Ridiculous or awesome?

Rich Ghazarian...this guy sends me one a day...sometimes more. They're usually pretty stupid: "The Untold Spy Mission of WWII", was another recent favorite.

But the headline for this? Battle-Ready ROBOTS?!?! I almost want to set up an interview with this guy and talk about Voltron for 30 minutes.

Rich, I will probably never use one of your guests...but i love your ludicrous press releases. Keep 'em coming.




Could Israel Swap Nuclear Bombs for Battle-Ready Robots?

Artificial Intelligence Expert Predicts Robots Will Fundamentally Change US Military



Topic Summary



Hundreds of billions of dollars are being funneled into artificial intelligence in the military, and what seemed only a few years ago like science fiction is quickly becoming reality. The successful Predator aircraft drones and bomb-defusing robots in Iraq are only the beginning in the rapidly expanding arsenal of thinking weapons that will soon be used by the US military. It is no longer far-fetched to think that a nation would value an army of battle-tested robots more than a nuclear arsenal. Howard S. Smith, a MIT-trained engineer and artificial intelligence expert and author of “I, robot”, will reveal what the future holds.



Discussion Topics



· How are you able to use the “I, robot” title since you didn’t write the original book?

· What do you see as the future of artificial intelligence?


· Will any of us in our lifetimes see real robots cleaning the house and doing the laundry?


· How much of what we see in today’s science fiction thrillers are based on reality?


· How much has changed in artificial intelligence since the original “I, Robot” book was published?


· What parts of the original “I, Robot” book and movie are realistic given the state of artificial intelligence today?


· Why isn’t more money being spent in artificial intelligence products for consumers?


· How much of your new book is taken from today’s headlines?



Topic Overview



For those adults who were raised on the Jetsons (a cartoon family of the 1960s that had a robot that could take out the dog and clean the house) and are waiting on that reality, artificial intelligence expert and author Howard S. Smith has a few words for you.



“Don’t hold your breath if you are looking for new AI breakthroughs in consumer products,” he said. “Hundreds of billions of dollars are going into military applications, but there is virtually no money for consumer applications.”



Smith is a MIT-trained engineer who is credited with creating the artificial intelligence that is utilized in supermarket self-checkout machines. He has written a new “I, robot” techno thriller to update the original “I, Robot” book that was written in the 1940’s and was the basis of the 2004 movie starring Will Smith.



His fascination with artificial intelligence started as a child. “One of the first books I read as a boy was “I, Robot” by Isaac Asimov,” he said.



“As I left the theater after seeing the 2004 movie, I realized how out-of-date the artificial intelligence used in the movie was. After all, the movie was based on a book that was more than 60 years old.” So he set out to write a new “I, robot” novel that utilizes the back-story of existing technology and current world events, and takes readers on a riveting ride, while still connecting with the original Asimov book.



About Howard S. Smith



Howard S. Smith has a degree in Biomedical engineering from MIT. He was the founder and president of Optimal Robotics, which patented, designed, built and installed the supermarket self-checkout machines, which were originally called “service robots.” He left the company before it went public on NASDAQ in 1996. The company eventually sold the self-checkout robotics to Fujitsu and NCR, purchased other companies, and changed its name to Optimal Group. Smith currently offers consulting services in the area of robotics and artificial intelligence through Robot Binaries & Press Corp.



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Rich Ghazarian
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