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This semester, changes are afoot in the astronomy department.
In response to student feedback, the department made several changes that will go into effect this year, including changing the name of the Bachelor of Science degree from Astronomy and Physics to Astrophysics. The Bachelor of Arts degree will keep its name of Astronomy. The department has refocused the B.S. major on the core science skills necessary for a career in science, adding new courses like Astrostatistics and Data Mining (ASTR 356), which focuses on statistical analysis. Faculty have also made it a priority to do field work in observatories. Astronomy director of undergraduate studies Debra Fischer also reviewed all of the majors courses, revising the curriculum to eliminate overlap between courses and ensure that the curriculum is in sequential order. According to faculty members interviewed, these changes are geared at better preparing students for careers in science.
I think the redesigned curriculum prepares the students better for anything they want to do, Fischer wrote in an email. They will hit the ground running if they decide to go to grad school.
Victoria Misenti, assistant astronomy DUS, said that the majors former name, Astronomy and Physics, was sometimes mistakenly thought to be a double major. Other professors also said that the majors new name is much stronger.
[Students] didnt feel that the name was clear enough for them to be able to successfully go into graduate programs or professional careers as astronomers, Misenti said. Astrophysics was much stronger it meant something more to these graduate programs.
While Fischer said she is not sure the name change is significant, astronomy professor Louise Edwards said she hopes it will prove important. Edwards added that she hopes the majors new name will help employers recognize that Yales program develops strong analytical skills in its students.
Students are pleased with the changes, Misenti said, adding that while only the Class of 2017 and below need to meet the new set of requirements, most upperclassmen want to anyway. She also noted that the increasing number of majors suggests students are pleased with the changes.
Astronomy and physics major Hannah Alpert 15, who participated in a focus group her sophomore year to discuss possible changes for the major, said she was happy to see that many of the concerns voiced by students in the group had been resolved with the recent changes. Many of her peers desired more intermediate classes before the change, classes were split between lower level introductory classes and higher level classes, she said.
I dont think the changes are very drastic, but noticeable in a good way, Alpert said.
Though she was a part of the focus group, Alpert said she is unaware of what all the changes entail. She added there will be a discussion for undergraduates on Nov. 14 about the changes. A new committee will also be formed to review the current curriculum.
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Building Artificial Intelligence is "Summoning a Demon" Says Tesla CEO Elon Musk
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Musk, who promises to take humans to new heights with space and battery technologies, was especially grounded in his latest caution on artificial intelligence.
He told an audience at MIT on Friday that "we should be very careful about artificial intelligence," warning it may be "our biggest existential threat."
"With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon," he said.
"In all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it's like yeah he's sure he can control the demon," he continued, to some laughs from the audience.
Musk then cracked a smile: "Didn't work out."
His Tesla (TSLA) electric vehicles and SpaceX rockets, which recently won a multi-billion dollar contract with NASA, have pushed the limits of their respective technologies.
Musk hasn't embraced artificial intelligence, a field of study at MIT and other schools with significant ethical considerations and business potential. He has previously cautioned it is "potentially more dangerous than nukes."
But he has invested in artificial intelligence companies -- because, he told CNN's Rachel Crane recently, he wanted "to keep an eye on them."
"I wanted to see how artificial intelligence was developing," Musk said in the CNN interview. Among his questions: "Are companies taking the right safety precautions?"
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There have already been several dire warnings fromTeslaandSpaceXfounderElon Muskin recent months regarding the perils of artificial intelligence, but this week he actually managed to raise the bar in terms of making AI seem scary.
First, according to Musk, AI was as dangerousas nuclear war. Now Musk is likening the possible battle between humans and computers in the future, termed by some as "the singularity," as a struggle for the soul of mankind itself.
How so? By invoking the one thing even those with little interest in technology fear the most: demons!
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In an hour-long interview for MIT, which held itsCentennial Symposiumlast week, Musk opened himself up to the audience for questions. Most of the questions were about space travel, but one audience member asked Musk for his thoughts on artificial intelligence, and that's when things got a bit spooky.
