In Celebration of the 50 year anniversary since humans walked on the moon, I am posting this so you can add your name to the Mars Rover Mission in 2020 and send your name to Mars.
Although it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, NASA is giving the public an opportunity to send their names — stenciled on chips — to the Red Planet with NASA's Mars 2020 rover, which represents the initial leg of humanity’s first round trip to another planet. The rover is scheduled to launch as early as July 2020, with the spacecraft expected to touch down on Mars in February 2021. Click below to add your name.
With barely a mention in the news, this article touches base on Artificial Intelligence passing the same test given to chimpanzees. It's just a little chilling to think that it's no big deal. Who knows what is possible from here. Yes, let the debates begin.
Below is an excerpt of the article on New Scientist written by By Donna Lu
"Artificial intelligence has passed a classic theory of mind test used with chimpanzees. The test probes the ability to perceive the world from the view of another individual and so AIs with this skill could be better at cooperating and communicating with humans and each other. "
It sounds insane but every single day we are making advancements in science that were basically science fiction 5 to 10 years ago. Scientists have invented a new quantum material that could transfer information from the human brain to a computer. This is exactly the kind of tech I use in my graphic novel. Below is a mock ad in the back of my book for exactly this.
The research is in its early stages, but who knows what will be possible in the future.
Can everyone say "Cyberpunk"
