How big an opportunity is the external memory?
Before the advent of the written word, the story goes, humans had to either store all their memories in their own heads, or by oral tradition passed down through designated members of their tribes. With trade came notation of facts and figures, and later alphabets,… Continue Reading
Technology is getting more human-like: Audience, Numenta and more
Some very smart people believe machines will take over — directing human affairs — sometime soon, perhaps within the next thirty years.
So much malarkey, you might think, until you consider the sorts of technologies being developed lately — some of which are starting to replicate… Continue Reading