The Digital Mind: How Science is Redefining Humanity is a book authored by Arlindo Oliveira, published by MIT Press in 2017.
The first part of book covers briefly the history of technology and the development of early computer technology, including references to the analytical engine and the contributions of Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing. It then moves on to address a number of topics in computing, such as computability, algorithms, computational complexity, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
The second part of the book includes a discussion about cells, evolution, genetics and organisms, focusing on the contributions of Charles Darwin,Gregor Mendel, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, James Watson and Francis Crick. It then proceeds to describe the way neurons work and how they are wired together to create biological brains.
The last part of the book puts together computation and biology, and discusses whether digital minds can be created by algorithms running in computers, either by mimicking natural brains (using mind uploading), by replicating the brain development processes that lead to the creation of complex brains, or by running sophisticated artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
The book concludes by discussing the consequences of these technologies in the future of humanity, including topics like the rights and responsibilities of artificially intelligent systems, superintelligence, and even a possible answer to Fermi Paradox, provided by the existence of digital minds.
The book has received warm reviews from Pedro Domingos, the author of The Master Algorithm, and from Srinivas Devadas, Webster Professor of Computer Science at MIT.
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The first part of book covers briefly the history of technology and the development of early computer technology, including references to the analytical engine and the contributions of Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing. It then moves on to address a number of topics in computing, such as computability, algorithms, computational complexity, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
The second part of the book includes a discussion about cells, evolution, genetics and organisms, focusing on the contributions of Charles Darwin,Gregor Mendel, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, James Watson and Francis Crick. It then proceeds to describe the way neurons work and how they are wired together to create biological brains.
The last part of the book puts together computation and biology, and discusses whether digital minds can be created by algorithms running in computers, either by mimicking natural brains (using mind uploading), by replicating the brain development processes that lead to the creation of complex brains, or by running sophisticated artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
The book concludes by discussing the consequences of these technologies in the future of humanity, including topics like the rights and responsibilities of artificially intelligent systems, superintelligence, and even a possible answer to Fermi Paradox, provided by the existence of digital minds.
The book has received warm reviews from Pedro Domingos, the author of The Master Algorithm, and from Srinivas Devadas, Webster Professor of Computer Science at MIT.
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, two “Martin Fierro” award for Best Argentinian production for foreign countries, and also won “Carlos Gardel” award for the best DVD of the year.
His last feature as Director “NUMB, at the edge of the end” was starred by Hayden Christensen and Harvey Keitel and meant his first work for Hollywood Industry. Some of his important productions were the multi-award winning documentary “Mercedes Sosa, the voice of Latin America” and “Boca Juniors 3D, the movie” the most-seen documentary in Argentinian cinema history.
Rodrigo H. Vila studied and degree as Media Producer on Instituto Tecnico ORT II. He also studied theatrical direction with Master Juan Carlos Gené in the CELCIT and attended different workshops in Spain, France ad Italy.
On 1998 he founded Cinema 7 Films, production company with offices in Buenos Aires being General Director until today. He is also member of European Documentary Network (EDN) and since 2008 he is Director of the prestigious International Forum Doc Meeting Argentina.
He worked as independent Director, Producer and Scriptwriter in different kind of contents and took part of many industry events as panelist, speaker and in different training courses of the Industry Ministry, Culture Secretary, INCAA and Instituto Buenos Aires Comunicación. He also collaborated as jury on many International Film Festivals.
