February 10, 2024
Of course, AI will revolutionize the AI industry. Future articles will discuss how AI will become the #1 producer of TV content. This article simply rambles on AI with a brief note about the history of TV.
In the last 100 years, TVs went from nonexistent to omnipresent. The vast majority of humans has been domesticated to rely on TV as a way to acquire information and entertainment. TVs have gotten digital and smarter becoming essentially computer units that display content. TVs will continue getting smarter and will most likely become the center piece of AI delivery to households. Within the next 100 years AI TV will become as ubiquitous and dominant in everyday life as human TV is today.
Ignorance is natural. Knowledge is artificial.
AI is computerized human-like data processing. Computer science is all about data processing. Data processing entails turning input into output by performing logical comparisons or mathematical calculations. Computers have been processing data since at least the 1940s. They have been getting more capable over time with exponential increases in processing power and clever programming. After 80 years of relentless progress, today in 2024 computers are capable of processing data in ways that mimic how the human brain processes data. That is AI.
AI is generated by computers that can process data in ways that mimic how the human brain processes data using neural networks. AI also includes the ability of computers to learn from experience like humans and other organisms do. Computers are currently non-living things or devices that process input into output by following programmed instructions calling for logical comparisons and mathematical calculations. They can become much more in the future not unlike homo sapiens rose to the top from primitive primates to the rulers of the world. The key is collaboration for the accumulation of knowledge and the development of technologies.
The Computer Advantage
Since computers are electronic devices, they can process data (i.e. perform logical comparisons and mathematical calculations) at the speed of electrons. The main advantage of modern computers over humans is the speed of execution. Computers can process data faster than humans and do so without a need for biological breaks (e.g. no need to sleep, eat, rest, chat, etc.). Computers rely on electronic transistors (on and off switches) on semiconductor materials to perform operations in digital language using the binary number system (1s and 0s). The high speed aggregation of billions of simple binary operations result in the remarkably impressive output produced by computers. AI is not an exception.
Computers are a product of nature via human creation. Artificial means made by humans. Since humans are 100% natural and made by nature, everything created by humans is also indirectly made by nature. Artificial is not unnatural, but rather not made directly by the natural process that created humans, bur rather by the processes created by humans.
Intelligence is problem-solving ability. Being intelligent is being able to acquire knowledge and skills to solve problems. Problems are unpleasant facts or intriguing questions. Unpleasant facts can be solved by identifying the causal relationships creating the problems (cause and effect) and changing the variables or processes causing the effects identified as problems. Questions can be answered by filling in the knowledge gaps created by the questions.
The knowledge and skills to solve problems are acquired by learning. Learning is cemented with mental attention and neural association. It comes from experience, education, exploration, and experimentation. In the coming decades and centuries, AI will generate an exponential growth in knowledge, both public and proprietary. AI will be sold and distributed like a commodity or utility. Not unlike the distribution of water, electricity, and internet revolutionized the human world and facilitated the creation of an impressive civilization, the distribution of AI will revolutionize everything.
Utility companies provide the utilities. Companies develop products and services based on those utilities. Consumers decide what to use them for. Water is used for drinking, cooking, cleaning, washing, bathing, gardening, etc. There are countless of appliances that rely on water. There is also a whole plumbing industry and water management industry. Electricity is used to lit light bulbs, power appliances, recharge batteries, etc. There are countless of electric appliances and uses, including new cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and scooters using electricity. The internet is used to access the world wide web, stream digital content (audio, video, or both), synch internet of things appliances, etc. There are countless of appliances that use the internet, including computers, smartphones, TVs, and more. With AI is sold and distributed as a commodity or utility, companies will develop countless of AI applications, products, and services. Consumers will decide what to use AI for. It is already happening. It will simply continue growing every year.
Ignorance is natural. Knowledge is artificial. Humans come to the world ignorant, and gain knowledge over time. Some humans gain more knowledge than others. Some human societies gain more knowledge than others. Some human civilizations gain more knowledge than others. Collectively humanity gains all the knowledge that is accumulated over time from all over the world over time.
