Your Life Is an Algorithm, Your Brain Is an Operating System. Ever wondered how you were supposed to keep up with the never-ending stream of content and data in your life?
Not to worry, the elves of the Internet are busy at work, creating everything from magical little algorithms that automatically execute basic tasks to sophisticated utility apps that run in the background, taking care of all the minutiae in your daily life. Forget about hiring a personal assistant, you can “hire” off-the-shelf algorithms and digital apps that do all the heavy lifting for you. If that doesn't work, just ask Siri. Your life is an algorithm, your brain is an operating system, now go get some sleep. One of these digital algorithms that is attracting the most buzz is ifttt, which is shorthand for “if this, then that.”
We are entering a new era where the algorithm rules. Taking a bigger picture view, the Web is moving away from just curating content, to actually performing artificial intelligence operations on that content. Original Post: Technology Quarterly. Unblinking eyes in the sky Technology and society: Drone aircraft are no longer restricted to military use.
They are being built and used by hobbyists, activists and estate agents, among others. What are the implications for safety and privacy? Computing with soup Molecular computing: DNA is sometimes called the software of life. Packing some power Energy technology: Better ways of storing energy are needed if electricity systems are to become cleaner and more efficient Can the scientists keep up? Drugs and sport: The twists and turns of the long-running race between drug-taking athletes and boffins trying to catch them Counting every moment. About ifttt. The “Unhyped” New Areas in Internet and Mobile. Editor’s note: Legendary investor Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures.
You can follow him on Twitter at @vkhosla. All Khosla Ventures investments, as well as ventures related to Vinod Khosla, are italicized. We are in a whole new world of platforms, a post-PC era, which I’d more aptly describe as the always/everywhere era, finally, and that means a whole new set of opportunities. Add to it the fact that because of a variety of factors too numerous to cover here, the cost of experimentation has gone down dramatically (one can start a web startup or write an Android app with no more than a student credit card!) And raw computing power is taken for granted. What you get as a result are the recent successes in the Internet/mobile space like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Zynga, Groupon and others, all of which have reenergized both entrepreneurs and investors. A few will be successful, many will fail, some will be acquired for a piece of technology or for the team (acqui-hires).