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Each of the facts described below is real, and each in its own way reveals an aspect of the new world around us. Can you find the answers?
A lobby in the headquarters at Tesla Motors was redecorated in June 2014. The row of framed patents that had adorned one of the walls was replaced by a graphic bearing the phrase "OEMs: All our patent are belong to you[sic1]." What lay behind this change?
A. It was a veiled challenge to a competing equipment manufacturer that had pilfered ideas patented by Tesla.
B. It was an announcement signaling that Tesla was relinquishing all its inventor patents.
C. It reflected the company’s desire to create a buzz based on an old internet meme.
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Answer B (and C): Tesla’s patents have officially been in the public domain since 2014 so that other OEMs can leverage technologies developed by the company and generate their own solutions. The stated objective is to help grow the electric mobility sector so that overall costs can be brought down. The underlying challenge is to boost the attractiveness of electric vehicles and, it follows, expand Tesla’s potential customer base. It’s worth noting in passing that the slogan chosen by Tesla was a clear nod to a famous phrase from a Sega video game: All your base are belong to us [sic1].
To go further: #Interoperability
To go further: #Interoperability
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Answer B (and C): Tesla’s patents have officially been in the public domain since 2014 so that other OEMs can leverage technologies developed by the company and generate their own solutions. The stated objective is to help grow the electric mobility sector so that overall costs can be brought down. The underlying challenge is to boost the attractiveness of electric vehicles and, it follows, expand Tesla’s potential customer base. It’s worth noting in passing that the slogan chosen by Tesla was a clear nod to a famous phrase from a Sega video game: All your base are belong to us [sic1].
To go further: #Interoperability
To go further: #Interoperability
Why does The Game of Life, a computer game invented by John Conway in 1970, still fascinate researchers?
A. The game is so complex that it torpedoes the neural networks of even the most sophisticated AI systems.
B. Because people have died of boredom waiting for a game to come to an end.
C. Because it proves that you can have completely unpredictable results with only four very simple rules.
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Answer C: The Game of Life is in fact a cellular automaton represented by a checkerboard where each cell is influenced by the state of the eight neighboring cells. The game, which is based on rules that are easy to assimilate, brings up unexpected and complex structures — ships, cannons, clowns, gardens — that are a source of fascination to researchers.
To go further: #Complexity
To go further: #Complexity
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Answer C: The Game of Life is in fact a cellular automaton represented by a checkerboard where each cell is influenced by the state of the eight neighboring cells. The game, which is based on rules that are easy to assimilate, brings up unexpected and complex structures — ships, cannons, clowns, gardens — that are a source of fascination to researchers.
To go further: #Complexity
To go further: #Complexity
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania suggest that autonomous trucks and emergency vehicles should be permitted to drive at 300 km/h in the near future on US highways, as it would help the local economy and save lives. They also recognize that this decision could initially result in a slight increase in the number of deaths on the road. Given the choice, which of the following would you opt for?
A. I would allow vehicles to drive at 300 km/h.
B. I would oppose the idea.
C. I would prefer not to have to choose.
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The choice is actually all yours. This question is simply an illustration of the difficult decisions that humankind will have to make in the very near future. It also underlines the urgency of setting up forums where the ethics and morals of artificial intelligence can be debated.
To go further: #Morality
To go further: #Morality
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The choice is actually all yours. This question is simply an illustration of the difficult decisions that humankind will have to make in the very near future. It also underlines the urgency of setting up forums where the ethics and morals of artificial intelligence can be debated.
To go further: #Morality
To go further: #Morality
In 2008, Barack Obama’s campaign teams tested three different calls to action for the sign-up button on its website. Which one received the most clicks?
A. Join us now.
B. Sign up now.
C. Learn more.
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Answer C:
The teams also tested several photos of Obama: a black-and-white photo proved to be the most successful. By combining this image with the “Learn more” button, the click-through rate jumped by 40 percent. Nobody really knows why — but it does show how small changes can have a huge effect.
