Since the beginning of mankind, we have been fascinated by immortality. Many have tried, from the pharaohs of ancient Egypt to devout followers of man-made religions. Yet, eternal life remains elusive. In the Hollywood sensationalized movie The Imitation Game, based on the life of Alan Turing, considered the father of…
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Special guest during “Comunicazione Integrata”, the Università di Udine webcast show, Giorgio Manfredi speaks about Forever Identity, the successful Italian Startup, A “Comunicazione integrata” si è parlato di Forever Identity, that virtually reconstructs identity of persons whether past or present. Giorgio Manfredi, is one of the founders of this ambitious…
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You could be forgiven for thinking that this past week yielded the discovery of some new type of AI, but watching Elon Musk donate US$10 million to the Future of Life Program would lead one to believe that. Musk donated these funds specifically to push for research designed to keep…
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Computers are learning to read emotion, and the business world can’t wait. Three years ago, archivists at A.T. & T. stumbled upon a rare fragment of computer history: a short film that Jim Henson produced for Ma Bell, in 1963. Henson had been hired to make the film for a…
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When artificial intelligence is as smart as humans, the world will change forever. While technological change itself is neutral, neither good nor bad, AI’s effects on society will be so powerful that they’ve been described in both utopian and apocalyptic terms. And some futurists think those changes are just on…
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LIFETIME: muLti-proposal Interactive persona For Intelligent Multi-sensorial lEarning New Year’s eve is really near, but we would like to start the 2015 with a new project: LIFETIME muLti-propose Interactive persona For Intelligent Multi-sensorial lEarning for H2020 ICT-20-2015 Technologies for better human learning and teaching. LIFETIME platform we is an Open Collaborative platform…
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In 2012, a paralyzed woman with a 96-electrode sensor the size of a baby aspirin implanted onto the surface of her brain was able to think about steering a robotic arm toward a canister with a straw in it, move the canister toward her mouth, tilt it so the straw fell into…
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Quando il passato diventa reale Innovazione e tecnologia sono i due aspetti essenziali di Forever Identity, start-up di successo che ha come obiettivo la ricostruzione virtuale di persone realmente esistenti o esistite. Giovedì 4 dicembre dalle 10 alle 12 in aula N presso Palazzo Alvarez, via Diaz 5, gli studenti…
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L’idea di una startup italiana: attraverso un ologramma gli avi potranno parlare con un loro antenato, potremmo riprendere contatto con personalità illustri o conoscerle. Come in certi film, è “digito ergo sum” di Valentina Bernardinis, Nicola Strizzolo, Università di Udine Nel mio ufficio conservo la copia delle Scienze che…
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The drive to understand and replicate the workings of the human brain is leading to unprecedented collaboration between academia and the public and private sectors, says David Cox, a participant at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2014. He outlines the groundbreaking work taking place and…
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