What is Project Cyborg and what did Kevin Warwick do in it?
Project Cyborg is a series of experiments in which Kevin Warwick had electronic devices implanted into his own body to interface with his nervous system. The first stage, beginning on the 24th of August 1998, involved an RFID chip implanted under his skin to control doors and lights. The second stage, on the 14th of March 2002, involved a BrainGate neural array implanted directly into the median nerve in his left wrist, allowing him to control a robot arm and connect his nervous system to the internet.
What was the first direct electronic communication between two human nervous systems?
The first direct, purely electronic communication between two human nervous systems took place as part of Kevin Warwick's Project Cyborg. A neural implant was placed in Warwick's arm and a simpler array was placed in his wife's arm, and the two devices communicated electronically, transmitting signals between their nervous systems over a distance.
Did Eugene Goostman pass the Turing test at the Royal Society in 2014?
Kevin Warwick declared that Eugene Goostman passed the Turing test at the Royal Society event in June 2014, held to mark the 60th anniversary of Alan Turing's death. The chatbot convinced more than 30 percent of judges it was human during five-minute text conversations. Critics contested the claim, arguing the program's persona as a young non-native English speaker lowered the bar for the test.
What is the Gershwyn AI and what did it produce?
Gershwyn is a genetic algorithm Kevin Warwick helped develop that was designed to generate popular songs by analysing the characteristics of previous hit records. It appeared on the BBC programme Tomorrow's World and was used to produce music for a group called Manus, which consisted of the four younger brothers of Elvis Costello.
Why was Kevin Warwick's robot cat Hissing Sid refused a plane ticket?
British Airways refused to allow Hissing Sid on board a flight because the airline did not permit animals in the cabin. Hissing Sid was a pneumatically powered robot cat Warwick had built as a student project and taken on a British Council lecture tour of Russia.
What were Kevin Warwick's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures about?
Kevin Warwick presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in December 2000 under the title Rise of the Robots. The lectures explored artificial intelligence and robotics, and were later repeated in 2001 during a tour of Japan, China, and Korea. Before they aired, computer scientist Simon Colton publicly objected to Warwick's selection as lecturer.