2. E X E C U T I V E S U M M A RY:
• T H E P U B L I C N A R R A T I V E S U R R O U N D I N G T H E T H R E A T O F A I I S D R I V E N B Y K E Y
F I G U R E S , A L L T E C H L U M I N A R I E S : E L O N M U S K , S T E P H E N H A W K I N G , B I L L G A T E S
• H O L LY W O O D / P O P - C U LT U R E S WA Y T H E N A R R A T I V E A N D S E N T I M E N T A C R O S S T H E
P O P U L A C E W H I C H H A S A S T R O N G E F F E C T O N T H E R E S U LT I N G D I A L O G U E , E . G . S C I - F I
F I L M S : T R A N S C E N D E N C E ( J O H N N Y D E P P ) , T H E A V E N G E R S : A G E O F U LT R O N
• N E W E S T H O L LY W O O D R E L E A S E E X M A C H I N A I S N O T J O I N E D T O T H I S C O N V E R S A T I O N
A S I T P O R T R A Y S A N E A R - F U T U R E W I T H A N I D E A L P O S T- H U M A N F E M A L E - > N O
T H R E A T ( P O S I T I V E LY R E C E I V E D P E R S P E C T I V E )
• P O S S I B L E O P P O R T U N I T Y T O R I D E T H E WA V E O F P U B L I C I T Y A N D R E S U LT I N G P U B L I C
D I A L O G U E A R O U N D E X M A C H I N A
3. O N C E W E A P P LY T H E M E R G I N G S T R U C T U R E T O T H E D A TA S E T W E S E E A C O L L A P S E O F
T H E S T O R I E S D O W N T O 2 2 3 2 U N I Q U E * A C C O U N T S
9 9 2 9 S T O R I E S P U B L I S H E D S I N C E A U G U S T 2 0 1 3
* Whereby unique is defined as containing new information that the remainder of the network does not.
4. T O P - 1 0 C L U S T E R S
(A) Stephen Hawking Warning: AI 'Dire Threat' (11%)
(B) Elon Musk Warning: 'Demonic' AI - Biggest Existential Threat (10%)
(C) Stephen Hawking Warning: Slow Biological Evolution (6%)
(D)Bill Gates: Concerned About Super Intelligence (6%)
(E) AI + Future of Humans/Robots in Economy (6%)
(F) Transcendence (Movie) (5%)
(G)Avengers: Age of Ultron (Movie) (5%)
(H) Global Challenges: Doomsday Scenarios (Nuclear War / Global
Warming) (4%)
(I) Robot Warfare: Killer Robots & Autonomous Weapons Systems (3%)
(J) Tech Companies & Algorithms/Robotics (3%)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
5. T O P - 1 0 C L U S T E R S - P O P C U LT U R E
(A) Stephen Hawking Warning: AI 'Dire Threat' (11%)
(B) Elon Musk Warning: 'Demonic' AI - Biggest Existential Threat (10%)
(C) Stephen Hawking Warning: Slow Biological Evolution (6%)
(D)Bill Gates: Concerned About Super Intelligence (6%)
(E) AI + Future of Humans/Robots in Economy (6%)
(F) Transcendence (Movie) (5%)
(G)Avengers: Age of Ultron (Movie) (5%)
(H) Global Challenges: Doomsday Scenarios (Nuclear War / Global
Warming) (4%)
(I) Robot Warfare: Killer Robots & Autonomous Weapons Systems (3%)
(J) Tech Companies & Algorithms/Robotics (3%) F
G
6. N E T W O R K T O P O L O G Y R E V E A L S C L U S T E R S F O C U S E D O N H O L LY W O O D F E A T U R E F I L M S
A R E S I G N I F I C A N T B U T R E M O V E D F R O M T H E ` A I A S A T H R E A T ’ N A R R A T I V E
H O L LY W O O D I S I N F L U E N T I A L B U T D I S PA R AT E F R O M T H E C O N V E R S AT I O N
7. T H E A I + T H R E AT C O N V E R S AT I O N I S P R E D O M I N A N T LY T R I G G E R E D B Y
E V E N T S W H I C H S P U R A W I D E R C O N V E R S AT I O N & M E D I A - C O V E R A G E
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
8. T R A N S C E N D E N C E S TA R R I N G J O H N N Y D E P P I S R E L E A S E D
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
T R A N S C E N D E N C E
9. ` T R A N S C E N D E N C E ’ S P U T T E R S A S S C I E N C E -
F I C T I O N T H R I L L E R
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
T R A N S C E N D E N C E
10. C O M P U T E R PA S S E S T U R I N G T E S T
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
T U R I N G T E S T
11. T H E 6 5 Y E A R - O L D I C O N I C T U R I N G T E S T WA S PA S S E D F O R T H E V E RY F I R S T T I M E
B Y S U P E R C O M P U T E R E U G E N E G O O S T M A N D U R I N G T U R I N G T E S T 2 0 1 4 H E L D AT
T H E R E N O W N E D R O YA L S O C I E T Y I N L O N D O N O N S AT U R D AY.