"I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence," said Musk, the expression on his face suddenly turning very serious. "If I were to guess like what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably that. So we need to be very careful with the artificial intelligence. There should be some regulatory oversight maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don't do something very foolish."
Sounds reasonable. Prudent even. A generally conservative approach to a potential technological issue facing our world in the future. Wise words.
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It's hard to call Elon Musk a technophobe the Tesla CEO has been a vocal proponentofspace exploration, the electric carand something called a "hyperloop."
But there's one bit of future techMusk isn't so keen on: artificial intelligence. And duringa recentMITaerospace symposium, Musk issued a gravewarning about the potentialdangers of AI research.
"With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon. You know all those stories where there's theguy with thepentagram and the holy water, and he's like, yeah, he's sure he can control the demon. Doesn't work out."
Of course, we've all seen plenty of big-budget sci-fi warnings about havoc-wreaking robots, but Muskhas actually been pretty consistent with his AI phobia.
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In June,he told CNBChis investments in AI researchwere meant "to keep an eye on" the technology, anda tweetfrom early August warns artificial intelligence could be"potentially more dangerous than nukes."
But this is the first time demons havebeen brought into the conversation, and a few sites took Musk to task for his hyperbole.
ACNET writerquips"Who knows what demonic hellscape could emerge if we ever let artificially intelligent machines get ahold of aOuijaboard."WhileMashable writes,"Forget Tony Stark, the comic book character most oftenassociated with Musk, it may be time to start thinkingDoctor Strange. Pentagram? Really, Elon?"
Musk's concern issomewhat timely AI research has hit a new wave of popularity among big tech companies. Googlerecently acquiredtwo artificial intelligence companies,adding to its growing stable of AI researchers.
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Elon Musk on artificial intelligence: 'We're summoning the demon'
Elon Musk, Internet darling and CEO of Tesla Motors, was speaking before the MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics departments Centennial Symposium on Friday. In the middle of his session, he distractedly mused on some foreboding thoughts about artificial intelligence.
I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I were to guess like what our biggest existential threat is, its probably that. So we need to be very careful with the artificial intelligence.
Increasingly scientists think there should be some regulatory oversight maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we dont do something very foolish.
With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where theres the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, its like yeah hes sure he can control the demon. Didnt work out.
This is not the first time that Musk has issued a warning about artificial intelligence. Back in August he tweeted:
Musk referenced Superintelligence by Bostrom, evidently referring to Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom, a recent book.
The Amazon description for Bostroms book reads:
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us?
If machine brains surpassed human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become extremely powerful possibly beyond our control. As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on humans than on the species itself, so would the fate of humankind depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence.
Most of what lay persons know about artificial intelligence and the dangers therein lies in movies like The Matrix and the Terminator films and television show. In these imaginings, artificial intelligence grows controlled until it reaches a tipping point where it quickly outpaces mans ability to control it. It progresses on, unfeeling and cold, reasoning that man is too flawed and weak to be depended upon as a facet of its existence. It then seeks to either eliminate or subjugate humans.
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Musk, who promises to take humans to new heights with space and battery technologies, was especially grounded in his latest caution on artificial intelligence.
He told an audience at MIT on Friday that "we should be very careful about artificial intelligence," warning it may be "our biggest existential threat."
"With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon," he said.
"In all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it's like yeah he's sure he can control the demon," he continued, to some laughs from the audience.
Musk then cracked a smile: "Didn't work out."
His Tesla (TSLA) electric vehicles and SpaceX rockets, which recently won a multi-billion dollar contract with NASA, have pushed the limits of their respective technologies.
Musk hasn't embraced artificial intelligence, a field of study at MIT and other schools with significant ethical considerations and business potential. He has previously cautioned it is "potentially more dangerous than nukes."
But he has invested in artificial intelligence companies -- because, he told CNN's Rachel Crane recently, he wanted "to keep an eye on them."
"I wanted to see how artificial intelligence was developing," Musk said in the CNN interview. Among his questions: "Are companies taking the right safety precautions?"
