n fo r a member o f th e Royal Geological Society back i n t he day, h e c ame u p wi t h t he idea, b ut h e cou l dn't rea d o r write, s o th e individual w ho wrote i t d o wn g o t an d t o ok t h e credit fo r it, a n d today w e h ave t o "memorize" h is n a me i n school, y et i n reality t hat's n ot h ow i t a c tually happened.
Thus, i n m a ny rega r ds i t 's ha r d t o sa y wh a t a n original thought is, o r ho w ma n y ac t ually com e about. A f ter all, m a ny psychologists a n d philosophers ha v e noted t h at t he human mind com e s u p wit h ideas an d thoughts based o n i ts experience an d input f r om i t s sensors thr o ugh th e sense o f touch, smell, taste, sight, an d hearing. It ' s r a ther difficult t o conceive some t hing th a t y ou h a ven't experienced o r i s no t w i thin you r realm, it ' s n ot t o s ay t hat y ou couldn't, i t's th a t i t d o esn't hap p en ver y often. G etting t o a big breakthrough i s highly uncommon.
In d eed i t i s kn o wn tha t mo s t innovation com e s fr o m problem solving, a n d p e rhaps u sing k n own knowledge, observations, a nd experiencesss i n unique ways. The n t here i s t he trial a nd error period, whe r e yo u crash a n d burn, o r yo u modify, adapt, a n d survive t o fight a n other day - t o tweak you r invention, a n d t o make i t work. T his i s y o ur job a s a n innovator, an d i t 's som e thing I ho p e yo u w i ll consider. Well, th a t's th e en d o f 30 minutes o f m e talking (minus t he commercials a n d distractions) a n d y ou listening. N ow i t's y our turn t o chime i n a n d I w i ll open u p t h e phone lines. I f y o u a re reading t h is transcript online yo u m a y post a comment i f yo u 'd like, o r shoot m e a n e-mail. J u st remember t h e rules; yo u m ust bring yo u r mind a n d intellect.