Rodrigo´s films were selected and awarded in different International Festivals as:
* Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of Havana (Cuba, 2009)
* Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva (Spain, 2009)
* European Independent Film Festival (France, 2009)
* Beijing Film Festival (China, 2009)
* Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico, 2010)
* Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (Canada, 2010)
* Trieste Film Festival (Italy, 2010)
* Films from the South Festival Oslo (Norway, 2010)
* Latin American Film Festival of San Francisco (USA, 2010)
* Panama International Film Festival (Panama, 2013)
* Sydney Latin American Film Festival (Australia, 2013)
* Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Korea, 2013)
* Cine Ceará Film Festival (Brazil, 2013)
* Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Brazil, 2013)
* DOC New York City International Film Festival (USA, 2013)
* IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Netherlands, 2013)
* Festival FILMAR in Latin America of Ginebra (Switzerland, 2013)
* Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of Havana (Cuba, 2013)
* Cartagena de indias International Film Festival (Colombia, 2014)
* Geneve Cabaret Latino International Music Festival (Switzerland, 2014)
* Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival (Greece, 2014)
* International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal (Canada, 2014)
* Málaga Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
* Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico, 2014)
* Rencontres du cinema Sud-Americain de Marseille (France, 2014)
* Docaviv Film Festival (Israel, 2014)
* La Linea- London Latin America Music Festival (UK, 2014)
* Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina in Milano (Italy, 2014)
* Dok Fest München (Germany, 2014)
* DOCS Barcelona - Internationl Documentary Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
* V Muestra de Cine Internacional Memoria verdad justicia (Guatemala, 2014)
* The Americas Film Festival New York - TAFFNY (USA, 2014)
* Festival Cine de Mujeres - FEMCINE (Chile, 2014)
* Paraguay International Film Festival - Women in Cinema (Paraguay, 2014)
* Helsinki Latin American Film Festival (Finland, 2014)
* Film Fest in Florence - Immagini & Suoni del Mondo (Italy, 2014)
* Jerusalem Cinematheque - Cinematic Variations on Live Classical Music (Israel, 2014)
* Cine Liberacion at Rich Mix in London (UK, 2014)
* SurDocs Documentary Film Festival of Puerto Varas (Chile, 2014)
* Festival Internacional Du Cinema D’Alger (Algeria, 2014)
* Biarritz Amérique Latine Festival (France 2014).
Filmography
Rodrigo´s latest films:
“NUMB”
2017, Feature Film. Writer and Director. Starring Harvey Keitel, Hayden Christensen, Marco Leonardi, Liz Solari, Fernan Miras and Rafael Spregelburd.
"Tango in Paris, Astor Piazzolla memories from France"
2017, Documentary film. Writer and Director
“Calle Descartes N°16” - Channel Encuentro
2016, documentary serie, 8 episodes. Writer and Director
“Boca Juniors 3D, the movie” - (Distributed by Universal)
2015, Docufiction in 3D. Writer and Director.
“Delirium” - (Distribued by Universal)
2014, 80´ Feature Film, starred by Ricardo Darín. General producer.
“Amapola” (Coproduced and Distribuited by 20 Century Fox)
2013, 100´ Feature Film, starred by Camilla Belle, Francois Arnaud, Geraldine Chaplin, Lito Cruz and Elena Roger. Executive and General producer.
“Mercedes Sosa, The Voice of Latin America” (Distributed Autlook Filmsales)
2013, Portrait/Historical Documentary. Director, writer and producer.
“The Same Love, the Same Rights” (With the support of LGBT and INADI)
2013, 60´ Current Affairs/Civil Rights Documentary. Director and Producer.
“The Mansonry Complot” (Distributed History Channel LATAM)
2012, 90´Historical Documentary. Director.
“The Seven lives of General Perón” (Produced for TDA and ACUA Federal)
2012, 30´x 4 Historical Documentary Serie. Director and producer.
“The Nazi´s Conspiracy in Latin America” (Distributed History Channel LATAM)
2011, 90´Historical Documentary. Director, Writer and Producer.
“The Hero of Two Sisters Mountain” (In coproduction with Turner Broadcasting Television)
2011, 101´ Character driven Documentary. Writer and Director.
“E! True Hollywood Story: Spinetta”.
2011, 60´ Bio Documentary. Director and producer.
“Football is God” (Coproduction with Final Cut , Denmark)
2010, Danish Character driven Documentary. Coproducer.
“Mercedes Sosa: Cantora, An Intimate Journey” (Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment)
2009, 100´. Musical Documentary. Writer and Director.
