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Nanotechnology devices: Molecular machines shift into gear

05.11.2009 03:12    foresight.org
An atomically precise gear, rotated by pushing the teeth one at a time with a STM tip.
Nanotechnology devices: Molecular machines shift into gear


More on the AI takeover

05.11.2009 03:12    foresight.org
There are at least 4 stages of intelligence levels that AI will have to get through to get to the take-over-the-world level. In Beyond AI I refered to them as hypohuman, diahuman, epihuman, and hyperhuman; but just for fun let's
More on the AI takeover

Rice scientists point out that nanotubes are polymers

05.11.2009 03:12    foresight.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk)From NanoWerk: Rice scientists argue nanotubes can be treated like polymersWade Adams, Matteo Pasquali, Micah Green and Natnael Behabtu at Rice pick up that thread in their discussion of what we know — or think we know — about carbon
Rice scientists point out that nanotubes are polymers

Do we need Friendly AI?

05.11.2009 03:12    foresight.org
My Robo Habilis post was picked up on by Michael Anissimov who wrote:(me:) It seems to me that one obvious way to ameliorate the impact of the AI/robotics revolution in the economic world, then, is simple: build robots whose cognitive
Do we need Friendly AI?


Robo Habilis

05.11.2009 03:12    foresight.org
One of the species of early hominids is named Homo habilis, meaning "handy man," after their significant advancement in tool use over previous hominids. One of the goals of the AGI Roadmap is to chart paths to full human intelligence,
Robo Habilis

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