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New ROBOTICS: The Genesis of Artificial Creativity?

New ROBOTICS: The Genesis of Artificial Creativity?

1942. Isaac Asimov writes “Runaround”, in which he promulgates the Three Laws of Robotics: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the...
By Nikos Roumeliotis on 09/17/14 1
Book Review ‘Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other’ by Sherry Turkle (Part 1)

Book Review ‘Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other’ by Sherry Turkle (Part 1)

About 30 percent of the Dutch are unhappy about the social support they get from their fellow citizens. A third of those wish they would get more visitors, for the occasional small talk, and 28 percent wish they would...
By Roos van Tongerloo on 09/21/11 1
Book Review: What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly

Book Review: What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly

“Space: the final frontier – to boldly go where no man has gone before.” This may be the answer Kelly was looking for when he set out to answer his own question, the title of his book and thesis. ...
By Christopher Mead on 09/18/11 3

‘She was loved, and she loved back’

I will never forget the look in Ladan’s eyes as she grabbed my Tamagotchi, without asking, and brutally pressed all the buttons at the same time. ‘Well, I really don’t get this stupid thing. It’s just stupid.’, she said,...
By Roos van Tongerloo on 09/14/11 2
The Cybraphon, the Baroque, the Embodiment of the Digital

The Cybraphon, the Baroque, the Embodiment of the Digital

Wunderkammers, literally a ‘cabinet of wonders,’ are generally viewed as the precursor to the natural history museum, although such collections also spanned the breadth of human endeavor from art to anthropological artifacts to religious relics. Wunderkammer embody an approach...
By Allison Guy on 10/16/09 Comments Off on The Cybraphon, the Baroque, the Embodiment of the Digital

Mark Meadows discussing The Authority Of Robots

Monday the 24th of November, Mark Meadows will be visiting the University of Amsterdam for a discussion on 'The Authority Of Robots: How Automated Systems Are Automating Us'. The discussion will be held at the Media Studies building on...
By Marijn de Vries Hoogerwerff on 11/18/08 1