Web 3.0

Corporations and governments are turning the internet into a colossal, always-on surveillance tool. Once passive objects are able to report what's happening, where is the power balance?

Keynote at J. Boye Philadelphia 13 by Bebo White: 
In the not too distant future our perception of what constitutes the World Wide Web is going to change. Far more devices and objects will become ‘first-class citizens’ of the Web and communicate via Web protocols. It is critical for us to prepare for this ‘Web of Things’ and understand how to use Web standards to interconnect all varieties of embedded devices (sensors, mobile telephones, personal and home appliances, etc.) in order to make them easier to use, operate seamlessly with other components of the Web, and be available to existing Web applications. 

A leading expert explores the new relationship between man and machine and the challenges that emerge when innovation is decoupled from growth in jobs and incomes. A McKinsey & Company article.

As more unsecured devices become IP-enabled for remote management or as part of sensor networks, the possibilities for attack grow.

If utopia has always been a kind of escape clause from the human condition, contemporary techno-utopianism represents a radical upping of the ante. For entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, creator of theX Prize to spur the development of passenger-carrying private spaceships and other innovations, not only will technology make it so that "during our lifetime … we're moving off this planet," but it will solve even the gravest problems that confront humanity -- climate change, species extinction, water and energy shortages.

The Current State Of Artificial Intelligence [Infographic]

There is indeed good reason to fear the rise of the cyborgs. After all, they’re us. Who said the universe didn’t have a sense of humor?

With massive amounts of computational power, machines can now recognize objects and translate speech in real time. Artificial intelligence is finally getting smart.

Andy Stanford-Clark, an IBM Master Inventor who lives in the United Kingdom, jokes that his goal was "world domination" in 1999 when he and Arlen Nipper of Eurotech invented a protocol aimed at greatly improving machine-to-machine communications.

On Tuesday, Kurzweil moderated a live Google hangout tied to a release of the upcoming Will Smith film, “After Earth,” presumably tying the film’s futuristic concept to actual futurists.

With much of our attention focused the rise of advanced artificial intelligence, few consider the potential for radically amplified human intelligence (IA).

AstraZeneca Semantic Models expert Kerstin Forsberg gives insight into semantic web standards and what they can do for clinical research.

An introduction to SemanticWeb and Linked Dataor how to link data andschemas on the weba W3C tutorial byFabien Gandon, http://fabien.info, @fabien_gandonIvan He

In a mere 7 years, there will be anywhere from 24 to 50 billion internet connected devices. That means between 3 to 6.5 devices for every man, woman, and child on this planet. What are all these connected devices, and who is using them, you might ask.

Now that mobile has hit the mainstream and turned the web upside down, what will the next evolution be? Perhaps Google Glasses and Siri hold the answer.

The Singularity refers to the emergence of superintelligent computers and the effect that moment will have on humanity.

In a June 2010 Semantic Web Meetup in San Diego, Peter Mika of Yahoo!’s research division gave a presentation entitled, “The future face of Search is Semantic for Facebook, Google and Yahoo!

Wearable technology is going to change everything. Yes, it will change when, where, and how we “connect.” But, even bigger than that, it will reshape the way we find happiness—no longer looking for it in self help books or friends’ advice. Instead, in our search for answers and fulfillment, we will dive into the data our bodies and actions create. This will be the ultimate disruptive technology. But this can only happen with the help of designers.