by admin | May 7, 2024 | 2. What does it mean to be digital, 7. Critique of Digital Classification, Uncategorized
At its core, the purpose of digital technology is to provide exact answers that are robust to noise. For something to be digital, there are a few criteria that must be met. Digital technology: has a fixed number of symbols/inputs, can reliably distinguish the...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | 1. Journey, Cuirosity Reserach, Learning Objectives
I believe that the final goal of digital advancements is to create an animatronic version of the human brain. This model would be impervious to environmental distractions, cognitive bias or limitations, and would not be bound by computing power like the human brain....
by admin | Apr 11, 2024 | 8. Benefits and Liabilities of Digital, Cuirosity Reserach, Learning Objectives
If a story does a good job illustrating a point you are trying to make, does it matter if it is true? Back in the 1960s, the Department of Defense (DOD) began developing a primitive AI that it hoped would be able to detect military tanks in photographs. Like all AI,...
by admin | Apr 4, 2024 | Cuirosity Reserach
Transistors are the most important aspect of modern technology. As the number of transistors increases, so does the computing power. Knowing this, you may be surprised to learn that electronics didn’t always rely on the transistor. The birth of modern electronics came...
by admin | Mar 28, 2024 | Cuirosity Reserach
Are humans the only living things on this planet with what we call consciousness? That would be pretty lonely. It’s a question that religions, philosophers, and lowly Roger Williams students have pondered for as long as they have been on Earth. It was the great...
