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2008-09-03

Computer discovers trends and data structures

Examples

Clipped from: Can computers sort data like humans? | Emerging Technology Trends | ZDNet.com

According to U.S. researchers, it is possible to train computers to discover trends and order in large datasets like we do since our childhood. The new algorithm, which was developed at the MIT, may impact the field of artificial intelligence

[...] two examples of data structures automatically discovered by computers. On the top, you can see structures learned from biological features, while on the bottom are represented structures learned from Euclidean distances between faces represented as pixel vectors. (Credit: Kemp and Tenenbaum).

Research

Clipped from: MIT model helps computers sort data more like humans - MIT News Office

MIT news
MIT model helps computers sort data more like humans
Humans have a natural tendency to find order in sets of information, a skill that has proven difficult to replicate in computers. Faced with a large set of data, computers don't know where to begin -- unless they're programmed to look for a specific structure, such as a hierarchy, linear order, or a set of clusters.
Now, in an advance that may impact the field of artificial intelligence, a new model developed at MIT can help computers recognize patterns the same way that humans do. The model, reported earlier this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, can analyze a set of data and figure out which type of organizational structure best fits it.
"Instead of looking for a particular kind of structure, we came up with a broader algorithm that is able to look for all of these structures and weigh them against each other," said Josh Tenenbaum, an associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT and senior author of the paper.

Clipped from: Josh Tenenbaum's home page

Josh Tenenbaum

Paul E. Newton Career Development Professor
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Clipped from: Charles Kemp

Charles Kemp

Assistant Professor at CMU's Department of Psychology.

Kemp, C., & Tenenbaum, J. B. (2008). The discovery of structural form. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(31), 10687-10692. Supporting information. Commentary by K. J. Holyoak. Code and data sets.

2008-07-20

Edopter Social Trendcasting

Edopter is a social website that focus upon trendcasting by combining early adopter insight and worldwide buzz to predict the next big trends.

clipped from mashable.com

CEO’s 100 word description: Edopter combines early adopter insight and worldwide buzz to tap into the next big thing. Create and follow trends, share and discuss them - then watch as they spread across the world. Who tells the world what’s next? You do.

clipped from www.edopter.com

clipped from www.vimeo.com

clipped from www.edopter.com

home | sign up! | how it works | contact | press | blog | rss

clipped from thenextweb.org

Edopter.com: the next everything, now!

clipped from www.techcrunch.com

Edopter Attempts “Social Trendcasting” Through Crowdsourcing And Internet Buzz

clipped from twitter.com

Hey there! edopter is using Twitter.

2007-12-29

Ice is Hot (video)

Check out the newest trend in Hollywood - elaborate ice sculptures.

clipped from www.ice-impressions.com

Specialty Ice Sculptures Gallery

clipped from northhollywoodice.com

2007-11-13

Utility Fog -- Polymorphic Smart Materials

A swarm of nanobots ("Foglets") that can take the shape of virtually anything, and change shape on the fly.

Nanotechnology is based on the concept of tiny, self-replicating robots. The Utility Fog is a very simple extension of the idea: Suppose, instead of building the object you want atom by atom, the tiny robots linked their arms together to form a solid mass in the shape of the object you wanted? Then, when you got tired of that avant-garde coffeetable, the robots could simply shift around a little and you'd have an elegant Queen Anne piece instead.

clipped from www.nanotech-now.com

Utility Fog

Utility Fog: (AKA: Polymorphic Smart Materials) Objects formed of "intelligent" polymorphic (able to change shape) substances, typically having an octet truss structure. Concept concieved and Graphics Copyright Dr. J. Storrs Hall. Click images for larger version.

Single Foglet

Foglets Holding Hands

Here's a short list of the powers you'd have or appear to have if embedded in fog:

Creation--causing objects to appear and disappear on command.

Levitation--causing objects to hover and fly around.

Manipulation--causing forces (squeezing, hitting, pulling) on objects (real ones) at a distance.

Teleportation--nearly any combination of telepresence and virtual reality between fog-filled locations

KurzweilAI.net

via: Utility Fog -The Future is Foggy! | The Daily Galaxy: News from Planet Earth & Beyond

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2007-11-11

Prosper - The Online Marketplace for P2P Lending

The eBay of Loans

clipped from www.prosper.com

1.Borrowers create a loan listing on Prosper, specifying the amount they want to borrow and interest rate.

2.Lenders review loan listings and bid on the ones they choose.

3.Prosper takes the bids with the lowest rates and combines them into one simple loan.

4.Loan proceeds are deposited directly into the borrower’s bank account and lenders receive monthly
payments as the loan is repaid.

Prosper: The online marketplace for people-to-people lending - Prosper

The $25,000 "Frrrozen Haute Chocolate" dessert (video)

World's most expensive dessert.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A day after New York City came up with a $1,000 bagel, a local restaurateur unveiled a $25,000 chocolate sundae on Wednesday, setting a Guinness world record for the most expensive dessert.

New York's $25,000 dessert sets Guinness record | U.S. | Reuters

2007-11-03

Speed dating on a fast train (video)

It's all aboard the single express for lonely hearts from Nuremberg in southern Germany. Rail operator Deutsche Bahn is now helping singles to find that special someone, as they look for romance on the railway.

2007-10-30

G.ho.st - Global Hosted Operating System (2)

Runs in any Internet browser and acts like a regular PC.

clipped from blogoscoped.com

G.ho.st, an Online OS

G.ho.st is both a URL and an abbreviation for Global Hosted Operating System. It’s a registration-needed Flash web application that emulates a traditional operating system, with file viewers, browsers, clocks & calendars, email programs, RSS-reading capabilities and more.

clipped from g.ho.st

Virtual Computer

Documentation

LITERATURE

FAQ

FORUMS

G.ho.st - Home Page, Virtual Computer (VC), Web OS (WebOS) and Online Storage

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