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Will Robots Really Destroy Humanity? Gizmodo Interviews Jason Silva
So many movies, books, TV shows and crazy guys on street corners have told us that the end is nigh. That mankind’s messing about with the idea of artificial intelligence will yield untold destruction for the human race, to the point that our last best hope becomes Keanu Reeves (whoa…). But how plausible is it? Are we headed towards an inevitable melding of man and machine, and what are the ethics of advancing technology like your smartphone to make it think for itself?
Gadget Singularity: Let’s Ditch Our Buttons And Screens Forever
The past decade’s march towards better gadgets shows a trend line pointing towards ultra-powerful gadgets with UIs so seamless, they make Macs look like punchcard computers. But if you think about it, we — not hardware — are the limitation.
Microsoft Midori Is a Secret Post-Windows Operating System
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 might just be the salve to soothe Windows Vista ouchies, but what Windows fans really want is something that hasn’t yet been announced. Mary-Jo of All About Microsoft says that internally, there’s a project called Singularity that’s designed to solve all kinds of shortcomings in current operating systems, upending the traditional way of thinking in favour of something dramatically different. And while Singularity won’t be released to the public, Midori, which takes a lot of cues from it, will.
