Virtual Humans Proposed As Space Travelers
Wednesday, September 1, 2004 9:48 PM

topics: artificial intelligence  intelligence augmentation  augmented reality 

Virtual Humans Proposed As Space Travelers. "Virtual Humans" appear to be either a form of limited AI, very sophisticated software agents, or a quasi-independent form of intelligence augmentation. In any case, the intent seems to be to develop virtual personas that can be used to monitor and perform tasks "real" humans aren't that good at.

Back to "The Matrix"
Sunday, August 29, 2004 9:33 PM

topics: augmented reality  society 

Back to "The Matrix". Richard Posner posting on Lawrence Lessig's blog discusses emergent social implications of virtual worlds.