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While he believes smart machines can take us to Mars and drive our cars for us, Musk remains worried that artificial intelligence holds a darker potential.
Musk says this guy could be the least of our fears. Video screenshot of "Far Cry 3" by CNET Australia
Elon Musk, a chief advocate of cars smart enough to park and drive themselves, continues to escalate his spooky speech when it comes to the next level of computation -- the malicious potential of artificial intelligence continues to freak him out.
"With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon," Musk said last week at the MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department's 2014 Centennial Symposium. "You know all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water and he's like... yeah, he's sure he can control the demon, [but] it doesn't work out."
This has become a recurring theme in Musk's public comments, and each time he warns of the AI bogeyman it seems even more dire.
In June, Musk raised the specter of the "Terminator" franchise, saying that he invests in companies working on artificial intelligence just to be able to keep an eye on the technology. In August, he reiterated his concerns in a tweet, writing that AI is "potentially more dangerous than nukes." Just a few weeks ago, Musk half-joked on a different stage that a future AI system tasked with eliminating spam might decide that the best way to accomplish this task is to eliminate humans.
But this is the first time I'm aware of that Musk has kicked up the rhetoric another notch -- perhaps anticipating this week's onslaught of Halloween costumes -- to compare AI to something supernatural like demons.
How to deal with the demonic forces of AI in the future? In a strange move for a tech mogul, Musk suggests it might be a good idea to fight one bogeyman with another (depending on your political perspective) in the form of government regulators.
"If I were to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably that," he said, referring to artificial intelligence. "I'm increasingly inclined to thing there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level just to make sure that we don't do something very foolish."
Indeed. Who knows what demonic hellscape could emerge if we ever let artificially intelligent machines get ahold of a Ouija board. Watch Musk's comments for yourself in the video below.
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Elon Musk: 'We are summoning the demon' with artificial intelligence
Elon Musk just got biblical on the topic of artificial intelligence. In fact, he called it our biggest existential threat. This from a man working hard to make it possible for you to take a snooze behind the wheel during your morning commute.
With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon, the Tesla TSLA, -0.02% boss said Friday in an interview at MIT (see video above). In all those stories where theres the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, its like, hes sure he can control the demon.
And, as Musk pointed out, that usually doesnt work out so well.
Whether some sort of Terminator-style Judgment Day awaits us draws a varied response, depending upon whom you ask. Cambridge professor and heralded physicist Stephen Hawking, for instance, is in Musks camp, saying AI may turn out to be our best and last creation.
Then theres tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreesen, who tweeted that hes increasingly convinced [Musk] simply doesnt know what hes talking about and that anybody feeling freaked out about it should read this piece from the engineering geeks at IEEE Spectrum.
Andreesen joked that hell start to worry when iPhone autocorrect starts to work reliably.
As for Musk, he responded to Andreesen with: Famous last words. Actually, they would be famous if there were any humans left alive to hear them. And with that, he went even deeper with his most recent tweet.
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Toronto, ON Vector Aerospace Corporation (www.vectoraerospace.com), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services is pleased to announce that Vector Aerospace Engine Services-Atlantic Inc. (ES-A) and the Solenta Aviation wider group of companies, based in Johannesburg, South Africa have signed a new three-year engine services agreement.
As per the terms of the three-year agreement, ES-A will provide comprehensive fixed-wing aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services to the Solenta Aviation Groups turboprop engine fleet from its facilities in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Nairobi, Kenya.
Our relationship with Vector Aerospace goes back many years," says Mark Hurst, Group Managing Director. "With their support, we have grown our fleet of aircraft extensively over the past ten years and their tremendous customer focus and competitiveness is what differentiates Vector Aerospace from their competitors. They have managed to maintain a hands on, personal relationship with us, despite becoming part of a much bigger group themselves. Our belief is that in the aviation industry, your supply chain is as important as your customer base, and Vector Aerospace is one supplier that has become an integral part of delivering our own service offering to our global customers.
