Expunging unpleasant detritus of memories – mostly biometric data from virtual intercourse sessions that, in any case, I would rather not append in my annual self-assessment report {such encounters are always deeply troubling – so why do I keep having them?} Returning, after a very exhausting timeline of interacting with...
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Stories we tell, machines we build: a talk at the An{0}ther {AI} in Art summit in NY
I was invited to deliver the keynote talk at the An{0}ther {AI} in Art Summit in New York, at the New Museum on April 24, 2019. This is the unabridged version of my talk. In 1649 Rene Descartes, the most famous philosopher in Europe at the time, accepted the invitation...
Work, Love, Polis: a talk at the National Library of Norway
On December 5, 2018 I was honoured with an invitation to open the "Fantastic Futures AI Conference" organized by the National Library of Norway, in Oslo. I put together my talk like a triptych of words; "Work", "Love" and "Polis". For each of the words I used a story to...
Economist Interview: The State of the Digital Economy
Together in the recording studio with Economist Intelligence Unit Editor Pete Swabey (left) and Professor Annabelle Gower of Surrey University, discussing the Future of the Digital Economy. You can listen to the podcast here.
Adrian Bejan’s Constructal Law – introduction
I met Adrian Bejan at the Lions Cannes Festival in June, where I was also introduced to his Constructal law. Here's a very nicely done video of Adrian explaining his theory. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgEBTPee9ZM&w=560&h=315] Here's the law in Bejan's terms: "For a finite-size system to persist in time (to live),...
AI Explained
This TechCrunch video explains AI and makes reference to my book "In Our Own Image". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiXwXg2CUWM&feature=youtu.be
21 Century Business Review Interview
"21 Century Business Review" is issued by the Nanfang Media Group, and is a monthly business journal under the 21 Century newspapers and magazines system. It was founded on 1st September 2004, and has attracted over 1 million readers by now with its "one journal + one website + APP...
The Chinese edition of “In Our Own Image”
Today I received copies of the Chinese Edition of my book "In Our Own Image: the history and future of Artificial Intelligence" sent by my Chinese publisher China Citic Press. To celebrate the arrival of the books a good friend send me this, in Chinese: 正如中国有一句讲到:要想富先修路 - it means (I m...
The back flipping robot
I know you've seen a robot walk, but have you ever seen one do a backflip? pic.twitter.com/1ch3vnFu7U — Alex Whitcomb (@AlexWhitcomb) November 16, 2017