In a world full of self-driving cars, flying drones, and other robots, daily interactions with artificial intelligence will have a profound effect on how we live our lives. Elemental video scientist Boonsri Dickinson visited Carnegie Mellon robotics pioneer Maneula Veloso to talk about the science behind her robotic creations and the many years she has spent bringing autonomous … [Read more...] about Preparing for the Future of AI, Where Robots Can Learn and Ask Humans For Help!
Disruptive IT
Innovation and Robotics: The Uncanny Valley of Death
The Jetsons premiered almost 50 years ago, but where's Rosey? Science fiction has been predicting the rise of robotics in daily life for decades and, for the most part, science fact has delivered, with ever-improving artificial intelligence driven by faster processors, and continued advancements in mechanical engineering allow machines to perform increasingly complex physical … [Read more...] about Innovation and Robotics: The Uncanny Valley of Death
Lessons From the Future of IT
This year at Splunk Live, CTOvision editor and Crucial Point CTO Bob Gourley provided a keynote on predicting the future of information technology, outlining some of his methods and what we can learn from each. By predicting where IT is going and identifying disruptive technology and trend, we can not only avoid disruption but harness it to meet new challenges and mission … [Read more...] about Lessons From the Future of IT
Making vPro Work For You
vPro is a suite of high-impact technology that has just begun to make its presence known in mainstream IT organizations. vPro can help you bring your organization's security structure into shape with features that make a dramatic positive difference. vPro technologies are implemented in the hardware and firmware of the Intel chipset in Intel Core 2 Duo computers and above (at … [Read more...] about Making vPro Work For You
HTML5 and The Semantic Web
Since HTML5’s uptake in mainstream browsers, there’s been a lot of talk about the next version of the web, web 3.0 (even though Tim Berners-Lee dislikes that term). The “next version” of the web, web 3.0, is also called the “Semantic Web” by many of the leading engineers working on HTML5 and other web standards. The driving idea behind the semantic web is that computers, … [Read more...] about HTML5 and The Semantic Web