“Projekt Huemul: The Fourth Reich in Argentina” (Coproduced with History Channel LATAM and Canal de la Historia, Spain)
2009, 110´. Historical Documentary. Writer and Director.
“E! True Hollywood Story: Soda Stereo” (Distributed by E! Entertainment Television)
2008, 60´. Documentary. Director.
“Secret Societies: The String Pullers” (Distributed by Claxson)
2008, 60´ x 4 episodes. Current Affairs/Historical Documentary Serie. Director.
“E! True Hollywood Story: Charly García” (Distributed by E! Entertainment Television)
2006, 60´. Documentary. Director.
“E! True Hollywood Story: Susana Giménez” (Distributed by E! Entertainment Television)
2005, 60´ Documentary. Director.
His last feature as Director “NUMB, at the edge of the end” was starred by Hayden Christensen and Harvey Keitel and meant his first work for Hollywood Industry. Some of his important productions were the multi-award winning documentary “Mercedes Sosa, the voice of Latin America” and “Boca Juniors 3D, the movie” the most-seen documentary in Argentinian cinema history.
Rodrigo H. Vila studied and degree as Media Producer on Instituto Tecnico ORT II. He also studied theatrical direction with Master Juan Carlos Gené in the CELCIT and attended different workshops in Spain, France ad Italy.
On 1998 he founded Cinema 7 Films, production company with offices in Buenos Aires being General Director until today. He is also member of European Documentary Network (EDN) and since 2008 he is Director of the prestigious International Forum Doc Meeting Argentina.
He worked as independent Director, Producer and Scriptwriter in different kind of contents and took part of many industry events as panelist, speaker and in different training courses of the Industry Ministry, Culture Secretary, INCAA and Instituto Buenos Aires Comunicación. He also collaborated as jury on many International Film Festivals.
Rodrigo´s films were selected and awarded in different International Festivals as:
* Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of Havana (Cuba, 2009)
* Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva (Spain, 2009)
* European Independent Film Festival (France, 2009)
* Beijing Film Festival (China, 2009)
* Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico, 2010)
* Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (Canada, 2010)
* Trieste Film Festival (Italy, 2010)
* Films from the South Festival Oslo (Norway, 2010)
* Latin American Film Festival of San Francisco (USA, 2010)
* Panama International Film Festival (Panama, 2013)
* Sydney Latin American Film Festival (Australia, 2013)
* Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Korea, 2013)
* Cine Ceará Film Festival (Brazil, 2013)
* Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Brazil, 2013)
* DOC New York City International Film Festival (USA, 2013)
* IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Netherlands, 2013)
* Festival FILMAR in Latin America of Ginebra (Switzerland, 2013)
* Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of Havana (Cuba, 2013)
* Cartagena de indias International Film Festival (Colombia, 2014)
* Geneve Cabaret Latino International Music Festival (Switzerland, 2014)
* Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival (Greece, 2014)
* International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal (Canada, 2014)
* Málaga Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
* Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico, 2014)
* Rencontres du cinema Sud-Americain de Marseille (France, 2014)
* Docaviv Film Festival (Israel, 2014)
* La Linea- London Latin America Music Festival (UK, 2014)
* Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina in Milano (Italy, 2014)
* Dok Fest München (Germany, 2014)
* DOCS Barcelona - Internationl Documentary Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
* V Muestra de Cine Internacional Memoria verdad justicia (Guatemala, 2014)
* The Americas Film Festival New York - TAFFNY (USA, 2014)
* Festival Cine de Mujeres - FEMCINE (Chile, 2014)
* Paraguay International Film Festival - Women in Cinema (Paraguay, 2014)
* Helsinki Latin American Film Festival (Finland, 2014)
* Film Fest in Florence - Immagini & Suoni del Mondo (Italy, 2014)
* Jerusalem Cinematheque - Cinematic Variations on Live Classical Music (Israel, 2014)
* Cine Liberacion at Rich Mix in London (UK, 2014)
* SurDocs Documentary Film Festival of Puerto Varas (Chile, 2014)
* Festival Internacional Du Cinema D’Alger (Algeria, 2014)
* Biarritz Amérique Latine Festival (France 2014).