Following nearly a decade of providing consistent MRO support for the Solenta Aviation Groups' turbo-prop engine fleet throughout Africa and other territories, we are very pleased to be signing this new 3-year contract," says Jeff Poirier, president of ES-A. "Both ES-A and the Solenta Aviation Group have enjoyed significant and successful growth in the African continent over the last 10 years, and we have complimented each other well in the process.We look forward to further enhancing our relationship with the Solenta Aviation Group over the next 3 years."
Specific terms of the engine services agreement include engine repair, hot section inspections, testing, modifications, overhaul services and parts distribution (PT6A only) on the PT6A and PW100 series aircraft gas turbine engines.
Vector Aerospace holds approvals from some of the world's leading turbine engine, airframe and avionics OEMs. Engine products supported include a wide range of General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca, (all engine lines including complete test capability). Vector Aerospace also provides support for a wide range of airframes from Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland, Boeing, and Sikorsky, including major inspections and dynamic component overhaul, and offers full-service avionics capability, including complete aircraft rewire plus glass cockpit engineering, development and integration.
About Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace is a global provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. Through facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, South Africa and Kenya, Vector Aerospace provides services to commercial and military customers for gas turbine engines, components and helicopter airframes. Vectors customer-focused team includes over 2,700 motivated employees.
More information can be found on the companys website at http://www.vectoraerospace.com.
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October 16, 2014, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS The Rockford Area Aerospace Network (RAAN) will be attending and exhibiting at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2014 Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition October 21-23 in Orlando, Florida. RAAN, along with several local companies, will be in booth #4835 to pursue new growth opportunities and attract businesses to Mid-Americas best international aerospace community, Rockford, IL.
With more than 200 aerospace companies in the Rockford region, our strength is the presence of diverse companies at all levels of the supply chain, said Carrie Zethmayr, Executive Director Trade & Investment with RAAN. Exhibiting at the NBAA brings awareness of our regions aerospace assets and highlights the outstanding resources available to aerospace companies in this area.
With over 26,000 attendees, NBAA is the fourth largest tradeshow in the United States and showcases the latest products and services in the aviation industry. This event provides RAAN access to major decision makers in the aerospace and aviation community. RAAN leaders will highlight the regions global access as part of the worlds third largest multi-modal port system, talented workforce, business-friendly community and available land for development. The Rockford Region is gaining momentum in the aerospace and aviation industry both nationally and internationally.
RAAN members, Advanced Heat Treating, Ingenium Technologies and Kaney Group will also attend the conference helping to demonstrate the collaborative nature of the Rockford region and pursuing new business opportunities.
NBAA is the perfect environment for RAAN to promote Rockford and its unique capabilities to accommodate many areas of aerospace development and educational opportunities, said Jeff Kaney of the Kaney Group. The regions rate of manufacturing employment is twice the national average, with more than 80 percent of Illinois aerospace workforce and several aerospace training programs located in the Rockford area providing potential companies with a built in workforce and high level of expertise in the industry.
ABOUT THE ROCKFORD AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
The primary role of the Rockford Area Economic Development Council is to collaboratively enhance wealth creation in the Rockford Region by helping employers retain and create quality jobs while promoting the region. The RAEDC works closely with many partners to learn what existing and new employers need to grow and to serve as a one-stop resource for clients. The RAEDC seeks to improve the competitiveness of the region by taking what it learns from the regions employers and engaging the community in the daily work of economic development to improve the competitiveness of the region. The organization was recognized by Expansion Solutions magazine with a 2012 Top Five award for its exceptional progress and potential for development in the Aerospace/Defense category.
ABOUT THE ROCKFORD AREA AEROSPACE NETWORK
RAAN (Rockford Area Aerospace Network) is a committee of the Rockford Area Economic Development Council (RAEDC) and offers a platform for collaboration among local aerospace companies and institutions that serve the industry. RAAN serves as the forum where the Rockford Regions aerospace industry cluster development strategy is advanced on an on-going basis. RAAN is supported by the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge and the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce. The Challenge leverages existing resources from 16 federal agencies and award funds to regions that demonstrate the existence of high-growth industries that support a wide range of economic and workforce development activities.
