Is Tesla a Software Company?
Tesla delivered 97,000 new cars in the quarter just ended on 9/30. Most of them were the Model 3 (which my wife has). Whether model 3, model S, or Model X, they all use basically the same software, just like different models of the iPhone all use iOS. When a new version of the Tesla […]
How Smart is an AI Anyway?
Researchers at the Allen Institute have hit an artificial-intelligence milestone: a machine that is ready for high school science. Maybe even college. Source: A Breakthrough for A.I. Technology: Passing an 8th-Grade Science Test – The New York Times Five years ago, the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen, the 1975 co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, […]
Robot Attitude Preface
The “It’s All About Attitude” Series just grew by one. I am working with Amazon to create a Series page with links to all the versions of all the books. Getting everything linked properly may take a week or so. In the meantime, I would like to share the Robot Attitude Preface with you. This […]
Robot Attitude on the Way
I want to thank all of my friends and family who have read the early drafts of Robot Attitude: How Robots and Artificial Intelligence Will Make Our Lives Better and given me feedback, edits, suggestions, etc. A special thanks to the six who provided beautiful blurbs. Here is the first one… “John Patrick adds to […]
Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
A paper was posted on the Internet by Satoshi Nakamoto in November 2008, “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”. The paper described a system where Bitcoin, a digital currency, can be used to buy and sell goods and services or to just buy and hold the Bitcoin. Currencies such as the U.S. dollar, the Canadian […]