Filmography
Rodrigo´s latest films:
“NUMB”
2017, Feature Film. Writer and Director. Starring Harvey Keitel, Hayden Christensen, Marco Leonardi, Liz Solari, Fernan Miras and Rafael Spregelburd.
"Tango in Paris, Astor Piazzolla memories from France"
2017, Documentary film. Writer and Director
“Calle Descartes N°16” - Channel Encuentro
2016, documentary serie, 8 episodes. Writer and Director
“Boca Juniors 3D, the movie” - (Distributed by Universal)
2015, Docufiction in 3D. Writer and Director.
“Delirium” - (Distribued by Universal)
2014, 80´ Feature Film, starred by Ricardo Darín. General producer.
“Amapola” (Coproduced and Distribuited by 20 Century Fox)
2013, 100´ Feature Film, starred by Camilla Belle, Francois Arnaud, Geraldine Chaplin, Lito Cruz and Elena Roger. Executive and General producer.
“Mercedes Sosa, The Voice of Latin America” (Distributed Autlook Filmsales)
2013, Portrait/Historical Documentary. Director, writer and producer.
“The Same Love, the Same Rights” (With the support of LGBT and INADI)
2013, 60´ Current Affairs/Civil Rights Documentary. Director and Producer.
“The Mansonry Complot” (Distributed History Channel LATAM)
2012, 90´Historical Documentary. Director.
“The Seven lives of General Perón” (Produced for TDA and ACUA Federal)
2012, 30´x 4 Historical Documentary Serie. Director and producer.
“The Nazi´s Conspiracy in Latin America” (Distributed History Channel LATAM)
2011, 90´Historical Documentary. Director, Writer and Producer.
“The Hero of Two Sisters Mountain” (In coproduction with Turner Broadcasting Television)
2011, 101´ Character driven Documentary. Writer and Director.
“E! True Hollywood Story: Spinetta”.
2011, 60´ Bio Documentary. Director and producer.
“Football is God” (Coproduction with Final Cut , Denmark)
2010, Danish Character driven Documentary. Coproducer.
“Mercedes Sosa: Cantora, An Intimate Journey” (Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment)
2009, 100´. Musical Documentary. Writer and Director.
“Projekt Huemul: The Fourth Reich in Argentina” (Coproduced with History Channel LATAM and Canal de la Historia, Spain)
2009, 110´. Historical Documentary. Writer and Director.
“E! True Hollywood Story: Soda Stereo” (Distributed by E! Entertainment Television)
2008, 60´. Documentary. Director.
“Secret Societies: The String Pullers” (Distributed by Claxson)
2008, 60´ x 4 episodes. Current Affairs/Historical Documentary Serie. Director.
“E! True Hollywood Story: Charly García” (Distributed by E! Entertainment Television)
2006, 60´. Documentary. Director.
“E! True Hollywood Story: Susana Giménez” (Distributed by E! Entertainment Television)
2005, 60´ Documentary. Director.
Samson Gabriel (born as Grigoriy Alayev in Russia, Soviet Union) is a contemporary artist specializing in Absurdist paintings, drawings, and portraits. He currently resides in New York, United States. His work is internationally acclaimed and has been exhibited in galleries across the United States.
Biography
Samson Gabriel's birthplace has in many ways defined his art, which often explores societal tensions, oppositional forces, the mythological, and the ephemeral.
After studying fine arts in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and the Estonian Academy of Art of Estonia, he honed his craft working on movie productions as a set designer on a wide variety of movies and television shows. Later, he moved into graphic advertising working on national social campaigns and projects. He has continued to paint and exhibit his work, experimenting with shadows, lines, and textures, in his paintings and creating beauty out of lo-brow materials and methods.
In 1991, Samson immigrated to the United States and continued defining himself as an artist. He was as an artist in residence at Andrew Kolb & Son gallery. In 1996, he formed his own mural studio, Gabriel Art Studio. He has since done murals in styles ranging from abstract to trompe-l’oeil in public spaces, restaurants, and private homes. All the while, he has continued to paint.
