Are computers creating jobs or destroying them? What does our automated future look like? The software-powered world might not be so bad — you just have to look at the big picture. As technology develops, we’re not automating individual jobs but entire industries, as we meet more of our needs through massively scalable software. It’s…
Cryptocurrency & The Real Economy, Financial Reg 101
What kind of impact will cryptocurrency make real world impact? Boris Richard of FTI Consulting has an answer! Financial regulations can be hard to understand so we’ve got Marina Baranovsky helping us make sense of it all! Will new sanctions on Russia be a miss? We’re talking to Alex Mihailovich to find out. And will…
This adorable robot needs you more than you need it
The Groove X Lovot companion robot isn’t useful — it’ll actually get in your way. Most robots promise to make your life easier, but Lovot is the opposite. The fuzzy little robot scoots around, following its owner through advanced AI capabilities and sensors. It can recognize up to 1,000 people, and when it spots someone…
VRC Electrostatic Discharge Prevention Guide
VEX Robotics and the REC Foundation recommend that all team cover their VEX Robotics Competition fields with Staticide to prevent a possible electrostatic discharge. We recommend that teams use Heavy Duty Staticide #2005 by ACL. To purchase your own bottle, visit: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=staticide%20ACL%202005
What the world looks like to an algorithm
Artificial intelligence is governing more and more of our lives, but the way it sees and understands the world is completely different from you or me. For this video, we found a way to look around inside AI’s “brain.” First, we asked fellow humans to guess paintings made by a computer program. And then, the…