Intel: Human and computer intelligence will merge in 40 years

Intel: Human and computer intelligence will merge in 40 years
On the company's anniversary, a future of sensors, robots and new thinking
By Sharon Gaudin
July 23, 2008

Computerworld - At Intel Corp., just passing its 40th anniversary and with myriad chips in its historical roster, a top company exec looks 40 years into the future to a time when human intelligence and machine intelligence have begun to merge.

Justin Rattner, CTO and a senior fellow at Intel, told Computerworld that perhaps as early as 2012 we'll see the lines between human and machine intelligence begin to blur. Nanoscale chips or machines will move through our bodies, fixing deteriorating organs or unclogging arteries. Sensors will float around our internal systems monitoring our blood sugar levels and heart rates, and alerting doctors to potential health problems.

Virtual worlds will become increasingly realistic, while robots will develop enough intelligence and human-like characteristics that they'll become companions, not merely vacuum cleaners and toys.

Most aspects of our lives, in fact, will be very different as we close in on the year 2050. Computing will be less about launching applications and more about living lives in which computers are inextricably woven into our daily activities.

"What we think of as a computer and what we think of as IT, in general, is likely to change," said Rattner, who has been at Intel for 35 of the company's 40 years. "The intelligent systems will move from being information systems to intelligent systems that will carry out a whole variety of tasks that we just won't think of as computing tasks.... The technology will find its way into so many things we do, and we won't even think about it. The explicit way we've done computing in the past will be there, but it will be a very small subset of what we'll be doing."

Intel hit its 40th anniversary last Friday. The company launched its first microprocessor in 1971, developed a processor with more than 1 million transistors in 1989, and late in 2007 packed 820 million transistors onto a single chip.

While chip advancements will continue throughout the semiconductor industry, technology advancements in general will start to change, according to Rattner.

"When you think back on where we were [decades ago] ... computers were still things that largely sat in big rooms behind big windows and were attended to by computing gurus or priests," he added. "In the 40 years, we've just completely changed the way people think about computers and computing. It's gone from a very expensive, very exclusive kind of technology to something that is unquestionably ubiquitous -- from the computers on our desks to the computers in our cell phones."

In the next 40 years, computer chips will extend beyond our computers and phones, as people want to become more entrenched in virtual worlds and computers learn to react to our motions and thoughts.

"When you see how intense the reaction is to things like the iPhone, with its use of touch and its sensitivity to motion, you begin to get a sense of, 'Gee, if machines understand the physical world and were capable of reacting to our voices, to our movements and gestures and touch, how much closer would we feel to them?'" asked Rattner. "At the same time, of course, we would like the ability to become more a part of these artificial or virtual worlds that are created entirely within the machine. We're starting to see, with things like Second Life and now Lively from Google, the ability of these machines to create these worlds that are much more comfortable for us to experience and be a part of."

As machine learning and computer perception progresses, machines will take on more and more human-like characteristics, he added. Recently, scientists have been putting electrodes into living neurons in living brains, but some researchers are working on ways to transfer brain waves and organic information without the electrodes, which wouldn't be physically intrusive.

"You can imagine a future where, in fact, not just our very senses will be engaged, but our thoughts will drive machine behavior," said Rattner. "You can see how that boundary starts to soften and begins to blur.... There's no question in my mind that the technology will bring these two unique and distinct forms of intelligence together."

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9110578/Intel_Human_and_computer_intelligence_will_merge_in_40_years

Microsoft unveils Windows 8 for tablets

Microsoft unveils Windows 8 for tablets

by Rahul » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:12 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp Windows President Steven Sinofsky previewed a touchscreen version of the operating system that can work on tablets, offering a glimpse of his company's response to Apple Inc's iPad.

Windows 8 resembles Microsoft's software for mobile phones and uses "tiles," rather than icons, to help users navigate between applications, Sinofsky said at AllThingsD's D9 Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Microsoft demonstrated Windows 8 on a 10.6-inch touchscreen tablet and said the operating system can also work on desktop computers.

Microsoft, the world's biggest software maker, is rushing to adapt Windows so it can run on devices that compete with the iPad, which dominates the tablet market. The new operating system won't be out until next year, people familiar with the plans said in March.

Still, the company is eager to show it's making progress in developing software that can be used by computer makers and chip suppliers.

"What we set out to do with Windows 8 was really try to reimagine what we could do with a PC," Sinofsky said. "You could sort of say we coloured outside the lines."

He declined to say when the software would be available, except to note it "won't be this fall." Sinofsky said the company would provide additional information on the product at a developer conference later this year.

Computex demonstration
Microsoft also previewed Windows 8 to customers, partners and media at the Computex show in Taipei. Vice President Mike Angiulo ran the system on tablets, notebooks and desktop systems made by Dell Inc, Asustek Computer Inc, and Quanta Computer Inc using chips and technology from ARM Holdings Plc (ARM), Qualcomm Inc, Texas Instruments Inc and Nvidia Corp.

