Monthly Archives: October 2015

Technological Singularity and American Pop Culture’s View of It

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Linzy Scott

In the diving scene of “Ghost In The Shell” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2q0OKYPsRM) and during a period of intense reflection with Batou, Kusanagi states that, “If man realizes technology is within reach, he achieves it, like it’s damn near instinctive.” This thought, that … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 28, 2015 by Imani Gaines

In 2001, Steven Spielberg directed a film named A.I., Artificial Intelligence. The overall premise of the film was that the human race had been diminished greatly, and robots called Mecha were being created in order to cater to the remaining … Continue reading →

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Predicting the Singularity

Posted on October 28, 2015 by simonmp

Attitudes towards the singularity range from optimism to pessimism and everywhere in between, but one thing most agree on is that it is coming. The question is when. I was reading about a project called The Human Brain Project, and … Continue reading →

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Rise of the Machines

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Claire Manning

Article: http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/1023/Rise-of-the-machines-why-artificial-intelligence-will-power-Google-s-core The article I found, Rise of the Machines: Why Artificial Intelligence will Power Google’s Core, explores the various ways in which machines are beginning to self-regulate and solve problems. Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced various plans and expectations … Continue reading →

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The increasing responsibilities of automation

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Evan Wong

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/the-ethics-of-autonomous-cars/280360/ Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the original article in the NYT (may have been just a paragraph in a larger article), but this article from the Atlantic issues similar concerns. As we discussed in class, the ethical dilemma surrounding the … Continue reading →

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Technological Singularity Implications in Art

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Weslyn Lu

http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/386-globale-exo-evolution-exhibition-in-germany-showcases-3d-printed-a The exo-evolution exhibition in Germany used 3D printing to create stunningly realistic humanoid figures. However, there is an implication that such advanced technologies allows for improvements on the human form, which then quickly relates to the idea of technological … Continue reading →

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2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Ann Agee

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048299,00.html This is a TIME article about Ray Kurzweil and his theory about artificial intelligence and technological singularity. Kurzweil first dabbled in the field of AI when he was 17 and developed a computer that could compose a musical piece. … Continue reading →

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More on Ray Kurzweil

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Crystal Loehman

While reading through various articles about singularity, I settled on a book by Ray Kurzweil called The Singularity Is Near. While I didn’t read the book, I read a few different summaries of the book. The link for Wikipedia’s summary is … Continue reading →

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Ghost in the Shell Analysis: Tank Scene

Posted on October 26, 2015 by John Bogdon

Tank Fight Scene I picked the above scene from Ghost in the Shell to analyze, because I thought it was one of the most interesting in the entire movie. This scene takes place towards the end of the movie (I … Continue reading →

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Ghost in the Shell

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Andrew Marriott

I chose this scene to write about because I think it is visually one of the best in the movie. There is great juxtaposition of the run-down ghetto against the background when he standing at the edge looking out over … Continue reading →

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