Joining SIAI and participating in the Singularity Summit
Image by David Trowbridge This spring I joined the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence (SIAI). After having followed Ray Kurzweil‘s,…
Writing & Ideas
Two decades of thinking, in order.
Writing since 2003, newest first. Filter by topic below.
The evolution of software vs. hardware solutions
At the AGI mailing list there are several interesting threads, and recently a request by Eliezer Yudkowsky caught my eye,…
The conversation about Second Life’s value is becoming interesting
The natural cycle of media coverage from hype to bashing is starting to be complete around Second Life, to the…
The Trouble With Physics, and the end in sight?
“The Trouble With Physics” by Lee Smolin For hundreds of years science progressed, and physics was one of the main…
Metaverse Republic designing judiciary for Second Life
Photo by ‘nailbender’ The rule of law is at the basis of human societies. What kind of rule, law, and…
“Born on a blue day” by Daniel Tammet
I saw a piece of a BBC documentary about a British savant, Daniel Tammet, and was fascinated, since contrary to…
Watch the iPhone launch live from New York!
Thanks to the cool new Mogulus video platform, you can watch the live stream of the launch of the Apple…
Robotic cars: let’s get out of their way
photo: Global Reaction Technology will thrive once we humans don’t slow it down. Not only literally in speed, but in…
SnapShots of links on the blog
I am tweaking the blog templates, trying to give the three languages (English, Italian, and Hungarian) a coherent view, as…