20150425, Article, Taichung

[Jasmine0316]

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Time：第 309次例會，2015年4月25日（週六）下午2:30~5:30
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15

Agenda
14:30~15:30 Session One
15:30~15:50 Speech Session
15:50~16:00 Change Group and then Break Time
16:00~17:15 Session Two
17:15~17:30 Happy Time

Host: Kevin
Assistant Host:

Topic:
How Robots Work
Source:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/robot.htm

Please Note:
Venue:台中市南屯區大業路182號 Mos Burger
Thanks a lot for your attention.

Questions:
1. More and more jobs may soon be replaced by robots. The founder of Foxconn, Terry Guo is going to replace workers with one million robots in three years. Are you concerned about your jobs taken over by the robots? How do you react to that? Or can you come up with new applications by adding a robot concept for your business or job?

2. Several blockbuster movies like Terminator 1984, 1991, 2003, Artificial Intelligence 2001, I.Robot, 2004, and newly released The Avengers: The Age of Ultron 2015 mainly focus on the rise of the robots. What robot movies impressed you most? Are you worried about or happy to see that robots can think, feel, create, be self-taught and self-direct their evolution like human beings? What will be the future of artificial intelligence? How can A.I. be beneficial or detrimental to human beings?

3. Some said the capabilities, such as creativity, insights, organizing skills and sociability, are not easy to be mimicked by robots. Do you agree or disagree with the statement like that? How to develop these skill sets?

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[Jasmine0316]

Dear Taichung Happiers,

Q: Why did the robot apply for a job at Proctor & Gamble?
A: It wanted to be around micro chips.

What is the first thing coming to your mind when you hear the term “Robots” or “Artificial Intelligence”? Will you love both your robot cat and your pet cat equally? Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, welcome to join Kevin’s technology series episode 5: How Robots Work.

My Robot (By Shel Silverstein)

I told my robot to my biddin’
He yawned and said, “You must be kiddin’.”
I told my robot to cook me a stew.
He said, “I got better things to do.”
I told my robot to sweep my shack.
He said. “You want me to stain my back?”
I told my robot to answer the phone.
He said, “I must make some calls of my own.”
……………………
So I sold that robot, ‘cause I never knew
Exactly who belonged to who.

You might be wondering why people who are not in the technology field should keep themselves notified of recent developments in technology. Well, at least, we have been apprised of the fact that Artificial Intelligence Is Almost Ready for Business. https://hbr.org/2015/03/artificial-intelligence-is-almost-ready-for-business Moreover, for good or bad, robots (may be the most powerful technology trend) are shaking up the labor market. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/new-robots-in-the-workplace-job-creators-or-job-terminators/2013/03/06/a80b8f34-746c-11e2-8f84-3e4b513b1a13_story.html Oh, now, your cat is whining: howwwww abouuuuuuut the pet market? (Her puffy tail is swinging…….)

What is a robot? How can we re-root the technological magic? Science fiction author Christian Cantrell sets high expectations for it. “It's not technology that limits us. We're the limitation. Our technology is an expression of our intelligence and creativity, so the limitations of our technology are a reflection of our own limitations. We can't fundamentally advance technology until we fundamentally advance ourselves.” Dr. Guy Hoffman’s “Robots with soul" is a testament to this advanced creativity and the translation of the connection between humans and robots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utV1sdjr4PY However, he wrapped up the speech with a down-to-earth concept: We are humans--maybe robots that are a little bit imperfect are perfect to us.

Will robots have emotions different from human beings’? Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, inquired further. “Can a robot be brave? Can it selflessly sacrifice? Can a robot, trained to identify and engage targets, have some sense of ethics or restraint?” And we can hear these questions echoed throughout the short film "I'm Here" with a heartfelt nature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBdbQ5jbh7I

We are on the edge of a whole new world. Yet, “If you don't want a generation of robots”, award-winning author Cath Crowley admonished us to “fund the arts!” What a reminder! I don’t like it. Nooooooo……., I love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqvJbx9u0p0 Join us to probe more. Thanks.




With Gratitude,
Jasmine

[Kevin01]

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