3Mar/103
Is Google Working on Strong AI?
Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google, recently sat down and answered some questions contributed by the Reddit community. The top ten questions are listed here. Of particular interest to readers of this blog would be question #4, "Is Google working on strong AI?"
Thanks to Xamdam at Less Wrong for the link.
3Mar/100
Seasteading Institute Engineering Assessment (Part 1) Released
You can get it on their research page or download the pdf directly. From the preface:
This document is a high-level analysis of the engineering challenges involved in homesteading the high seas. The aim is not to provide a detailed design of a specific seastead, but rather to find answers to general questions, such as the cost per unit area of functional real estate.
H/t to the Seasteading Institute blog for the news.