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Monday December 17, 2012 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines An information-processing approach to the origin of life Using light to remotely trigger biochemical reactions Aerobic exercise boosts brain power in elderly Head-mounted cameras could help robots understand social interactions Kurzweil joins Google to work on new projects involving machine learning and language processing Latest News An information-processing approach to the origin of life December 17, 2012   A novel approach to the question of life’s origin, proposed by two Arizona State University scientists — Paul Davies, an ASU Regents’ Professor and director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, and Sara Walker, a NASA post-doctoral fellow at the Beyond Center — in an open-access Journal of the Royal Society Interface … more… Using light to remotely trigger biochemical reactions December 17, 2012   A method for turning light into heat to trigger specific biochemical reactions remotely on demand has been developed by Rice University researchers. It uses materials derived from thermophile microbes, which thrive at high temperatures but shut down at room temperature. Aerobic exercise boosts brain power in elderly December 17, 2012   Evidence for the importance of physical activity in keeping and potentially improving cognitive function throughout life was found in an open-access literature review in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review by Hayley Guiney and Liana Machado from the University of Otago, New Zealand. Cognitive functions such as task switching, selective attention, and working memory appear to benefit from … more… Head-mounted cameras could help robots understand social interactions December 17, 2012   Robots (and some people) have trouble understanding what’s going on in a social setting. But it may become essential for robots designed to interact with humans, so researchers at Carnegie Mellon University‘s Robotics Institute have developed a method for detecting where people’s gazes intersect. The researchers tested the method using groups of people with head-mounted … more… Kurzweil joins Google to work on new projects involving machine learning and language processing December 14, 2012   Ray Kurzweil confirmed today that he will be joining Google to work on new projects involving machine learning and language processing. “I’m excited to share that I’ll be joining Google as Director of Engineering this Monday, December 17,” said Kurzweil. “I’ve been interested in technology, and machine learning in particular, for a long time: when … more… New EVENTS   IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) 2013 Dates: Jun 27 – 29, 2013 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada more... New VIDEOS   Taste: 5 Future Technology Innovations from IBM   The Machine that Changed the World: Giant Brains. 1992 Documentary (1of5) Latest Kurzweil Collection posts Ray Kurzweil to become Google’s chief engineer   Source: The Register — December 16, 2012 | Simon Sharwood Futurist, artificial intelligence expert and inventor Ray Kurzweil will join Google as its director of engineering. Kurzweil’s profile is such that it was he — and not his new employer — who announced the new gig, and on his own website to boot. Kurzweil also says he feels Google is his kind of place to work, and not … more… Read full article here Ray kurzweil teams up with Google to tackle artificial intelligence   Source: Singularity Hub — December 16, 2012 | Jason Dorrier Think we’ll have artifical intelligence by 2029? Ray Kurzweil does. He is simultaneously idolized and infamous for saying so. And now he will put his ideas to the test. On Friday, Kurzweil announced he’s accepted a position with technology giant Google as Director of Engineering. Like all things exponential, the new relationship is on the fast track—he … more… Read full article here Ray Kurzweil joins Google   Source: PCWorld — Decemeber 15, 2012 | Martyn Williams Well-known American inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil is joining Google. The 64-year-old, whose work includes computer and machine intelligence, neuroscience and virtual reality, revealed the move on his blog on Friday. Kurzweil said his work at Google would focus on new projects involving machine learning and language processing. The job begins on Monday, when Kurzweil will take the … more… Read full article here Google’s Ray Kurzweil hire could yield some good returns   Source: CNET — Decemeber 15, 2012 | Larry Dignan Ray Kurzweil will have implications far beyond the fun projects at Google. His machine learning knowhow could impact networks, data centers and algorithms too. Google has brought on futurist and artificial intelligence expert Ray Kurzweil as director of engineering, and there could be some real returns on the company’s high-profile hire.In a statement, Kurzweil confirmed that … more… Read full article here Ray Kurzweil joins Google as Director of Engineering   Source: CNET — December 14, 2012 | Casey Newton Ray Kurzweil, the famed inventor and futurist, said today that he would join Google, starting Monday, to work on “some of the hardest problems in computer science.” Kurzweil’s title will be director of engineering. In a long statement on his Web site, he said he would focus on machine learning and language processing: “I’ve been interested in technology, … more… Read full article here Visit KurzweilAI.net You are currently subscribed to the KurzweilAI.net newsletter as *|EMAIL|* To unsubscribe, please click here. To change your email preferences, please click here. *|LIST:ADDRESS|*.