Vic’s sci-novel, ‘CONSCIOUS’, now has it’s own website.
New stories, competitions, etc. will appear hear, also linked to the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousVicGrout/. (Nearly 9,000 ‘likes’ now!)
Category Archives: Computing
And So It Begins?
OK, this blog has made some pretty wild predictions over the years; from loss of privacy & security, through societal decay from social media & 24/7 connectivity, mass unemployment by AI & automation, to industrial environmental catastrophe and a technocapitalist Armageddon. Now there’s clear evidence of the first of these forecasts coming true, any chance of taking any of the others seriously? Maybe before it’s too late might be a good idea?
BBC Radio Wales ‘Science Café’ Special on ‘Artificial Intelligence’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bhwp6j
Adam Walton and guests discuss the latest developments in artificial intelligence including how robots and virtual systems may impact on the future of jobs and education.
Never Trust a Computer Scientist: Part 501
With thanks to XKCD …
(A proper post on the ‘hidden costs of IT’ to follow after the summer!)
Under the lamp
Turing's Radiator 