The Pioneers Conference is entering its second day: Under the motto “Blurred Frontiers” — blurred boundaries — 2,500 startups, investors and media people are currently meeting in Vienna’s Hofburg.
The second day will be kicked off by the Austrian investor Hermann Hauser with a keynote speech on the current relationship between man and machine.
Hauser compares the technical specifications of the human brain with the performance of current computers. Initially, computers take the lead in the human-machine game of quartet: 500 terabytes of RAM can be accommodated in one kilogram of mass. Humans achieve just a fifth of that. Nevertheless, the brain is still vastly superior to computers in terms of computing power, "calculating" a thousand times faster. At the same time, computers require ten thousand times more energy. In terms of energy efficiency, the brain is ten million times superior to computers.
So far, so reassuring for us humans. However, things are less promising when it comes to hardware: Our eyes can't keep up with cameras in any respect. Human legs are already less versatile and powerful than robot legs.
The comparison of human and machine performance demonstrates one thing above all: humans and machines are now comparable. The advances in artificial intelligence are primarily due to machine learning. As a result, machines have not only become more powerful, but also more human. The revolutionary difference, according to Hauser, is that computers no longer work with mathematical ones and zeros, but with probabilities and statistics: They learn for themselves what rather will happen, probably works and the relative is the best solution. Hauser concludes:
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Hauser views intelligent machines as a new "species" that will radically change our lives in the next five to ten years. Humanity has found in them a new partner with whom we will evolve together. Humanity still needs to define the goals of this partnership. Hauser proposes 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals before.
Holodeck in the Hofburg
The Munich startup offers a completely different approach to crossing borders Holodeck VR The holodeck is set up in a separate room in the Hofburg. Several users can move around the room simultaneously wearing VR headsets and interact with each other in virtual reality. The 21-year-old Fanny works as a volunteer for the Pioneers and has tested the holodeck:
"I thought it was really cool. At first, you feel a bit helpless, but when the track is clear, it's great. It's a completely different feeling."
We spoke with Holodeck VR co-founder Jonathan Nowak Delgado talked about his startup's appearance at Pioneers and asked what the Munich startup hopes to achieve:
"Conferences and trade fairs are not actually our core business, but we use them to increase our visibility. We can reach as many consumers Virtual Reality accessible for the first time. At the end of the day, the conference attendees here—startups, investors, journalists—are also end consumers."
The problem, according to Nowak, is that VR has not yet become a mass market:
"All the hopes that VR would soon become a mass market like smartphones have not been fulfilled. Our hypothesis is that people don't want to own the technology, they just want to have a great experience. Our solution is therefore VR on demand."
The Holodeck co-founder Jeff Burton will be a speaker on several panels at Pioneers 18. This is how Holodeck VR was invited by Pioneers.
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So far, Holodeck has been represented at Bits & Pretzels and the NOAH Conference, among others. In June, he'll be heading to Cebit in Hanover. We want to know what makes the Pioneers special for him:
"The location is very impressive, I must say. We've already been able to show the holodeck to some investors."
In addition, the regional proximity to Eastern Europe is very interesting because of the supply of software developers.
“Otherwise, it’s a good mix here.”
