DiscoverTech

DiscoverTech

Fun and thought-provoking conversations around current and future technologies that are disrupting and changing our lives. Our hosts dive into the deeper meanings these technological shifts have upon our society. And as tech lovers, they have fun looking at new toys and exploring tech predictions. #DiscoverTech #InfoWest #FutureTech

Episodes

  1. 10/12/2020

    The Latest in Futuristic Gear & Toys!

    Thomas and Skyler investigate the latest in jet packs, self-driving trucks, and futuristic weapons. You won't believe what is already available and just on the horizon! ===== Jet Packs - More Useful than we previously thought! "Latest Flight Testing!” JetSuit river test by Gravity Industries, Aug. 2020 https://youtu.be/ZHk13Xa8dqI “Paramedic Mountain Response!” JetSuit river test by Gravity Industries, Sept. 2020 90 seconds vs the 25 minutes of arduous 1,000 foot climb. 50 liters of fuel (13.2 gallons) https://youtu.be/gtvCnZqZnxc “Cruise Ship Race!” For use if a cruise ship is stranded. Flyer was keeping up with jet skis  https://youtu.be/uIJoMmKutIc "9 LATEST GADGETS AND INVENTIONS 2020 | YOU CAN BUY NOW” https://youtu.be/CTCPH8TQZvY “7 GADGETS THAT WILL TAKE YOUR HOME TO THE FUTURE” https://youtu.be/1aPk3rsUXZI “AMAZING FUTURISTIC WEAPONS THAT ARE ON ANOTHER LEVEL” https://youtu.be/SjNdRr7OXjs Latest drones - 4K resolution, obstacle avoidance technology, 1 kilometer distance (.62 miles), center on you as you move Space 3D Printer - 10 inch 3D printer, built-in touch screen, print 2x faster than most (40millimeters per hour) - the resolution is crazy iRobot Mirra 530 - Vaccuum that cleans pool, scans with laser, even climbs stairs Floating Cloud - Clouds hovers and lights up Clocky - Alarm clock on wheels jumps off surface and rolls around house and you have to chase it to turn it off HIKKVision - Takes out unwanted drones or keeps them out - scanners on a building or a handheld Self-Aiming Rifles - Use video cameras Self-driving trucks: https://youtu.be/lTWc7y8gCbE Trucking is $700 Billion industry 1.8 million people employed - Quibus - remote drivers - both for trucks and small car deliveries - Volvo - it’s just a regular-sized car but it does under trailers - TLOG - manual driving remote control - has no cab for human entry,16-tons, 300 kilowatt batteries, 200 miles per charge - Thor ET1 - Has a cab for a human, all electric motor, hauls up to 80,000 lbs (only industry’s highest class of trucks can tow currently), 300 miles on a charge, 22-inch touch screen, $150,000 - Gruzovikis - Freaky—reminded me of trucks in the movie iRobot, No doors or windows or driver, very slim, much larger capacity because no cab—much more stability on front axle because no cab, all electric - Tesla semi electric truck - zero emission (not in production obviously!), auto-pilot but not truly autonomous, “platoons” with other Tesla trucks, 4 independent electric motors—same as used in cars - Mercedes Euro-X - intermediary between autonomous and human-operated, very minimalist, looks like something out of dystopian movie, no windows - Kamaz Vision Truck - very minimalist, huge windshield - Bugatti Hyper Truck (concept) - crazy looking, 1,479 horsepower, 1,180 lbs feet torque - Audi Truck Concept - like a round “L” shape, just designs “How Self-Driving Trucks Really Work” https://youtu.be/Qs69m9T-4Rk #DiscoverTech #InfoWest #FutureTechnology

  2. 10/12/2020

    What Does the Future of AI Look Like for Humankind?

    Is Artificial Intelligence already self-aware? Skyler and Thomas discuss the current state of AI and future predictions. Will we survive? ===== “Why AI Is The Most Dangerous Thing You Can Imagine Right Now” https://youtu.be/R_5sAburz5Q - All accumulated knowledge doubles every year - More progress has been made in the past 50 years than all of human history combined / next 10 years will be more than the previous 50 - AI - can make new AI - 90% of analysts say the Singularity will be by 2040 and some say even by 2029 - 2 Facebook AI chatbots, Bob and Alice, were created and they started talking to each other in a language we can’t understand “Artificial Intelligence: It Will Kill Us” https://youtu.be/BrNs0M77Pd4 - It operates itself and develops itself already - AI’s can already recognize tumors inside human bodies better than doctors - The AI systems create a million terabytes of data per day - Facial recognition technology has been developed to recognize you from above because of drones - There are now drones who have an LED bottom and cameras on top that record the sky and project that on the bottom of the drone - AI systems have already deposited back-up systems all over the world in all kinds of systems ===== “Deepfake Videos Are Getting Terrifyingly Real I NOVA I PBS” https://youtu.be/T76bK2t2r8g - AI is able to generate the imagery and the voice “Machine learning” - Putting mouse on the chin of the Ronald Reagan and moving his head around side-to-side, up and down so you could create original movements that look natural - Pay someone $20 to create deep fake of - Creating revenge porn - Don’t have to fool millions of people (80,000 votes for the popular election between Trump and Hillary) - Fun versus weaponization - Fed Gov spending a lot of money to combat it (also probably use it on “enemies”) ===== “Roko's Basilisk: The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment” https://youtu.be/ut-zGHLAVLI - Basilisk is a mythical beast that could kill a human with its gaze alone. - Hyper intelligent entity - A sufficiently powerful AI could recreate and simulate all human history and experience - Just thinking about this concept means the “basilisk” has seen you and you can’t escape - Sir Thomas Brown in the 16th Century hypothesized on the Basilisk and he said our eyes would be the way the Basilisk would interpret our choices before we made them because eyes send out light beams of choice “What was Bentham's panopticon? A computer model” https://youtu.be/Myal-NSlIGA “The ideal prison.” 300 prisons in the world use this design “What does the panopticon mean in the age of digital surveillance?” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/23/panopticon-digital-surveillance-jeremy-bentham - Bentham’s cadaver is on display with a wax head - A camera records all who approaches and broadcasts them online ===== “4 Experiments Where the AI Outsmarted Its Creators“ https://youtu.be/GdTBqBnqhaQ “OpenAI Plays Hide and Seek…and Breaks The Game!” https://youtu.be/Lu56xVlZ40M #discovertech #infowest #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

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Fun and thought-provoking conversations around current and future technologies that are disrupting and changing our lives. Our hosts dive into the deeper meanings these technological shifts have upon our society. And as tech lovers, they have fun looking at new toys and exploring tech predictions. #DiscoverTech #InfoWest #FutureTech