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N E W S N A R R A T I V E

E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y:

• 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 W A 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 W A 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  

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.

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%)

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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

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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

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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

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

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` 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

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

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 W A S PA S S E D F O R T H E V E R Y 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

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

@ 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

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

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 R Y 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

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

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 R Y 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

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

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 R Y 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

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

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 R Y 2 0 1 5

F O O T P R I N T: S T E P H E N H A W K I N GI N F L U E N C E

141 nodes

F O O T P R I N T: S T E P H E N H A W K I N G + 1I N F L U E N C E

418 nodes ∆ 196%

F O O T P R I N T: E L O N M U S KI N F L U E N C E

225 nodes

F O O T P R I N T: E L O N M U S K + 1I N F L U E N C E

527 nodes ∆ 134%

F O O T P R I N T: B I L L G AT E SI N F L U E N C E

43 nodes

F O O T P R I N T: B I L L G AT E S + 1I N F L U E N C E

146 nodes ∆ 240%

F O O T P R I N T: H O L LY W O O DI N F L U E N C E

171 nodes

F O O T P R I N T: H O L LY W O O D + 1I N F L U E N C E

205 nodes ∆ 20%

F O O T P R I N T: J O H N N Y D E P PI N F L U E N C E

105 nodes

F O O T P R I N T: J O H N N Y D E P P + 1I N F L U E N C E

235 nodes ∆ 124%

EntityStephen 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 R Y O F M A I N E N T I T I E S ’ R E A C H

Entity Elon MuskStephen 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

` 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

` ` 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

A I + T H R E AT

T E C H N O L O G Y

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

" O U R P R I M A R Y 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 ”

4/29/15, 12:18Elon Musk Explains Why SpaceX Doesn't Patent Anything - Business Insider

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SpaceX

ELON MUSK: 'If We PublishedPatents, It Would Be Farcical'

KIM BHASINNOV. 9, 2012, 11:58 AM

The patent system has beengetting a lot of heat lately,especially with the high-profilefight between Apple andSamsung.

Superhero entrepreneur ElonMusk just avoids patentsaltogether with his high-techspace venture SpaceX.

You would think you'd want toprotect your intellectualproperty when you're buildingcomplicated things likespaceships and innovating newtechnologies daily.

But Musk's decision actuallymakes total sense. Why is that?Musk explains in a recentinterview with Chris Anderson at Wired:

"We have essentially no patents in SpaceX. Our primary long-term competitionis in China," said Musk in the interview. "If we published patents, it would befarcical, because the Chinese would just use them as a recipe book."

There are plenty of big holes in patent law — especially international patent law. And insome cases, they're totally bypassed anyway.

Thus, Musk's only option is to go with the trade secret route. That should end up working for

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

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