Prepare for the Nanorobots, Futurist Says

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The Futurist - The Intelligent Internet

The Futurist - The Intelligent Internet 07/09/2004 04:59 AM
The Futurist - The Intelligent Internet - The Promise of Smart Computers and E-Commerce By William E. Halal - Government Computer News Daily News (GCN)
http://w ww.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/26338-1.html

"Information and communication technologies are rapidly converging to create machines that understand us, do what we tell them to, and even anticipate our needs. We tend to think of intelligent systems as a distant possibility, but two relentless supertrends are moving this scenario toward near-term reality. Scientific advances are making it possible for people to talk to smart computers, while more enterprises are exploiting the commercial potential of the Internet. ... [F]orecasts conducted under the TechCast Project at George Washington University indicate that 20 commercial aspects of Internet use should reach 30% 'take-off' adoption levels during the second half of this decade to rejuvenate the economy. Meanwhile, the project's technology scanning finds that advances in speech recognition, artificial intelligence, powerful computers, virtual environments, and flat wall monitors are producing a 'conversational' human-machine interface. These powerful trends will drive the next generation of information technology into the mainstream by about 2010. ... The following are a few of the advances in speech recognition, artificial intelligence, powerful chips, virtual environments, and flat-screen wall monitors that are likely to produce this intelligent interface. ... IBM has a Super Human Speech Recognition Program to greatly improve accuracy, and in the next decade Microsoft's program is expected to reduce the error rate of speech recognition, matching human capabilities. ... MIT is planning to demonstrate their Project Oxygen, which features a voice-machine interface. ... Amtrak, Wells Fargo, Land's End, and many other organizations are replacing keypad-menu call centers with speech-recognition systems because they improve customer service and recover investment in a year or two. ... General Motors OnStar driver assistance system relies primarily on voice commands, with live staff for backup; the number of subscribers has grown from 200,000 to 2 million and is expected to increase by 1 million per year. The Lexus DVD Navigation System responds to over 100 commands and guides the driver with voice and visual directions. ... BCC Corporation estimates total AI sales to grow from $12 billion in 2002 to $21 billion in 2007. ... This scenario is not without uncertainties. Cynicism persists over unrealized promises of AI, and the Intelligent Internet will present its own problems. If you think today's dumb computers are frustrating, wait until you find yourself shouting at a virtual robot that repeatedly fails to grasp what you badly want it to do. ... The main obstacle is a lack of vision among industry leaders, customers, and the public as scars of the dot-com bust block creative thought."

Practical Futurist: Comdex then and now

Practical Futurist: Comdex then and now 11/17/2003 03:11 PM
MSNBC Nov 17 2003 1:56PM ET

Amy Wohl, Consultant, Futurist, Gourmand

Amy Wohl, Consultant, Futurist, Gourmand 06/04/2004 05:05 PM
Amy Wohl, whose newsletter is required reading, has started a blog on food. (From Wohl's Opinions to Wohl's Onions?)...

Practical Futurist: Daily reports from
Comdex

Practical Futurist: Daily reports from
Comdex 11/19/2003 10:24 PM
MSNBC Nov 19 2003 9:28PM ET

Next News: A Friday forward chat with
futurist John Mahaffie

Next News: A Friday forward chat with
futurist John Mahaffie 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
US News Apr 9 2004 8:19PM GMT

"A futurist robot polices the chaotic
streets of a developping nation in this
spec/commecial video"

"A futurist robot polices the chaotic
streets of a developping nation in this
spec/commecial video" 05/01/2004 09:06 AM

Peter G. Balbus, Management Consultant
and Futurist, Sees Significant Growth
Opportunities for Companies with
Indirect Sales Channels

Peter G. Balbus, Management Consultant
and Futurist, Sees Significant Growth
Opportunities for Companies with
Indirect Sales Channels 12/28/2004 07:24 PM
Web-enabled marketing technologies make possible new business models and new strategic capabilities [PRWEB Dec 21, 2004]

Buying a new or used car prepare
yourself!

Buying a new or used car prepare
yourself! 01/18/2004 04:55 PM
The information in the referenced article came out 6 months ago but is the most detailed read I have found...

Telecoms prepare for 3G standards

Telecoms prepare for 3G standards 04/23/2004 09:53 PM
EastDay Apr 24 2004 1:55AM GMT

Councils prepare to set tax rises

Councils prepare to set tax rises 02/05/2005 09:52 PM
Council tax in Scotland is set to rise by an average of about 4% in the coming year, BBC Scotland has learned.

3G datacards prepare for battle

3G datacards prepare for battle 09/03/2004 08:36 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 3 2004 12:10PM GMT

Prepare to install Windows XP SP2

Prepare to install Windows XP SP2 09/06/2004 09:42 PM
Computer Weekly Sep 7 2004 1:11AM GMT

Prepare Now for Oracle's Takeover

Prepare Now for Oracle's Takeover 09/15/2004 07:42 AM
Internetnews.com - Wed Sep 15, 10:48 am GMT

Indians prepare to go to polls

Indians prepare to go to polls 04/19/2004 12:25 PM
Over 670m Indians start voting on Tuesday as the world's biggest democracy embarks on a four-week election marathon.

Fla., La. Residents Prepare for Ivan
(AP)

Fla., La. Residents Prepare for Ivan
(AP) 09/14/2004 05:43 AM
AP - Apprehensive coastal residents from Florida's Panhandle to Louisiana prepared to flee from massive Hurricane Ivan, which has entered the Gulf of Mexico and is on a collision course with the Gulf Coast.