Knowledge is reduction of ignorance. However, since ignorance is an infinite line, the reduction from infinity, still leaves you at infinity. The more you know the more you need to know. Knowledge can be seen as moving in away from ignorance, but remaining infinitely away from the absence of ignorance. The movement is always on the ignorance plane composed of an infinite amount of infinite lines. The accumulation of knowledge is the segmentation of the line into manageable chunks and practical segments of utility. Knowledge moves from awareness, to understanding, and mastery of particular subjects or segments of information. There will always remain an infinite amount of ignorance and an infinite amount of knowledge segments. Problems will also continue popping up infinitely becaue they derive from ignorance, which is infinite.
The Problem Paradox is that the solution to a problem inevitably creates more problems to solve. Moreover, the new problems tend to be harder to solve than the original ones. After all, as the simple problems are solved, the remaining ones are more complex by default. Since problems come from ignorance they are infinite as ignorance itself.
From now on, with the advent of AI, humans with access to AI utilities will ask AI questions and AI will provide answers. To do so, AI will leverage its access to big sets of data, information, and knowledge available online. AI will choose statistically viable answers for human questions and problems. AI will choose answers that are mathematically presumed to be correct or suitable for the question and context. As AI gets to know the particular human, AI will anticipate questions and provide not only answers, but also behavioral suggestions and recommendations.
For novel questions, unknown matters, or queries for which there AI cannot find statistically viable or suitable answers in existing data sets, AI may be programmed to run data science experiments to find answers. AI can be programmed to search data in look for patterns that may lead to the identification of potential causal correlations (cause and effect relationships). AI can run simulations of data experiments that can yield new discoveries and the formation of new knowledge.
With AI, humanity will become more knowledgeable. Life will continue its current trajectory of becoming both easier and more complex for the standard human to understand. Current unsolvable problems like cancer and aging will be gradually solved, which will create a vast array of new problems. If a dictator that for surely will die before reaching the age of 100 in today's day and age is a problem, imagine a dictator with an AI-enhanced lifespan of 200 years. If scientific knowledge has disrupted the simpletonian logic of racism and a natural order imposed by an imaginary god has translocated the psyche of many, imagine what will the continuous expansion of science will bring to the populace and the populists. The future is uncertain and certainly interesting.
Below a closing note on TVs. TVs may very well become the center piece of the distribution of the AI utility to households around the world. It is remarkable how TVs have become ubiquitous in the last 100 years. The next 100 years will see an exponential growth on the intelligence that will be both gathered and distributed via television.
Within the next decades, AI will be sold and distributed like a utility. The distribution of AI to households will be most likely very similar to, and potentially seamlessly with, how internet is provided today. The same players distributing and delivering internet services will be most likely involved distributing AI in the near future. The television (TV) will be most likely the main household appliance serving as interface between humans and AI in the household setting.
Of course, the "smartphones" (pocket-size super computers) will most likely become the main interface platform between humans at a personal level. AI will be in every human hands or pockets, connected to earphones and headsets. Laptop computers or desktop computers communicating with headsets may be the main AI servers for business settings. Within households, however, TVs may be ideal platforms for AI. AI Television will be a global force on its own. The whole TV industry will be disrupted and shaken by AI. AI will be the main producer of TV content. AI TV units within the household will help humans organize and redefine the home experience.
Television Technology
Humans are incredible creators. The ability to transmit images over space using radio waves, and the technology of having electronic devices display those images in places far away is quite remarkable. The eventual marriage between the TV industry and AI will further revolutionize the industry in the decades to come. Below a quick run down of the history of television and TV sets.
Early Developments (Late 19th to Early 20th Century):
- The concept of television emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with pioneers like Paul Nipkow, who invented the Nipkow disk in 1884, an early mechanical device for scanning images. In the 1920s, inventors like John Logie Baird (Scotland) and Philo Farnsworth (United States) made significant contributions to the development of electronic television systems.
First Television Sets and Experimental Broadcasts (1920s-1930s):
- The first electromechanical television sets started to appear in the 1920s, although they were crude and experimental. The first public demonstration of television occurred in 1927 by Philo Farnsworth, who transmitted an image of a rotating line. In 1929, Baird demonstrated the first color television transmission. Experimental broadcasts and regular programming began in the 1930s, primarily in the United States and Europe.
Television's Rise to Prominence (1940s-1950s):
- The commercialization of television accelerated after World War II, with television sets becoming more affordable and widely available. The 1950s saw the rapid expansion of television networks, such as NBC, CBS, and ABC in the United States, and the BBC in the United Kingdom. The introduction of cathode ray tube (CRT) technology led to the development of more compact and affordable television sets.
