Building F1 engines with sand. Blue screen of (literal) death. The importance of artificial idiocy.
Here's the latest tech article roundup from this week's Tech Report.
1. Watch This Video Now
鈥淯gh. Steve is trying to get us to watch another car video.鈥� Take it easy. It鈥檚 Friday, and be honest 鈥� you don鈥檛 want to get to work just yet. Go grab a cup of something high octane and give this a view. Now, #youpeople are some smart cookies, so I鈥檓 not guaranteeing you鈥檒l learn too much from this, but it covers a myriad of manufacturing concepts at a 101 level without the risk of making an SME鈥檚 eyes roll back in their skull from boredom. In my opinion, this masterpiece should be required reading for new hires at AMT (or anybody who asks you what manufacturing technology is, for that matter), and I will be lobbying this to HR!
2. 鈥淭he Foundations of AI Are Riddled With Errors鈥�
Show this headline to a software developer, systems engineer, or anybody in IT (heck, even somebody who鈥檚 traded cryptocurrency) and they鈥檒l come back with a sarcastic, 鈥淵a don鈥檛 say?鈥� Just like you can鈥檛 appreciate a sunny day without a few rainy ones, you can鈥檛 have artificial intelligence without some artificial idiocy. Hey, at least software can be patched!
3. Microsoft鈥檚 AR Headsets for the Army
Some of the longest-accepted uses for AR have military applications. Think holographic gun sights and head-up displays in combat aircraft as far back as the Vietnam era. Please tell me these headsets give soldiers a HUD showing their weapon鈥檚 point of aim, point of impact (with range), friendly IDs, hostile/target IDs, round count, atmospheric conditions, and, of course, a compass. This is cool and all until you realize: A blue screen of death could result in actual death!
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