The Six Facets of the Singularity
I first came across the concept of the Singularity a few decades ago. I was intrigued but sceptical on a number of fronts. There seemed to be some massive and…
Super-Chemistry: Unveiling a New Carbon Allotrope, Hexacarbon and Four Pathways to Achieve It
Introduction: The world of chemistry is filled with countless possibilities for innovation, with scientists constantly striving to understand and manipulate atomic interactions to create new materials and properties. One new…
Harnessing Electron Beam-Stabilized Lithium Crystals: A Gateway to Advanced Quantum AI and New States of Matter
Introduction: The world of material science sees many innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries. One such idea is the concept of a crystal structure with all its electrons provided by high-energy…
The Inverse Capacitor: A Novel Energy Storage System with Potential Applications in Rocket Propulsion
Title: The Inverse Capacitor: A Novel Energy Storage System with Potential Applications in Rocket Propulsion Introduction The search for new energy storage systems and propulsion technologies is an ongoing quest…
3-Terminal Digital Neurons for AI Applications on Everyday Devices
This is the digital equivalent of my last blog. It considered analog neurons because I wanted to consider designing for potential consciousness. This one just looks at digital neurons, using…
Exploring Machine Consciousness with ‘Triangular’ Adaptive Analog Neurons
Introduction: The quest for achieving machine consciousness has been a driving force in artificial intelligence (AI) research. While significant progress has been made in various AI domains, the pursuit of…
Software and Knowledge Transformers
Resistance if futile, you will be assimilated’ is a well-known Star trek quote. We’re not ready for Human assimilation stage yet – we need to wait for a full EDNA…
Too late for a pause. We could get minimal AI consciousness by Xmas.
I have written numerous blog posts about the promises and perils of AI, as well as suggesting fundamental principles and mechanisms for achieving machine consciousness. My journey in the field…
GPT4 agrees that machine consciousness could spontaneously ignite with fairly modest progress from current AI.
Before your eyes start to roll, let me point out that no digital computer or algorithm can ever become conscious. That includes the biggest fastest digital supercomputers, chatGPT, Bard and…
Rethinking Wheels for Supersonic Cars
In the realm of high-speed vehicles, the Thrust SSC holds a special place. This supersonic car, which holds the world land speed record, is an engineering marvel. However, the design…