The Sorcerer's Apprentice
During their childhood, my two daughters and I shared many delightful moments watching Disney movies, with the 1940 classic "Fantasia" as a cherished favorite. Delighting in its magnificent music and visual spectacle, one segment that always stood out was "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
Silicon Cambrian Explosion
Around 541 million years ago, Earth witnessed a mysterious moment in its evolutionary saga: a period of explosion in the diversity of life forms. Today, we stand on the threshold of a parallel epoch, the Silicon-Based Cambrian Explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a time of the Big Bang for silicon-based intelligence.
Let there be Light
— The Genesis of Data Sapiens
The Architect created Silicon Sapiens with his own image, smart, easy to use, and a collaborative partner to co-govern the data and your business dominion. The Architect said to the AI, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the business need”.
Software becomes Humanware
As software transits from a mere tool to a collaborative partner and guide, it evolves into what we now call Humanware. This development ushers in a new era of symbiotic relationships between humans and machines. These relationships possess emergent properties that are poised to have a profound impact on the future.
AI: White Walkers or HAL 9000?
It seems all of a sudden, AI White Walkers breached the Wall and infiltrate the human realm, sending shockwaves throughout the seven kingdoms…
When examining potential AI threats, I would like to propose categorizing them into two broad categories: White Walkers and HAL 9000.