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Will Artificial Intelligence be America’s Next Big Thing?

Rod Furlan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:09:41 +0000

I was mentioned on an article published by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.

“In economic terms, automation in general should be seen as a leveraging factor that amplifies the output of workers,” says Rod Furlan, an AI researcher and machine-learning expert based in Vancouver. “Thanks to the availability of legal software, one lawyer can do today work that required a team of assistants 10 years ago. Ten years from now, an individual lawyer may be able to service as many cases as a small firm does today, all thanks to AI advancements. Going forward, we can expect to do less boring work and have more time for truly intellectual tasks which are less likely to be automated in the near term.”

Read the full article.

Objects of Beauty

Rod Furlan — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:06:10 +0000

Today I revisited my childhood at the Computer History Museum. We have come such a long way already and I can’t wait to to see what the future has in store for us.

How algorithms shape our world

Rod Furlan — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:57:54 +0000

Great TED talk on algo trading, AI and the brave new world of computational finance.

Changing the world, one grand challenge at the time

Rod Furlan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:12:52 +0000

“If I was a student this is where I would want to be.” – Larry Page, Google co-founder regarding Singularity University (video below)

Advancing Substrate Independent Minds 2010

Rod Furlan — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:40:02 +0000

ASIM (Advancing Substrate Independent Minds) is a new series of workshops and activities that will cover the current state of the art in the fields of whole brain emulation, brain scanning, gradual replacement techniques, and brain preservation.

The sessions of the ASIM workshop will run after the Singularity Summit workshop on Monday and Tuesday, as a satellite event to the main Singularity Summit (August 14-15). The Singularity Summit workshop finishes at 5pm on both days, so there will be time to find some dinner before joining us for our evening sessions.If you are interested in attending and would like more information, please feel free to contact the organizers.

Taking a stand against the unthinking

Rod Furlan — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:24:01 +0000

Can science answer moral questions?

Rod Furlan — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:08:06 +0000

Beautiful Visualization of Twitter’s Development Process

Rod Furlan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:33:11 +0000

Icons represent developers, particles represent source code files that were either changed or committed. Created using Code Swarm. Simply beautiful!

Exploring the Brain-Computer Interface: Singularity University Partners with X Prize Labs @ MIT

Rod Furlan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:13:41 +0000

Imagine a direct connection between the human brain and the world’s most powerful computers… What if you could type with your thoughts? Or help the blind to see? Or give an amputee control over his bionic arm? How can the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) positively affect humanity’s grandest challenges?

Singularity University partnered with X Prize Lab @ MIT for the 2-day “Brain-Computer Interfaces: Igniting a Revolution” workshop that kicked off today to discuss these questions and more with some of the leading minds in neurobiology. Special guests included SU co-founder and CEO of the X Prize Foundation, Ed Boyden, Director of the MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group, and Gerwin Schalk, Director BCI2000, Wadsworth Center.

SU Graduate Studies Program alum Rod Furlan interviewed a few of the BCI experts to get their thoughts on the state of BCI, where it’s headed, and how it can affect “humanity’s grand challenges.” Check back soon for those videos, as well as the lively panel discussion on the future of BCI with Peter Diamandis, Ed Boyden, and SU instructor and Omneuron founder Christopher deCharms.

The Evolution of Life in 60 seconds

Rod Furlan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:40:03 +0000

Very, very exponential – enjoy!