To go further: #Inanticipation
The teams also tested several photos of Obama: a black-and-white photo proved to be the most successful. By combining this image with the “Learn more” button, the click-through rate jumped by 40 percent. Nobody really knows why — but it does show how small changes can have a huge effect.
To go further: #Inanticipation
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Answer C:
The teams also tested several photos of Obama: a black-and-white photo proved to be the most successful. By combining this image with the “Learn more” button, the click-through rate jumped by 40 percent. Nobody really knows why — but it does show how small changes can have a huge effect.
To go further: #Inanticipation
The teams also tested several photos of Obama: a black-and-white photo proved to be the most successful. By combining this image with the “Learn more” button, the click-through rate jumped by 40 percent. Nobody really knows why — but it does show how small changes can have a huge effect.
To go further: #Inanticipation
What is modding?
A. It is a trend derived from the world of video games, allowing users to modify the parameters of a tool as they see fit, either to change the user experience or to adapt it to a new use — or even to convert it into a totally new tool.
B. A dance that was all the rage in the 1960s.
C. An AI programing technique.
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Answer A:
In 1983, people playing the Castle Wolfenstein game decided to manipulate the program’s images. They replaced the villains with smurfs, thereby creating Castle Smurfenstein and the very first “mod” in history. The phenomenon has now taken over the entire video game industry and spread to other areas. The collaborative platform Slack, for instance, encourages users to generate their own tools based on its components.
To go further: #Progress
In 1983, people playing the Castle Wolfenstein game decided to manipulate the program’s images. They replaced the villains with smurfs, thereby creating Castle Smurfenstein and the very first “mod” in history. The phenomenon has now taken over the entire video game industry and spread to other areas. The collaborative platform Slack, for instance, encourages users to generate their own tools based on its components.
To go further: #Progress
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Answer A:
In 1983, people playing the Castle Wolfenstein game decided to manipulate the program’s images. They replaced the villains with smurfs, thereby creating Castle Smurfenstein and the very first “mod” in history. The phenomenon has now taken over the entire video game industry and spread to other areas. The collaborative platform Slack, for instance, encourages users to generate their own tools based on its components.
To go further: #Progress
In 1983, people playing the Castle Wolfenstein game decided to manipulate the program’s images. They replaced the villains with smurfs, thereby creating Castle Smurfenstein and the very first “mod” in history. The phenomenon has now taken over the entire video game industry and spread to other areas. The collaborative platform Slack, for instance, encourages users to generate their own tools based on its components.
To go further: #Progress
Why does Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei regularly send Chengyu — traditional four-character idiomatic expressions with obscure meanings — to everyone working in the group?
A. To poke veiled fun at the Trump administration.
B. To celebrate the release of new phones.
C. To encourage staff to contribute to the company's strategy.
Right !
Answer C:
Every time a Chengyu is sent, all Huawei’s employees are invited to join a study group to discuss the meaning of the four characters. Everyone comes to these meetings armed with his or her own interpretation, distinct personality, and values, and the gatherings serve as an opportunity to think differently about the essence of the company and come up with new possibilities for the future.
To go further: #Possibilities
Every time a Chengyu is sent, all Huawei’s employees are invited to join a study group to discuss the meaning of the four characters. Everyone comes to these meetings armed with his or her own interpretation, distinct personality, and values, and the gatherings serve as an opportunity to think differently about the essence of the company and come up with new possibilities for the future.
To go further: #Possibilities
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Answer C:
Every time a Chengyu is sent, all Huawei’s employees are invited to join a study group to discuss the meaning of the four characters. Everyone comes to these meetings armed with his or her own interpretation, distinct personality, and values, and the gatherings serve as an opportunity to think differently about the essence of the company and come up with new possibilities for the future.
To go further: #Possibilities
Every time a Chengyu is sent, all Huawei’s employees are invited to join a study group to discuss the meaning of the four characters. Everyone comes to these meetings armed with his or her own interpretation, distinct personality, and values, and the gatherings serve as an opportunity to think differently about the essence of the company and come up with new possibilities for the future.
To go further: #Possibilities
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