Tag: computers
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Improved (useless) algorithms…
Scientists being enthusiastic about improving computers to solve problems faster. (1) At the end we will make computers which will solve all problems at once. And yet. Every problem-solving method entails an important drawback we always tend to forget: that it takes the existence of the problem for granted in the first place… Imagine a…
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Constant app updates: The futility of modern philosophy in practice...
You have encountered the problem: your mobile phone applications are constantly updated and this results in their size constantly growing. Dozens of megabytes of updates swarm in your mobile phone every day to make your applications better, safer, more usable, more fun. And no one has ever questioned the obvious: Couldn't this be done via…
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New neural networks. Predicting. Machines. Humans. (From wisdom to knowledge to data)
A new type of neural network made with memristors can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans. The network, called a reservoir computing system, could predict words before they are said during conversation, and help predict future outcomes based on the present. Memristors are a special type of resistive device that…
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Training machines to listen. Life. Tautologies.
Brain-computer interfaces, known as BCI, can replace bodily functions to a certain degree. Thanks to BCI, physically impaired persons can control special prostheses through the power of their minds, surf in internet and write emails. Under the title of "Brain Composer," a group led by BCI expert Gernot Müller-Putz from TU Graz's Institute of Neural…
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