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
T U R I N G T E S T
12. E L O N M U S K R E A D S S U P E R I N T E L L I G E N C E & T W E E T S A B O U T I T
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
E L O N M U S K T W E E T
13. @ E L O N M U S K : W O R T H R E A D I N G S U P E R I N T E L L I G E N C E B Y B O S T R O M . W E
N E E D T O B E S U P E R C A R E F U L W I T H A I . P O T E N T I A L LY M O R E D A N G E R O U S
T H A N N U K E S .
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
A U G U S T 2 0 1 4
14. E L O N M U S K S T R I K E S B A C K AT T H E M I T A E R O N A U T I C S A N D A S T R O N A U T I C S
D E PA R T M E N T ’ S C E N T E N N I A L S Y M P O S I U M
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
E L O N M U S K S P E A K S E X PA N S I V E LY
15. T H E R E S H O U L D B E S O M E S O R T O F O V E R S I G H T F R O M A R E G U L AT O RY C O M M I T T E E
E I T H E R AT T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L O R N AT I O N A L L E V E L . T H I S W O U L D B E T O
E N S U R E T H AT S O M E T H I N G F O O L I S H I S N O T D O N E , U N L E A S H E D .
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4
16. S T E P H E N H A W K I N G T E L L S T H E B B C : " T H E D E V E L O P M E N T O F F U L L
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E C O U L D S P E L L T H E E N D O F T H E H U M A N R A C E . "
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
S T E P H E N H A W K I N G TA L K S T O B B C
17. S T E P H E N H A W K I N G : F U L L I N T E R V I E W W I T H R O RY C E L L A N - J O N E S - “ H U M A N S ,
W H O A R E L I M I T E D B Y S L O W B I O L O G I C A L E V O L U T I O N , C O U L D N ' T C O M P E T E A N D
W O U L D B E S U P E R S E D E D "
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 4
18. A I E X P E R T S S I G N A G R E E M E N T T O P R O T E C T M A N K I N D F R O M T H E R I S E O F T H E
M A C H I N E S
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
S T E P H E N H A W K I N G S I G N S L E T T E R
19. A N O P E N L E T T E R F R O M T H E F U T U R E O F L I F E I N S T I T U T E T H I S W E E K C A L L E D
F O R E X PA N D E D R E S E A R C H T O E N S U R E A I S Y S T E M S A R E " R O B U S T " A N D
B E N E F I T S O C I E T Y - H A W K I N G H A S S I G N E D T H E O P E N L E T T E R
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
J A N U A RY 2 0 1 5
A I M U S T T U R N F O C U S T O S A F E T Y, S T E P H E N H A W K I N G A N D
O T H E R R E S E A R C H E R S S A Y
20. M I C R O S O F T F O U N D E R S A I D H E D I D N ' T U N D E R S TA N D P E O P L E W H O W E R E N O T
T R O U B L E D B Y T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y T H AT A I C O U L D G R O W T O O S T R O N G F O R P E O P L E
T O C O N T R O L .
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
B I L L G A T E S I N S I S T S A I I S A T H R E A T
21. M R G AT E S C O N T R A D I C T E D O N E O F M I C R O S O F T R E S E A R C H ' S C H I E F S , E R I C
H O R V I T Z , W H O H A S S A I D H E " F U N D A M E N TA L LY " D I D N O T S E E A I A S A
T H R E AT.