Samson creates powerful and arresting works of art, in multiple formats. His mediums include paintings, murals, illustrations, decorative work, and graphic design. His work explores the complex relationships and tensions between the ordinary and mythical, the discarded and valued, the dismissed and culturally significant. His career has been defined by boundless curiosity and exploration, and an authentic artistic inquiry process.
Samson’s work can be found in myriad of public and private art collections both in the United States and abroad. He has exhibited in New York City, as well as in galleries in
Miami, Southampton, San Francisco and Tel Aviv. He currently lives in New York City.
Biography
Samson Gabriel's birthplace has in many ways defined his art, which often explores societal tensions, oppositional forces, the mythological, and the ephemeral.
After studying fine arts in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and the Estonian Academy of Art of Estonia, he honed his craft working on movie productions as a set designer on a wide variety of movies and television shows. Later, he moved into graphic advertising working on national social campaigns and projects. He has continued to paint and exhibit his work, experimenting with shadows, lines, and textures, in his paintings and creating beauty out of lo-brow materials and methods.
In 1991, Samson immigrated to the United States and continued defining himself as an artist. He was as an artist in residence at Andrew Kolb & Son gallery. In 1996, he formed his own mural studio, Gabriel Art Studio. He has since done murals in styles ranging from abstract to trompe-l’oeil in public spaces, restaurants, and private homes. All the while, he has continued to paint.
Samson creates powerful and arresting works of art, in multiple formats. His mediums include paintings, murals, illustrations, decorative work, and graphic design. His work explores the complex relationships and tensions between the ordinary and mythical, the discarded and valued, the dismissed and culturally significant. His career has been defined by boundless curiosity and exploration, and an authentic artistic inquiry process.
Samson’s work can be found in myriad of public and private art collections both in the United States and abroad. He has exhibited in New York City, as well as in galleries in
Miami, Southampton, San Francisco and Tel Aviv. He currently lives in New York City.
Allegiance Communications is an American provider of cable TV, broadband Internet, and VOIP telephony services to rural and mid-size markets in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Allegiance Communications corporate headquarters are located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, with a basic subscriber base of more than 40,000 customers. It is now part of Vyve Broadband.
History
Beginning in 2004 as a unit of The Wicks Group, Allegiance acquired small cable systems and subscribers in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The company bought a large group of systems totaling 29,000 subscribers from Charter Communications in 2006.
On January 16, 2013 BCI Broadband and Allegiance Communications announced an agreement under which a newly formed subsidiary of BCI will acquire Allegiance in a transaction expected to close early in 2013. The announcement also marks the origination of a partnership between BCI's management and BBH Capital Partners (BBHCP), a private equity fund sponsored by Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., one of the nation's oldest and best-regarded financial institutions.
BCI is a newly organized, next-generation broadband MSO formed by the executive management team from pioneering cable operator Bresnan Communications. Led by President and CEO Jeffrey S. DeMond and Andrew Kober, EVP and CFO, the team is acquiring the Allegiance properties as the first transaction in an aggressive growth plan by the company.
History
Beginning in 2004 as a unit of The Wicks Group, Allegiance acquired small cable systems and subscribers in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The company bought a large group of systems totaling 29,000 subscribers from Charter Communications in 2006.
On January 16, 2013 BCI Broadband and Allegiance Communications announced an agreement under which a newly formed subsidiary of BCI will acquire Allegiance in a transaction expected to close early in 2013. The announcement also marks the origination of a partnership between BCI's management and BBH Capital Partners (BBHCP), a private equity fund sponsored by Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., one of the nation's oldest and best-regarded financial institutions.
BCI is a newly organized, next-generation broadband MSO formed by the executive management team from pioneering cable operator Bresnan Communications. Led by President and CEO Jeffrey S. DeMond and Andrew Kober, EVP and CFO, the team is acquiring the Allegiance properties as the first transaction in an aggressive growth plan by the company.