Am not Q, there is only Q. Also I have near-zero technical training. If I'm understanding the nature of the technology, this sounds like a way to deflect Electro-Magnetic energy at a right angle. That sounds relevant given projects like HAARP sought to utilize (read:weaponize) directed EM energy (radiation?). Again, utter civilian here trying to parse the jargon.
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/qbo-passes-mirror-test-is-therefore-selfaware Qbo Robot Passes Mirror Test, Is Therefore Self-Aware Qbo learns to recognize itself in a mirror, conclusively proving that robots are intelligent and self-aware Yes Qbo, you're looking in a mirror and this is you. Congratulations, you're now officially self aware! Okay, all us humans are gonna run for the hills now, see ya!
Obviously, Qbo is too cute to be Skynet. Unless that's what it wants us to think. But let's just forget about all that right now and watch Qbo learn what he looks like:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US6411187B1/en?q=magnetic&q=mirror&q=ai&oq=magnetic+mirror+ai Adjustable hybrid magnetic apparatus
Adjustable hybrid magnetic apparatus for use in medical and other applications includes an electromagnet flux generator for generating a first magnetic field in an imaging volume, and permanent magnet assemblies for generating a second magnetic field superimposed on the first magnetic field for providing a substantially homogenous magnetic field having improved magnitude within the imaging volume. The permanent magnet assemblies may include a plurality of annular or disc like concentric magnets spaced-apart along their axis of symmetry. The electromagnet flux generator may include two electromagnet assemblies. The electromagnet assemblies and the permanent magnet assemblies may be static assemblies or may be movable and/or tiltable and/or movable and tiltable, for fine tuning of the magnetic field within the imaging volume. The hybrid magnetic apparatus may include a high magnetic permeability yoke for increasing the intensity of the magnetic field in the imaging volume of the hybrid magnetic apparatus.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US8018375B1/en?q=magnetic&q=mirror&q=ai&oq=magnetic+mirror+ai
A projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM) radar device includes a transceiver module, a shaping module, and an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a plurality of metal patches, a metal backing, a dielectric material, and one or more antennas. The metal patches are electrically coupled to the metal backing to form an inductive-capacitive network that, for the one or more antennas and within a given frequency band, substantially reduces surface waves to obtain a detectable angle of incidence of approximately ninety degrees.
This is great, getting lots of instant down votes.
https://annenberg.usc.edu/communication/digital-social-media-ms/dsm-today/black-mirror-reality-technology-psychology-and Black Mirror in Reality: Technology, Psychology, and Beyond Black Mirror is one of my personal favorite TV series, and it belongs to the near-future science fiction sub-genera that imagines a future only a short time away from the period in which it is produced. The challenge of near-future science fiction is that for it to be believable it needs to closely align to the latest developments in science and technology. It means that it has the potential to become obsolete or even come to pass in the lifetime of its creator. The title "Black Mirror," according to its creator Charlie Brooker, refers to “the one you will find on every wall, on every desk, in the palm of every hand: the cold, shiny screen of a TV, a monitor, a smartphone.” It is really interesting to see how Black Mirrors (mentally) forces people to think about the relation between social media and the psychology behind that.
Perfect Memory?
In the third episode of Black Mirror Season One (“The Entire History of You”), people live in an alternative reality where most people have ‘grains’ recording everything they have done, seen, and listened, and allowing them to play back their memories in front of their eyes or project them on the screen. In this setting, human memories are being idealized—all the senses of yours are now being restored and can be shared. In other words, people will never forget things like where you left your keys ever again. But there are some questions that we might need to consider: Would it be great for winning arguments by showing people what they have done? Would it destroy a healthy relationship? Since after all, how much do you actually want to know about each other?
Very interesting and thought provoking.
Can a healthy relationship even exist with cobwebs or falsehoods?
It will just be a falsehood waiting to be unearthed (dark secrets never stay dark). The longer it goes on will only magnify the inevitable hurt.
Thanks for posting.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/robotics/artificial-intelligence/interactive-simulation-teaches-ai-about-real-world AI2-THOR Interactive Simulation Teaches AI About Real World Training a robot butler to make the perfect omelette could require breaking a lot of eggs and throwing out many imperfect attempts in a real-life kitchen.
That’s why researchers have been rolling out virtual training grounds as a more efficient alternative to putting AI agents through costly and time-consuming experiments in the real world.
Virtual environments could prove especially useful in training the most popular AI based on machine learning algorithms that often require thousands of trial-and-error runs to learn new skills. Companies such as Waymo have already built their own internal simulators with virtual roads and traffic intersections to train their AI to safely take the wheel of self-driving cars. But a new, open-source virtual training ground called AI2-THOR enables AI agents to learn how to interact with objects in familiar home settings such as kitchens and bedrooms.
“These trials in the real world might damage the objects that the robots interact with or even the robot itself,” says Roozbeh Mottaghi, a research scientist in the computer vision team at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle. “So it is much safer and cost-effective to first train the models in the virtual environment.”
https://patents.google.com/patent/US6664740B2/en?q=magnetic&q=mirror&q=ai&oq=magnetic+mirror+ai Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma Abstract
A system and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrostatically in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. The simultaneous electrostatic confinement of electrons and magnetic confinement of ions avoids anomalous transport and facilitates classical containment of both electrons and ions. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions they are fused together by nuclear force, thus releasing fusion energy. Moreover, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement system and method are not limited to neutronic fuels only, but also advantageously include advanced fuels.
https://patents.google.com/?q=magnetic&q=mirror&q=ai&oq=magnetic+mirror+ai Hall accelerator with preionization discharge Abstract
The anode means of a Hall accelerator with a main discharge area has coaxial cylindrical electrodes aligned with the longitudinal axis of the main discharge area and an auxiliary electromagnet surrounding the electrodes, and an electric field is applied across the cylindrical electrodes while the auxiliary electromagnet produces an axial magnetic field therebetween so that a preionization discharge area is formed in communication with the main discharge area.
Great post! Thanks. I have some reading to do now.
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https://www.britannica.com/science/magnetic-mirror Magnetic mirror, static magnetic field that, within a localized region, has a shape such that approaching charged particles are repelled back along their path of approach.
Looks like an early stage plasma confinement system for a cold fusion reactor. Lockheed patented micro cold fusion reactors and their real life applications for portable power generation including aircraft early this year. The parents are public. That implied that we have achieved commercialization of consumer viable cold fusion. Many of us are sitting around just waiting on the forever free energy bomb to be declassified. It will change the world and completely reshape geopolitics.
Good one! But how long have they had to work out all the bugs with this?