Off Topic: Seadragon and Photosynth

This may be the most mind-bending technology demo I’ve ever seen. It basically gives a glimpse of future Artificial Intelligence, redefining the entire concept in the process. Most people think of Artificial Intelligence as related to Turing tests. But what we see here is a computer’s ability to self-assemble visual data in ways that can give us an entirely new portal to the world. Don’t miss watching this — it will be the best seven minutes you’ve spent all week. Link.