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Evolution is taking place in an ambient and it is based on specific building blocks that can interact with one another with the result of their interactions being “evaluated” by the ambient: the results that are a better fit within that specific ambient (at that specific time) are more likely …

Ray Kurzweil, see the graphic, has observed that evolution on Earth progressed first through the creation of ever more complex molecules. The newly created molecules interacted with the environment, changed it and led to the creation of further molecules. This process is still going on (both naturally and artificially as …

I described the evolution of Personal Digital Twins in terms of their capabilities to become a better and better mirror of a person, taking into account more and more characteristics. We are seeing a lot of work in the area of mirroring physical characteristics, an effort that leverages on the …

Some two years ago I published two posts on Vantablack, a black that is “blacker” than any black you see around. It was invented, created, by researchers using carbon nanotubes able to absorb 99.965% of light, practically creating a black void with no reflection to the point that a Vantablack …

Tomorrow I am going to be part of a panel at COMPSAC 2018 discussing “a smarter future”. I will be focussing on the trend towards symbiotic autonomous systems and will be claiming that this is a path towards a smarter future. I’d like to share with you a few thoughts …

Artificial Intelligence has progressed enormously, partly through the creation of new algorithms, mostly by leveraging on processing power and endless availability of data. Insights coming from the study of brains (plural intended, since we are learning from brains as simple a worms and as complex as ours), neuronal circuitry, are …

So far the relation human(s) artefacts has taken the centre stage in this series of posts on Emergent Beings, and indeed “symbioses” involves living beings. This meaning has been extended in the previous discussion to include relations between living being (with a focus on humans) and artefacts. This makes sense …