On Thursday, September 14, at 12 p.m. US Eastern time, I am interviewing Gareth Edwards, the director behind Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, about his new film, The Creator. The film is about the current state of AI and the pitfalls and possibilities ahead as this technology marches toward sentience. Join us on LinkedIn Live! "The ability to experience positive emotions, like love and attachment, would mean that dogs have a level of sentience comparable to that of a human child. And this ability suggests a rethinking of how we treat dogs."
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast cancer awareness organization
Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure
Peter W. Stevenson for The New York Times
Komen Works to Revive Its Image
By NATASHA SINGER
Although the breast cancer foundation rescinded a decision to curb funding for Planned Parenthood, support for affiliates in Indiana, above, and elsewhere still lags.
Akio Toyoda says Japan still holds final say on recalls
Tire Business
But when it comes to recalls, President Akio Toyoda said the final say still rests in Japan. In a front-page interview with Japan's Nikkei business daily, ...
rest
v.intr.
To cease motion, work, or activity.
To lie down, especially to sleep.
To be at peace or ease; be tranquil.
To be, become, or remain temporarily still, quiet, or inactive: Let the issue rest here.
To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit: The ladder rests firmly against the tree.
To be imposed or vested, as a responsibility or burden: The final decision rests with the chairperson.
To depend or rely: That argument rests on a false assumption.
To be located or be in a specified place: The original manuscript rests in the museum.
To be fixed or directed on something: "His brown eyes rested on her for a moment" (John le Carré).
To remain; linger.
Law. To cease voluntarily the presentation of evidence in a case: The defense rests.
面向過去而生-芬陀利室散文集
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face
v.tr.
To occupy a position with the face toward: stood and faced the audience.
To front on: a window that faces the south.
To confront with complete awareness: had to face the facts.
To overcome by confronting boldly or bravely: "What this generation must do is face its problems" (John F. Kennedy).
To confront with impudence. See synonyms at defy.
To be certain to encounter; have in store: An unskilled youth faces a difficult life.
To bring or to be brought face to face with: "The prospect of military conflict . . . faced us with nightmarish choices" (Henry A. Kissinger).
To cause (troops) to change direction by giving a command.
Games. To turn (a playing card) so that the face is up.
To furnish with a surface or cover of a different material: bronze that is faced with gold foil.
To line or trim the edge of, especially with contrasting material: face a hem with lace.
To treat the surface of so as to smooth.
face up
To confront an unpleasant situation with resolution and assurance: had to face up or get out; finally faced up to the problem.
The Inner Touch
Archaeology of a Sensation
Daniel Heller-Roazen
An original, elegant, and far-reaching philosophical inquiry into the sense of being sentient—what it means to feel that one is alive—that draws on philosophical, literary, psychological, and medical accounts from ancient, medieval, and modern cultures.
sentience
(noun) State of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness.
Synonyms:
awareness
Usage:
The movie's premise, that machines had evolved a certain element of sentience and were rebelling against their human oppressors, made me nervous to turn on my computer.
sen·tience (sĕn'shəns, -shē-əns)
n.
1. The quality or state of being sentient; consciousness.
2. Feeling as distinguished from perception or thought.
sentient
adj.
Having sense perception; conscious: "The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage" (T.E. Lawrence).
Experiencing sensation or feeling.
[Latin sentiēns, sentient-, present participle of sentīre, to feel.]
sentiently sen'tient·ly adv.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast cancer awareness organization
Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure
Peter W. Stevenson for The New York Times
Komen Works to Revive Its Image
By NATASHA SINGER
Although the breast cancer foundation rescinded a decision to curb funding for Planned Parenthood, support for affiliates in Indiana, above, and elsewhere still lags.
Akio Toyoda says Japan still holds final say on recalls
Tire Business
But when it comes to recalls, President Akio Toyoda said the final say still rests in Japan. In a front-page interview with Japan's Nikkei business daily, ...
rest
v.intr.
To cease motion, work, or activity.
To lie down, especially to sleep.
To be at peace or ease; be tranquil.
To be, become, or remain temporarily still, quiet, or inactive: Let the issue rest here.
To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit: The ladder rests firmly against the tree.
To be imposed or vested, as a responsibility or burden: The final decision rests with the chairperson.
To depend or rely: That argument rests on a false assumption.
To be located or be in a specified place: The original manuscript rests in the museum.
To be fixed or directed on something: "His brown eyes rested on her for a moment" (John le Carré).
To remain; linger.
Law. To cease voluntarily the presentation of evidence in a case: The defense rests.
面向過去而生-芬陀利室散文集
此書英文書名可討論
face
v.tr.
To occupy a position with the face toward: stood and faced the audience.
To front on: a window that faces the south.
To confront with complete awareness: had to face the facts.
To overcome by confronting boldly or bravely: "What this generation must do is face its problems" (John F. Kennedy).
To confront with impudence. See synonyms at defy.
To be certain to encounter; have in store: An unskilled youth faces a difficult life.
To bring or to be brought face to face with: "The prospect of military conflict . . . faced us with nightmarish choices" (Henry A. Kissinger).
To cause (troops) to change direction by giving a command.
Games. To turn (a playing card) so that the face is up.
To furnish with a surface or cover of a different material: bronze that is faced with gold foil.
To line or trim the edge of, especially with contrasting material: face a hem with lace.
To treat the surface of so as to smooth.
face up
To confront an unpleasant situation with resolution and assurance: had to face up or get out; finally faced up to the problem.
The Inner Touch
Archaeology of a Sensation
Daniel Heller-Roazen
An original, elegant, and far-reaching philosophical inquiry into the sense of being sentient—what it means to feel that one is alive—that draws on philosophical, literary, psychological, and medical accounts from ancient, medieval, and modern cultures.
sentience
(noun) State of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness.
Synonyms:
awareness
Usage:
The movie's premise, that machines had evolved a certain element of sentience and were rebelling against their human oppressors, made me nervous to turn on my computer.
sen·tience (sĕn'shəns, -shē-əns)
n.
1. The quality or state of being sentient; consciousness.
2. Feeling as distinguished from perception or thought.
sentient
adj.
Having sense perception; conscious: "The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage" (T.E. Lawrence).
Experiencing sensation or feeling.
[Latin sentiēns, sentient-, present participle of sentīre, to feel.]
sentiently sen'tient·ly adv.
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