The design of the software is similar to the tile interface on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile-handset software. Like that program, Windows 8's tiles can be automatically updated to display information from apps on the computer's start screen, so a weather app can tell the user that it's forecast to be sunny without requiring them to open the application.

The software also will run on desktop and laptop computers via a touchscreen, mouse or keyboard. And it will run existing Windows applications, the company said.

Windows 8 is the biggest operating system change the company has made since Windows 95, said Julie Larson-Green, a Microsoft vice president who demonstrated the software during Sinofsky's speech.

Intel, ARM
Larson-Green showed the software running on an Intel Corp chip. The operating system also will be the first full version of Windows capable of operating on chips made with technology from ARM Holdings.

Microsoft lags behind Apple in tablets despite promoting earlier versions of the format for at least a decade. None of those tablets ever took off with consumers. Apple, which develops the hardware and software that runs the iPad, introduced its device in 2010.

The global tablet market will almost quadruple this year to 70 million units from 18 million in 2010, according to Jefferies Group Inc. Apple will control about 64 per cent of the 2011 tablet market, dropping to 41 per cent in 2012, when 158 million units will probably be sold, Jefferies estimates.

http://www.fropki.com/microsoft-unveils-windows-for-tablets-vt43993.html

Funny signs at yr work place?

Funny signs at yr work place?

What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?

What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?

Mechanical Engineers build weapons,
Civil Engineers build targets.

You Need A New Lawyer When...

You Need A New Lawyer When...

1. During your initial consultation he tries to sell you Amway.
2. He tells you that his last good case was a "Budweiser."
3. When the prosecutors see who your lawyer is, they high-five each other.
4. He picks the jury by playing "duck-duck-goose."
5. During the trial you catch him playing his Gameboy.
6. He asks a hostile witness to "pull my finger."
7. A prison guard is shaving your head.
8. Every couple of minutes he yells, "I call Jack Daniels to the stand!" and proceeds to drink a shot.
9. He frequently gives juror No. 4 the finger.
10. He places a large "No Refunds" sign on the defense table.
11. He begins closing arguments with, "As Ally McBeal once said ..."
12. He keeps citing the legal case of Godzilla v. Mothra.
13. Just before trial starts he whispers, "The judge is the one with the little hammer, right?"
14. Just before he says "Your Honor," he makes those little quotation marks in the air with his fingers.
15. The sign in front of his law office reads "Practicing Law Since 2:25PM."
16. Whenever his objection is overruled, he tells the judge, "Whatever."
17. He giggles every time he hears the word "briefs."

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Currency Trading Strategies: 4 Most Important Rules For Both Professional And Novice Forex Traders

Currency Trading Strategies: 4 Most Important Rules For Both Professional And Novice Forex Traders

When you have read a few forex books or visited some online currency trading forums, you can quickly comprehend that there are more or less as many various foreign exchange trading strategies as there are traders. People have their own approach; but more than that, in foreign exchange trading there are many different methods of earning profits.

So there is not one world class currency trading system that you must adopt to make profit from foreign exchange trading. Nevertheless, there are a few principles that apply to the way in which you practice your trading and these are valid for just about anybody. These are the golden rules of trading.

1. Follow The Trends

Most forex trading strategies and systems concentrate on identifying trends and there is simple reason for that. Whether the trend is in an ascent or in a decline, get in to go long or short as adequate and do not go against it. Bucking the trend will see you losing money fast.

2. Safeguard Your Funds

Betting too much on one trade has been the failure of many newbie trader. Never put up too much money on any single trade, however strong your feelings may be that this one cannot go wrong. They can all go wrong.

So how much should you risk? It depends on your strategy and how much it concerns you if you lose all of your capital, but never exceed 5% of your trading capital. 2% per position is a safer option.

Some people maintain the position size as their funds increase, so that they gradually bet more in real terms on every trade. That depends on you but decide about it prudently before you do this. When you have more money in your account, you will quite likely be more dissatisfied if it is decimated, so you may want to maintain the same position size (decreasing your percentage risk) as your balance grows increase.

3. Set Targets For Every Trade

Have a clear profit goal for each trade, so that in advance of when you enter, you have already decided when you want to take the profit and close. Do not be greedy and try to stay in there for more and more.

On the other hand, if it turns bad, do not attempt to hang on in the hope that the market will turn back your way. Cut your losses and exit. Using stop losses to do this on autopilot is a very recommended approach.

4. Don't Bet Completely On Your Own Opinion

Why not? Because most possibly you are not neutral. Let the professionals support you, but always make your own homework. The best way is using forex signals. There are many forex signal providers available on the net, but quite a few of them are scammers. Always examine the track record, as only accurate forex signals will make you money, not the losers!

Those are the first four most important rules of currency trading: the recommendations that can help you create moneymaking currency trading systems.

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