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 5
22. F O O T P R I N T: S T E P H E N H A W K I N G
I N F L U E N C E
141 nodes
23. F O O T P R I N T: S T E P H E N H A W K I N G + 1
I N F L U E N C E
418 nodes
∆ 196%
24. F O O T P R I N T: E L O N M U S K
I N F L U E N C E
225 nodes
25. F O O T P R I N T: E L O N M U S K + 1
I N F L U E N C E
527 nodes
∆ 134%
26. F O O T P R I N T: B I L L G AT E S
I N F L U E N C E
43 nodes
27. F O O T P R I N T: B I L L G AT E S + 1
I N F L U E N C E
146 nodes
∆ 240%
28. F O O T P R I N T: H O L LY W O O D
I N F L U E N C E
171 nodes
29. F O O T P R I N T: H O L LY W O O D + 1
I N F L U E N C E
205 nodes
∆ 20%
30. F O O T P R I N T: J O H N N Y D E P P
I N F L U E N C E
105 nodes
31. F O O T P R I N T: J O H N N Y D E P P + 1
I N F L U E N C E
235 nodes
∆ 124%
32. Entity
Stephen
Hawking
Elon Musk Bill Gates Johnny Depp Hollywood
Article Count 141 225 43 105 171
Total Influence 418 527 146 235 205
∆ 196% 134% 240% 124% 20%
S U M M A RY O F M A I N E N T I T I E S ’ R E A C H
33. Entity Elon Musk
Stephen
Hawking
Johnny Depp Bill Gates Hollywood
Article Count 225 141 105 43 171
Total Reach 527 418 235 146 205
∆ 134% 196% 124% 240% 20%
R A N K - O R D E R I N G O F M A I N E N T I T I E S ’ R E A C H
34. ` E X M A C H I N A’ - N O T I N V O LV E D I N T H E C O N V E R S AT I O N
B U T P O R T R AY S F U T U R E T E N M I N U T E S F R O M N O W
T E M P O R A L S I G N A T U R E
` ` I F S O M E B O D Y L I K E G O O G L E O R A P P L E
A N N O U N C E D T O M O R R O W T H A T T H E Y H A D M A D E
A VA , W E W O U L D A L L B E S U R P R I S E D , B U T W E
W O U L D N ' T B E T H A T S U R P R I S E D ” - A L E X G A R L A N D
35. ` ` A S M A R T, S L E E K M O V I E A B O U T M E N A N D T H E M A C H I N E S T H E Y M A K E , B U T
I T ’ S A L S O A B O U T M E N A N D T H E W O M E N T H E Y D R E A M U P ’’ - T H E W O R L D ' S
F I R S T T R U E A I , H O U S E D I N T H E B O D Y O F A B E A U T I F U L R O B O T G I R L
` E X M A C H I N A ’ - R E L E A S E D A P R I L 1 0 , 2 0 1 5
31 nodes
37. A I : R E S E A R C H & I P H A S B E E N G R A D U A L LY I N C R E A S I N G F O R D E C A D E S
PAT E N T S : T H E R I S E O F A I
38. " O U R P R I M A RY L O N G - T E R M C O M P E T I T I O N I S I N C H I N A , " S A I D M U S K I N T H E
I N T E R V I E W. " I F W E P U B L I S H E D PAT E N T S , I T W O U L D B E FA R C I C A L , B E C A U S E T H E
C H I N E S E W O U L D J U S T U S E T H E M A S A R E C I P E B O O K . "
E L O N M U S K : " W E H A V E E S S E N T I A L LY N O PA T E N T S I N S PA C E X ”
SpaceX
ELON MUSK: 'If We Published
Patents, It Would Be Farcical'
KIM BHASIN
NOV. 9, 2012, 11:58 AM
The patent system has been
getting a lot of heat lately,
especially with the high-profile
fight between Apple and
Samsung.
Superhero entrepreneur Elon
Musk just avoids patents
altogether with his high-tech
space venture SpaceX.
You would think you'd want to
protect your intellectual
property when you're building
complicated things like
spaceships and innovating new
technologies daily.
But Musk's decision actually
makes total sense. Why is that?
Musk explains in a recent
interview with Chris Anderson at Wired:
39. 7 7 2 PA T E N T S F O R E L O N M U S K I N V E S T M E N T S
L A C K O F A I F O O T P R I N T: PAY PA L , T E S L A & S O L A R C I T Y
Tesla (92%)
PayPal (5%)
SolarCity (3%)
PAT E N T S B Y T E C H N O L O G Y PAT E N T S B Y A S S I G N E E
40. 6 5 2 PA T E N T S F O R M I C R O S O F T ( B I L L G A T E S )
M I N O R A I F O O T P R I N T: M I C R O S O F T
AI (9%)
PAT E N T S B Y T E C H N O L O G Y A I F O O T P R I N T