If we can’t get human beings to stop contributing to climate change, maybe we need to re-eingineer humans. Many contactees (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this interview) think "the Grays" are biological machines–maybe we need to be that too.
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As robots become more common, we need to find ways to that the judgments they make reflect human moral values.
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If a robot could read your mind, it would know what kind of music you’re in the mood to hear and instantly play it for you.
Shimi is a kind of robot jukebox, stuffed with music you like (just like your ipod), but it’s different in one way: it discovers what you want to listen to next via your smartphone.
Inventor Gil Weinberg says, "Shimi is designed to change the way that people enjoy and think about their music." It’s essentially a docking station with a "brain" powered by an Android phone. Once docked, the robot gains the sensing and musical generation capabilities of the user’s mobile device.
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AND despite being a machine, the robot may even be a BETTER teacher–NO WONDER machines are taking over our jobs! (NOTE: Subscribers have a coupon that gets you a beautiful, hardcover copy of hardcover copy of Whitley Strieber’s wonderful novel Hybrids for only $5. Just don’t let that robot catch you reading it in class!)
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