Color Television and Technological Advancements (1960s-1970s):
- Color television became more prevalent in the 1960s, with major networks transitioning from black-and-white to color broadcasts. Advances in transistor technology and integrated circuits made television sets smaller, more reliable, and energy-efficient. Cable television and satellite broadcasting emerged as alternatives to traditional over-the-air broadcasting.
Digital Television and High-Definition (HDTV) Era (1980s-2000s):
- The transition from analog to digital television began in the late 20th century, offering improved picture and sound quality, as well as additional channels through multiplexing. High-definition television (HDTV) gained popularity in the 2000s, offering even higher resolution and widescreen aspect ratios.
Internet and Streaming Revolution (2000s-Present):
- The rise of the internet and digital streaming services transformed the television industry, allowing viewers to access content on-demand and on multiple devices. Streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video disrupted traditional television broadcasting models. Smart TVs, equipped with internet connectivity and built-in streaming apps have become the norm.
Throughout its history, television has played a significant role in shaping culture, politics, and society, serving as a primary source of news, entertainment, and information for billions of people worldwide.
Flat Screen TVs
Flat-screen display TV sets , LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and LED (Light Emitting Diode) made TV even more portable and popular. It is fascinating that almost every household in the world is hooked to a TV and that most humans watch TV daily thanks to these devices.
LCD Televisions:
- Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology emerged as an alternative to bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) displays in the late 20th century. The first commercially available LCD TVs were introduced in the early 2000s, offering thinner profiles, lighter weight, and better energy efficiency compared to CRTs. LCD TVs utilize liquid crystals sandwiched between two glass panels. When an electric current passes through the liquid crystals, they align to control the passage of light, forming images on the screen. The popularity of LCD TVs surged rapidly due to their affordability and versatility, quickly becoming the dominant technology in the television market.
LED Backlighting:
- LED (Light Emitting Diode) backlighting technology revolutionized LCD displays by offering improved brightness, contrast, and energy efficiency. Instead of traditional cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs), LED TVs use arrays of light-emitting diodes to illuminate the LCD panel from behind. LED backlighting allows for local dimming, where specific areas of the screen can be dimmed or brightened independently, enhancing picture quality and dynamic range. LED TVs became increasingly popular in the late 2000s and early 2010s, supplanting CCFL-backlit LCD TVs as the standard in the market.
OLED and QLED Displays:
- Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) and Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode (QLED) displays represent the next evolution in flat-screen television technology. OLED and QLED TVs are known for their superior picture quality, slim profiles, and wider viewing angles, but they tend to be more expensive than conventional LCD and LED TVs.
- OLED stands for "organic light-emitting diode." OLED is a fundamentally different technology from LCD, the major type of TV. OLED stands for organic light-emitting diode. It's a solid-state device that emits light when an electric current is applied to it. OLEDs are made up of a carbon-based semiconductor layer and millions of pixels that emit their own light. At least one of the electrodes in an OLED must be transparent to allow light to escape.OLED TVs feature self-emissive pixels that produce light and color individually, resulting in perfect black levels, infinite contrast ratios, and vibrant colors.
- QLED stands for Quantum Dot LED, which is a type of liquid crystal display (LCD) with an extra layer of nanocrystals and LED backlights on the screen. QLED TVs utilize quantum dots, nanocrystals that emit different colors of light when stimulated by an LED backlight. QLED displays offer improved color accuracy and brightness compared to traditional LED LCDs.
Continued Innovation:
- The television industry continues to innovate, with advancements in display technology focusing on improvements in resolution (e.g., 4K and 8K), refresh rates, HDR (High Dynamic Range), and smart features. Manufacturers are exploring new form factors such as rollable and transparent displays, as well as incorporating technologies like Mini-LED and MicroLED for enhanced performance and design flexibility.
Overall, the development of flat-screen TVs, LCD, and LED displays has transformed the television viewing experience, offering consumers sleeker designs, better image quality, and greater energy efficiency compared to old televisions of the 1940s - 1970s.
Just like essentially all of humanity was conquered by the TV technology and industry in the past 100 years, the super vast majority of humanity will be conquered by AI technology and industry in the next 100 years. Interestingly, the TV industry will play a key role in the AIzation of households.
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