SBC Workers Prepare for Four-Day Strike
(AP)

SBC Workers Prepare for Four-Day Strike
(AP) 05/20/2004 05:35 AM
AP - It's been two decades since Hector Hernandez last went on strike against SBC Communications Inc., and while he's not eager to do it again, he's ready. Hernandez was among several hundred SBC workers who gathered Wednesday night to prepare for a four-day walkout against the company that begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday to show their dissatisfaction with a stalemate in contract talks.

Want a Playstation before Christmas?
Prepare to pay

Want a Playstation before Christmas?
Prepare to pay 12/19/2004 03:22 PM
Abcactionnews.com - Sat Dec 18, 02:39 am GMT

Cardinals prepare for conclave

Cardinals prepare for conclave 04/17/2005 06:26 PM
More than 100 cardinals are readying themselves to begin the process of choosing a new pope.

Haiti Prepare for 3G Wireless

Haiti Prepare for 3G Wireless 04/12/2005 05:25 PM
3G Apr 12 2005 9:51PM GMT

RIM, PalmSource prepare to connect

RIM, PalmSource prepare to connect 05/18/2004 02:42 PM
The two handheld specialists release details of their alliance, which will make the BlackBerry wireless service available to licensees of PalmSource's operating system.

Biometrics: Prepare to be Scanned

Biometrics: Prepare to be Scanned 12/07/2003 04:06 PM
npistentis writes "From an article in the Economist: It has been a long time coming. But after years of false starts, security systems based on ...

Grantham: Prepare for Pain

Grantham: Prepare for Pain 07/28/2004 03:17 PM
A big-time money manager with a long-term boffo track record warns of impending peril in the U.S. markets.

All systems gone, prepare for down-count

All systems gone, prepare for down-count 07/13/2004 10:21 PM
All systems gone, prepare for down-count. We doesn't have much time. (.mpg)

Royal couple prepare for big day

Royal couple prepare for big day 04/08/2005 03:40 PM
Preparations for Saturday's wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are nearly complete.

prepare for the onslaught of web video
ads

prepare for the onslaught of web video
ads 01/19/2004 03:57 AM
perhaps someone will finally make advertising that connects with people at an emotional level and is unique to the web

Koreas prepare for defence talks

Koreas prepare for defence talks 05/25/2004 05:37 PM
North and South Korea are due to hold talks in a bid to reduce tension on the world's most heavily fortified border.

Tennis: Stars prepare for Paris

Tennis: Stars prepare for Paris 05/24/2004 01:45 AM
The cream of the world's tennis players descend on Roland Garros for the 2004 French Open.

Gazers prepare for Venus crossing with
sun

Gazers prepare for Venus crossing with
sun 06/06/2004 02:10 PM
AP via New Jersey Online Jun 6 2004 6:04PM GMT

England fans prepare for Portugal

England fans prepare for Portugal 06/24/2004 03:06 AM
England supporters at home and abroad are getting behind the team for the Euro 2004 quarter-final crunch match.

Proactive Coding: Prepare you XML for
PHP5

Proactive Coding: Prepare you XML for
PHP5 07/05/2004 04:29 AM

SAP, MySQL prepare new version of MaxDB

SAP, MySQL prepare new version of MaxDB 07/08/2004 07:17 PM
Application vendor SAP and its partner MySQL are readying enhancements to the former's open-source database that will offer support for 64-bit computing, along with new monitoring and management features.

Players prepare for Half-Life 2

Players prepare for Half-Life 2 08/27/2004 01:26 PM
Gamers are getting their hands on encrypted copies of the eagerly awaited Half-Life 2 game.

Bidding on Google? Prepare for the
Prospectus

Bidding on Google? Prepare for the
Prospectus 08/06/2004 01:14 PM
Ever read a company's Security and Exchange Commission filings? No? Consider yourself lucky. But it you want to invest in Google Inc.'s IPO, you'll be urged at every turn to read the company's prospectus. I agree that it's critical if you're thinking of putting money into the company best known for its free Internet search engine.

Oracle, U.S. Prepare Closing Arguments
(AP)

Oracle, U.S. Prepare Closing Arguments
(AP) 07/20/2004 04:37 PM
AP - Oracle Corp. and the Justice Department prepared Tuesday for pivotal closing arguments in the government's dramatic antitrust case challenging the software maker's $7.7 billion takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc.

Democrats Prepare to Put the Spotlight
on Kerry

Democrats Prepare to Put the Spotlight
on Kerry 07/25/2004 02:24 PM
Democrats prepared today to open a national nominating convention in Boston that they said would spotlight Senator John Kerry.

VoIP Testers Prepare for Upgrades

VoIP Testers Prepare for Upgrades 04/30/2004 04:18 PM
Internet News Apr 30 2004 8:50PM GMT

Cybersecurity sentinels prepare for
Olympics

Cybersecurity sentinels prepare for
Olympics 07/22/2004 08:19 PM

Navy, Marines Prepare for Fla. Exercise

Navy, Marines Prepare for Fla. Exercise 12/07/2003 07:38 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 7 2003 6:33PM ET

Retailers Prepare for Last Minute
Shoppers

Retailers Prepare for Last Minute
Shoppers 12/15/2003 08:02 PM
Internet.com Dec 15 2003 7:08PM ET
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