Some good reading today:

On John Koza’s software evolution system that has successfully evolved multiple inventions that have been awarded patents. This could become a very interesting area as computing power and cheap access to the cloud keeps ramping up.

John Koza’s Invention Machine

On the present and future of games that blend reality and the virtual world. Rode your bike to work today instead of driving, 200 points! Cooked your own dinner… boooo-yah, 500 points. You just saved on your health insurance payment for the day.

The Future of Games

On Emmy Miller, a software composer (as in a program that learns and autonomously generates pieces of music) that is coming out with an album shortly.

Cyborg Composer