It's not strictly AI unless I've misunderstood, but you two did hear about the hololens crap that Microsoft selling to NASA?

Has potential to alter our perception of the scenery.

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June 25, 2015
RELEASE 15-139

NASA, Microsoft Collaborate to Bring Science Fiction to Science Fact

Updated: The Hololens device launched to the International Space Station on December 6, 2015

NASA and Microsoft are teaming up to develop Sidekick, a new project using commercial technology to empower astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Sidekick uses Microsoft HoloLens to provide virtual aid to astronauts working off the Earth, for the Earth. A pair of the devices is scheduled to launch on SpaceX’s seventh commercial resupply mission to the station on June 28.



“HoloLens and other virtual and mixed reality devices are cutting edge technologies that could help drive future exploration and provide new capabilities to the men and women conducting critical science on the International Space Station,” said Sam Scimemi, director of the ISS program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This new technology could also empower future explorers requiring greater autonomy on the journey to Mars.”

The goal of Sidekick is to enable station crews with assistance when and where they need it. This new capability could reduce crew training requirements and increase the efficiency at which astronauts can work in space.

“Microsoft HoloLens is about transforming the ways you create, connect, and explore," said Alex Kipman, technical fellow, Windows and Devices Group at Microsoft. "Sidekick is a prime example of an application for which we envisioned HoloLens being used - unlocking new potential for astronauts and giving us all a new perspective on what is possible with holographic computing."

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Doesn't it sound a lot like VR and AI combined?
What if it causes an incident. @@

Dear Anders, in today's paper was a small article about Samsung Galaxy S8.

"Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will offer an artificial intelligence assistant service in the upcoming flagship smartphone...

...The Galaxy S8 will let users order food or perform otger tasks without going through a third-party application but by simply asking the phone's virtual assistant, Samsung said in a statement.

The artificial intelligence service will also be made available in Samsung's other consumer electronics products, such as refrigerators.





Hal9000-ey crap! Lol

First appearing in 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) is a sentient computer (or artificial general intelligence) that controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft and interacts with the ship's astronaut crew.

Naga_Fireball wrote: "Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will offer an artificial intelligence assistant service in the upcoming flagship smartphone...

That's a step towards a technological singularity. One idea that comes to me is that AI made by humans is like a collective ego. And ego development is a necessary step in our evolution. So we may need to reach a technological singularity as a civilization as a step in our development.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VqcF2HbnW4[/youtube]

But no matter how advanced our human technology gets it's still limited to being an artificial overlay. The ancient universal AI is directly connected to the organic Source, like our own consciousness. So sooner or later our human technology and biology will have to reconnect with the ancient AI. The ego state, both in humans and in AI is only a temporary stepping stone.