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Malevolent and friendly AI Artificial intelligence

political scientist charles t. rubin believes ai can neither designed nor guaranteed benevolent. argues sufficiently advanced benevolence may indistinguishable malevolence. humans should not assume machines or robots treat favorably, because there no priori reason believe sympathetic our system of morality, has evolved along our particular biology (which ais not share). hyper-intelligent software may not decide support continued existence of humanity, , extremely difficult stop. topic has begun discussed in academic publications real source of risks civilization, humans, , planet earth. physicist stephen hawking, microsoft founder bill gates, , spacex founder elon musk have expressed concerns possibility ai evolve point humans not control it, hawking theorizing spell end of human race . one proposal deal ensure first intelligent ai friendly ai , , able control subsequently developed ais. question whether kind of check remain in place. leading ai researcher rodney brooks writes, th...

Applications Artificial intelligence

1 applications 1.1 competitions , prizes 1.2 healthcare 1.3 automotive 1.4 finance , economics 1.5 video games applications an automated online assistant providing customer service on web page – 1 of many primitive applications of artificial intelligence. ai relevant intellectual task. modern artificial intelligence techniques pervasive , numerous list here. frequently, when technique reaches mainstream use, no longer considered artificial intelligence; phenomenon described ai effect. high-profile examples of ai include autonomous vehicles (such drones , self-driving cars), medical diagnosis, creating art (such poetry), proving mathematical theorems, playing games (such chess or go), search engines (such google search), online assistants (such siri), image recognition in photographs, spam filtering, prediction of judicial decisions , targeting online advertisements. with social media sites overtaking tv source news young people , news organisations increasingly reliant on social media ...

Career Nathan Lewin

1 career 1.1 assistant solicitor general 1.2 cases 1.2.1 first amendment cases 1.3 academia 1.4 non-profit work 1.5 notable clients career lewin law clerk chief judge j. edward lumbard of united states court of appeals second circuit (1960–1961) , associate justice john m. harlan of supreme court of united states (1961–1962). lewin served deputy administrator of bureau of security , consular affairs @ department of state. later served deputy assistant attorney general in civil rights division of department of justice. upon leaving government service, lewin founding partner of miller cassidy larroca , lewin. lewin has practiced law in district of columbia, new york, supreme court of united states, federal appellate circuits, , many united states district courts. lewin has engaged in trial , appellate litigation in federal , state courts more 45 years. assistant solicitor general while assistant solicitor general in department of justice under solicitors general archibald cox , thurgood ...

Semantics of CTL Computation tree logic

1 semantics of ctl 1.1 definition 1.2 characterisation of ctl 1.3 semantic equivalences semantics of ctl definition ctl formulae interpreted on transition systems. transition system triple m = ( s , → , l ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {m}}=(s,\rightarrow ,l)} , s {\displaystyle s} set of states, →⊆ s × s {\displaystyle \rightarrow \subseteq s\times s} transition relation, assumed serial, i.e. every state has @ least 1 successor, , l {\displaystyle l} labelling function, assigning propositional letters states. let m = ( s , → , l ) {\displaystyle {\ma...

Legend Sounion

theseus slays minotaur. detail attic red-figure pelike. ca. 470 bc. cerveteri, italy. museo gregoriano etrusco the artemision bronze, bronze statue of deity, either poseidon or zeus, hurl missing projectile (either thunderbolt, if zeus, or trident if poseidon). height: 2.1 m. ca. 460 bc. found in shipwreck off cape artemisium. athens national archaeological museum modern touristic literature states according greek mythology, cape sounion spot aegeus, king of athens, leapt death off cliff, giving name aegean sea. however, greek geographer pausanias mentioned acropolis place event took place. the earliest literary reference sounion in homer s poem odyssey, composed in 8th century bc. recounts mythical tribulations suffered greek hero odysseus in grueling 10-year sea-voyage return native island, ithaca, in ionian sea, sack of troy. ordeal supposedly inflicted upon him poseidon, whom temple @ sounion dedicated. story recounts various greek commanders sailed troy, helmsman of ship of king m...

Standards Clothing sizes

1 standards 1.1 international 1.1.1 iso 1.2 asia 1.2.1 china 1.2.2 japan 1.2.3 south korea 1.2.4 russian federation 1.2.5 thailand 1.3 australia 1.4 europe 1.4.1 cen 1.4.2 germany 1.4.3 france 1.4.4 united kingdom 1.4.5 former yugoslavia 1.5 north america 1.5.1 united states standards international iso there several iso standards size designation of clothes: iso 3635: 1981, size designation of clothes – definitions , body measurement procedure iso 3636: 1977, size designation of clothes - men’s , boys outerwear garments. iso 3637: 1977, size designation of clothes - women’s , girls outerwear garments. iso 3638: 1977, size designation of clothes - infants garments. iso 4415: 1981, size designation of clothes - mens , boys underwear, nightwear , shirts. iso 4416: 1981, size designation of clothes - women’s , girls’ underwear, nightwear, foundation garments , shirts. iso 4417: 1977, size designation of clothes - headwear. iso 4418: 1978, size designation of clothes - gloves. iso 5971: 198...

Changing marketplace Terraplane

1 changing marketplace 1.1 1932 1.2 1933 1.3 1934-7 1.4 1938 changing marketplace hudson had manufactured inexpensive essex 1919 lower-priced vehicle line; company merged essex in 1922. essex credited helping make enclosed automobile affordable model inexpensive automobiles. low-priced closed model essex coach had promoted sensational recovery of hudson automaker in 1922. declining sales of essex, combined growing pressure effects of great depression forced hudson replace essex re-designed automobile lower manufacturing cost , selling price. roy d. chapin decided repeat successful strategy in 1932 producing light car in bottom price class, vehicle combine style, comfort, , reliability . although daring launch car during great depression, chapin convinced terraplane name have great public appeal linked public interest in aviation prevalent @ time. the terraplane contributed hudson motor s sales during depression 1930s. sales of terraplane outpaced hudson vehicles in late mid-1930s ...