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Hawkesbury (October 15, 2014) DART Aerospace is proud to announce a new non-exclusive partnership agreement with Heliswiss Iberica (HI), a company based in Barcelona, Spain. HI will be a non-exclusive distributor for DART and will market DART products in Europe.
Therefore, DART is expanding its coverage and facilitating the access to its product lines to Spain, Portugal and Western Europe. HI will be maintaining a local inventory of DART product lines that will serve HIs immediate needs, but will also be available to support other DART customers in Europe. HI will offer the full DART portfolio of products including landing gear, flotation equipment, cargo expansion and many other products. This expanding collaboration will continue to strengthen DARTs position and customer focus in the European market.
Meet DARTs new authorized distributor and discover some exclusive products at stand #G60 at the Helitech International show held in Amsterdam, October 14-16, 2014.
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DART Aerospace is Mission Ready. A privately held aerospace company, we provide industry-leading design, manufacturing and market-certified solutions for the helicopter and aerospace industry. With an impressive line-up of over 700 STCs and 5,000 products, DART offers a comprehensive portfolio of: aftermarket products, accessories, spare parts and tools for civil and military operators, all major rotorcraft OEMs, completion centers and MR&O facilities. DARTs key products include: flotation systems, landing gear, interior and exterior accessories, cargo expansion, external loads, cable cutters and filters. All this, in addition to extensive engineering capabilities and manufacturing centers delivering fast time-to-market solutions with superior customer support in over 120 countries worldwide.
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Richmond, BC Vector Aerospace Corporation (Vector Aerospace http://www.vectoraerospace.com), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce that Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America (HS-NA) has signed an agreement with the Royal Thailand Air Force (RTAF) to provide PT6T engine accessories including fuel control units and governors and combining gearboxes for the RTAFs fleet of Bell 412 aircraft. The agreement runs over the next 12 months, with automatic contract renewals subject to meeting certain performance requirements.
HS-NA has a comprehensive parts supply and cannibalization program that is continually expanding, states Chris McDowell, vice president, sales and marketing at HS-NA. Our agreement with the RTAF is a great example of how HS-NA can supply a variety of engine and component parts and accessories to civil and military customers across the world. HS-NA is proud of its long standing relationship with the RTAF and has supported the RTAFs fleet of Bell 412 aircraft and PT6T Twin-Pac engines for many years providing engine and engine accessory repairs and overhauls.
Vector understands our needs in terms of prompt service and quality, states Group Captain Pattama Suthisornyotin, Deputy Chief of Staff (1) at Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering, Royal Thai Air Force. We are happy to sign HS-NA as our supplier of PT6T engine accessories and related parts in order to support the RTAFs fleet of PT6T engines installed on our Bell 412 helicopters.
HS-NA holds approvals from some of the world's leading turbine engine, airframe and avionics OEMs. Engine products supported include a wide range of General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca, (all engine lines including complete test capability). HS-NA also provides support for a wide range of Bell, Sikorsky, and Airbus Helicopters airframes including major inspections and dynamic component overhaul, full service avionics capability including complete aircraft rewire, plus glass cockpit engineering, development and integration.
About Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace is a global provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. Through facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, South Africa, and Kenya, Vector Aerospace provides services to commercial and military customers for gas turbine engines, components and helicopter airframes. Vectors customer-focused team includes over 2,700 motivated employees.
About the Royal Thai Air Force
The mission of the Royal Thai Air Force is to prepare and employ air power in defense of the Kingdom of Thailand. The RTAF will employ specific air power to maintain nation security pertaining to different type of threat confronted such as outside military intervention, border conflicts and in-country terrorism. The Royal Thai Air Force takes part in promoting friendly relationship and cooperation among the countries of this region. The cooperation training, exercises, logistics and Exchange Visit Programs are both bilateral and multilateral.
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