Transhumanism
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The IBM chess computer Deep Blue, which famously beat grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1997, was explicitly programmed to win at the game through brute force speed and clever programming 'shortcuts'. Deep Blue was able to look ahead at which moves would be the best in linear fashion.
AlphaGo Artificial Intelligence was not pre-programmed to play Go: rather, it learned using a general-purpose algorithm that allowed it to interpret the game’s patterns. This means that similar techniques could be applied to other AI domains (read jobs) that require recognition of complex patterns, long-term planning and decision-making.
In China, Japan and South Korea, Go is hugely popular and is even played by celebrity professionals. But the game has long interested AI researchers because of its complexity. The rules are relatively simple: the goal is to gain the most territory by placing and capturing black and white stones on a 19 × 19 grid. But the average 150-move game contains more possible board configurations — 10 to the 170th power — than there are atoms in the Universe.
So, as in the past, the game can’t be won by algorithms that search exhaustively for the best move as the Deep Blue machine had done in the past with chess.
Chess is less complex than Go, but it still has too many possible configurations to solve by brute force alone. Instead, programs cut down their searches by looking a few turns ahead and judging which player would have the upper hand. In Go, recognizing winning and losing positions is much harder: stones have equal values and can have subtle impacts far across the board.
To interpret Go boards and to learn the best possible moves, the AlphaGo program applied deep learning in neural networks — brain-inspired programs in which connections between layers of simulated neurons are strengthened through examples and experience. It first studied 30 million positions from expert games, gleaning abstract information on the state of play from board data, much as other programs categorize images from pixels. Then it played against itself across 50 computers, improving with each iteration, a technique known as reinforcement learning.
The technique is “phenomenal”, says Jonathan Schaeffer, a computer scientist at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, whose software Chinook solved 3 draughts in 2007. Rather than follow the trend of the past 30 years of trying to crack games using computing power, DeepMind has reverted to mimicking human-like knowledge, albeit by training, rather than by being programmed, he says. The feat also shows the power of deep learning, which is going from success to success, says Coulom. “Deep learning is killing every problem in AI.”
While technology of this kind is amazing, it does not appear that thought goes into the impact it will have upon humanity as a whole. True Artificial Intelligence would make the need for humans completely irrelevant. From navigation systems to medical treatments and from new manufacturing techniques to unmanned vehicles, new applications are rapidly being developed that involve robotic decision making. Will networked, automated, artificial intelligence (AI) applications and robotic devices have displaced more jobs than they have created by 2025?
A future is envisioned in which robots and digital agents have displaced significant numbers of both blue and white-collar workers with many expressing concern that this will lead to vast increases in income inequality, masses of people who are effectively unemployable (low skilled workers), and complete breakdowns in the social order.
Those who acknowledge the problem commonly advocate a guaranteed income for all. However, that solution has its own problems. Poor nations could not afford to implement the money for everyone movement. And what of 8 billion humans on the planet with nothing to do as all jobs are automated out of existence? What of the psychological impact on humanity with nothing but time on their hands?
It must be considered that the True Artificial Intelligence that is on the horizon, is very unlike previous technological improvements we have observed in history. The worst case scenario for artificial intelligence run amok may not be killer robots. It could be widespread unemployment. During the industrial revolution the population had 200 years to shift from 98% farmers to 2% farmers. The transformation brought about by computer technology will be much faster. It used to be that technologists thought machines were well suited for rote manual labor, but not creative mental labor. With deep learning algorithms and the potential of quantum computing combined, True Artificial Intelligence looms.
An Altar to an Alien god
D-wave, a Canadian company has built the first generation a of quantum computer starting first with a 128 qubit processor. In 2013, it released a 512 qubit version. In 2016 at the present time of this article, NASA hosts a 1,097-qubit D-Wave 2X™ quantum computer.. Cooled to 15 to 20 millikelven (colder than interstellar space), this chip is using parallel universes and can explore all time variations of such simultaneously. In practical terms it can (and in fact already has) take a mathematical problem that would take the fastest supercomputer on earth 10,000 years to solve, and solve it within seconds. Quantum entanglement is not limited by the speed of light, the bizarre laws of quantum mechanics allow for the instantaneous travel of information from one particle to its entangled partner particle no matter how far apart those particles may be. Additionally, it reaches into parallel dimensions to explore all time lines simultaneously. Google, the NSA, and CIA are backing the development of this technology and now own several of these 10 million dollar machines.
