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The Machines Are Taking Over

The Machines Are Taking Over. For over two decades nerdy research and development type people have been telling us Artificial Inteligence, machines that can think, are just around the corner. When put to the test though computers are no nearer being able to think now than they ever were, a computer may be able to parse the information in vast databases much more quickly than the human mind but there is a lot more to thought and reason than merely filtering information. So it looks more likely that scientists will achieve their aims by radically redefining what we mean by intelligence than by creating the thinking computer. but if the next phase in human evolution means being turned into computers by scientists for the benefit of nerds on a world domination trip will people offer themselves willingly to be stripped of everything that makes being human so great.


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The Great Internet Scam An examination of the way the internet and the world wide web have been exploited by commercial interests to turn users into a cash cow for profiteers. Originally intended to be a global resource for learning, the distribution of information and a communication tool for individuals, because there was no proper regulation the web has turned into a haven for thieves, con artists and porn merchants while its potential for good is pushed to the margins.

Wi - Fi, Wi - Fry, the real risk of microwaves

Those whose business is selling technology shout down the serious questions asked by sceptics about the possible long term effects of saturating oour environment with microwaves for blutetooth, wi fi and other wireless technologies. Despite its being a serious question the science lobby who hate to be asked questions by questioners who will not be fobbed off by someone citing equations. E=MC2 is never going to be an answer to a question like "How dangerous is it in reality, twatboy>"
With this as with many technological developments driven by commercial greed rather than human need the true answer is "We don't know." Rad the article for an objective approach to the questions about cellphones, microwaves and internet wi - fi routers. And not an equation in sight.
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Don't Be Evil (Unless There's Money In It For You)
Updated 2 Feb, 2009 Has technology in general and the internet in particular delivered on its promise? Have the innovations had any real value in improving the societies we live in? Take for example the Google search engine which, it is claimed, offered "a new way of managing information." In fact what Google offered was a way of not managing the vast quantity of information available on the internet. And what is the "content" Google places on top of the pile.? That which earns the company most revenue of course.
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Artificial Intelligence, Real Stupidity