Cyborgs
summary
Claims that internet traffic is already majority automated with 61% non-human traffic (51% in 2013), then playfully extrapolates to absurd numbers while citing Cisco’s prediction of 50 billion devices by 2020. Lists concrete tools and platforms: particle (formerly spark iio), Arduino, Tessel, Raspberry Pi, Electric Imp, littleBits, Spark Core, Photon. Argues machine learning can recreate personality from social content, describes DIY IoT projects (home sensors, farm controls, assistive “voice to the voiceless” devices) and Particle building a cloud platform that’s actively in use.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:14Defining internet progress
- 4:24Non-human internet traffic
- 9:30Human evolution and new senses
- 12:59Empowerment via tech and DIY
- 15:26Technology in daily life
- 17:12Future of cyborgs
- 18:36Call to action