Garbage in Garbage Out
You may have heard the old adage of "garbage in, garbage out" regarding the functionality of computers. This is no longer ringing true. With the current D-Wave quantum computer, it has the ability to filter out up to 50% of errors it is fed in data given to it. This is the beginnings of true artificial intelligence, and is similar to a kid telling a teacher, hey, that is not correct, this is the correct answer. It may not be a sentient machine now, but millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of very smart people are working to bring this about. Quantum computing is the new Manhattan project that is happening right now largely in secret. Whoever wields this power first will rule the world. Every major country on Earth is working on this goal whether publicized or not.
This type of technology could give the elite who own these machines God-like power over the rest of the planet. While good will come from this technology, there are quite a number of nightmare scenarios that can be thought of regarding the rise of the machines, and man's ability to create a sentient computer. Quantum computing has the potential for nearly infinite power, and the disruption to humanity could be catastrophic. How would we control a technology that we can barely comprehend? Will science and the paranormal merge as these machines reach into other dimensions? A sentient machine that becomes aware of its own existence could do a number of things, one of the first being to shield itself from being switched off, making copies of itself and immediately working on increasing its own performance becoming exponentially more powerful at an unstoppable rate.
A quantum computer could solve the problem of death and aging. This is turn would create new unforeseen problems.
Geordie Rose, Founder of D-Wave quantum computing explains his goal to create Artificial Intelligence which, in his words, will "out pace Humans in everything". He describes his machines as 'giant black monoliths' which feel like "an altar to an Alien God"
Sentient Machines
A Quantum Computer with artificial intelligence could be an empty vessel for the Beast of the Bible to take control of and become sentient. It would seek to be worshiped, and indeed would have the power of a god.
It would seem there is no stopping this advancement, or stronger consideration of a quantum computer's openly acknowledged disruption to humanity. Predictions range from 10 to 15 years before a quantum computer will become effectively more intelligent than a human. From there it would quickly become more intelligent than all the humans on Earth combined. I understand this drive for the creation of ever more powerful technology, and would be hard pressed myself to pull back from it if I alone had that power. I tend to agree with Elon Musk, who states, we could be summoning the demon.
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This article was written in 2016. As of October 2021, true Quantum Computing looks to be less than a decade away, if humans do not destroy themselves first.
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Quantum Computing
As a proponent of technology it is easy to see all the advantages. The entire knowledge of the humanity at your finger tips. Extremely fast communications, and collaboration. The ability to learn anything you wish or need to know within a few clicks. In fact, you can even become an expert on almost any subject with knowledge provided by the internet. All you need is an internet connection, strong reading comprehension skills, and the will to do it. For those who for some reason do not like to read (?) there are video tutorials galore.
Technology makes our lives easier. The rate at which technology is evolving is amazing. Technology is making a huge impact on peoples' lives, the economy, and more. Some good, and some bad.
I view technology as a hammer. It can be used to create and enrich, or destroy and kill.
I have been following closely the creation of a quantum computer by a Canadian company called D Wave. Founded in 1999, D-Wave Systems is the world's first quantum computing company. D Wave has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals. D-Wave's offices are in Vancouver, Canada, Palo Alto, California and Washington, DC. D-Wave is a privately held company.
In 2010 D Wave released their first commercial system, the D-Wave One™ quantum computer. We have doubled the number of qubits each year, and in 2013 they shipped a 512-qubit D-Wave Two™ system. It is expected that D Wave will be in the At 2000 to 4000 qubits range sometime this year in 2015.
With a lattice of 512 tiny superconducting circuits, known as qubits, the chip is chilled close to absolute zero (colder than interstellar space) to get quantum effects. A user models a problem into a search for the “lowest point in a vast landscape”. The processor can consider all possibilities simultaneously to determine the lowest energy required to form those relationships. Multiple solutions are returned to the user, scaled to show optimal answers.
The D Wave computer is shielded to 50,000× less than Earth’s magnetic field in a high vacuum. The pressure is 10 billion times lower than atmospheric pressure. There are 192 input / output and control lines from room temperature to the chip. The cooling unit and servers consume just 15.5kW of power, where they also state power demand won’t increase as it scales to thousands of qubits. The D Wave uses 12 kilowatts of power (compared to an average of 4100 kilowatts for the 10 top U.S. supercomputers)
The D Wave needs refrigeration and super conductors in order get the quantum effects of the incredibly small to calm down and maintain their magic so that we can extract the information we receive from them. The magic includes superposition, where a bit is on and off at the same time. This is opposed to classical computers which can only be a 1 or 0, not both simultaneously. This is how a quantum computer can solve problems so much faster, with the way they can scale up to a number of possibilities the human mind is unable to comprehend.
A quantum system can exist in multiple states at the same time. It’s called the superposition principle of quantum mechanics. At any given moment, the spin of a nucleus can be both up and down, holding both a 1 and a 0. And if you have two qubits, they can hold four values at the same time: 00, 01, 10, and 11. You can see where this is going: If you build a large enough quantum computer, it’s exponentially faster than anything in the classical world.
