This is Dave Edstrom's personal blog called Photons and Electrons. This blog is about technology, as well as some of my personal interests. I am the CEO/CTO of Virtual Photons Electrons. I was the CTO for MEMEX for three years, the President and Chairman of the Board for the MTConnect Institute from May 2010 to January 2014 and prior to that I spent 23 years at Sun Microsystems.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Dutch Cycle/Pedestrian/Car Friendly Intersection -- Could This Be Done With An AI Program Today?
Dennis, Steve, Tim and I had our regular (and spirited :-) lunch today. One of the topics was AI. I saw this video on intersections that are car, pedestrian and bike friendly (having nearly been run over on a number of occasions, this got my attention) and wondered - could a computer have designed this today given only the objective of what is safe and practical? Sort of a modified Turing Test :-)
Dave Edstrom -- Why Attend [MC]2 2016 quote
I was honored to be asked by the MTConnect Institute to provide a quote at the MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conference [MC]2 homepage
Below is my quote (they roll through a few quotes, so I thought I would grab a screen shot).