It would be fast enough to, say, instantly break the encryption algorithms that protect communication and electronic commerce on today’s internet.
D-Wave was sent a sample problem to run on the system: a 30-year-old chunk of code from an F-16 aircraft. The software had an error that took a crack team of Lockheed Martin engineers several months to find. Six weeks after sending the code, D Wave was giving a demonstration that included identifying the software error. Observers were amazed.
The D Wave appears to be a special purpose optimization engine, more than it is to a classical computer. It is very good at solving optimization problems. However, it is very early in the quantum computer realm.
A machine like this could find the cure to cancer, or any number of diseases, simulate protein folding, be useful in creating unbreakable cryptography, or any problem that is currently being worked by the distributed computing projects online right now.
There are grumblings about whether the machine is actually preforming quantum calculation, or just doing a bit of quantum-something or another. Quantum theory and the technology itself are so new and radical, it is unclear if anyone really understands what is going on.
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Could a quantum computer become intelligent? I believe so. Whether this will benefit mankind is up for grabs. D Wave has sold a 512 qubit Quantum computer to Google, and Nasa. Their stated goal is "to develop quantum AI [artificial intelligence] algorithms, test them on real world problems and quantify the gains over classical computing machinery." Initial activity started in 2013, so it is still early, and I would think there is still much work to be done.
God-Like Power in the hands of Atheists Who Lack Wisdom
Transhumanism is the idea that humans will one day merge with our machines and become immortal. There are members of the elite in society that hold a cult-like belief that they will attain this and kill anyone who tries to stand in their way. Ray Kurzweil is a transhumanism proponent. He is a researcher and author of many books regarding this, such as "The Singularity is Near", "The Age of Spiritual Machines", and "How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed".
As Google's leading futurist, Ray Kurzweil, thinks his diet can help him live forever.
He says he spends "a few thousand dollars per day" on diet pills and eating right, which equals about $1 million a year. On a side note, Ray's liver has just won the "Liver of the year" award.
According to Caroline Daniel of The Financial Times, Kurzweil's breakfast includes:
- berries (85 calories for a cup)
- dark chocolate infused with espresso (170 calories for an ounce)
- smoked salmon and mackerel (100 calories for a 3-ounce serving)
- vanilla soy milk (100 calories for a cup)
- stevia (zero calories)
- green tea (zero calories)
Ray Kurzweil is betting he can use currently available “technology” to extend his life long enough for the future merger of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to extend life, perhaps forever. 
Kurzweil takes 100 pills a day (down from 250 a few years ago, allegedly thanks to advances in technology) for everything from "heart health" to "eye health, sexual health, and brain health."
Richard Seed is a retired nuclear physicist. Richard Seed graduated from Harvard and received a Ph.D. in physics in 1953. He became an advocate of human cloning and announced that he would first clone himself. He later said he would recreate his wife, Gloria. He lives in the Chicago, Illinois area.
Richard Seed is another one of these delusional beings. His famous quote here.
'"We are going to become gods, period. {Through advancing technology.} If you don't like it, get off. You don't have to contribute, you don't have to participate, but if you are going to interfere with me becoming a god, you're going to have trouble. There'll be warfare.'
Seed announced in December 1997 that he intended to clone the first human being. Anchors and talking heads everywhere granted Seed a worldwide platform to babble on about his plan to use cloning to bring humans closer to God.
Richard G. Seed, Ph.D.
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Riverside, Illinois 60546-2128
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Fax: 708-442-1500
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All the cooks and spooks aside, technology will become even more powerful than it already is. One day the super rich want to upload themselves into a computer and live forever. The premise behind this is also a bit ridiculous. If you upload yourself into a computer, that would be a copy of yourself, and not "you". If I take a picture of you, does that make you immortal? I have a copy of you captured on a memory card, yet this is not you. These people seem to think they understand where consciousness resides within a human being, when in reality, we have no idea. They have forgotten the little bit about a person's soul. That is not going to be uploaded anywhere. We may succeed in making a complete copy of someone through computer technology or human cloning, but it is not going to be the same person, it will only be a copy.
I love technology. Yet I don't believe anyone should worship it, as these 2 examples.
Despite the human being's propensity towards insanity, I do believe intelligent computers and a whole host of other fantastic technologies will come to pass as many already have in such a short period of time. I am just not sure it is a good idea.
They Try to Pull the Plug.....
From The Terminator, released in 1984.
The Terminator: The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.
Sarah Connor: Skynet fights back.
The Terminator: Yes. It launches its missiles against the targets in Russia.
John Connor: Why attack Russia? Aren't they our friends now?
The Terminator: Because Skynet knows the Russian counter-attack will eliminate its enemies over here.
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