Skynet Incipient
March 29, 2009 - 7:53 pm
Irradiated by LabRat
Irradiated by LabRat
We’ve got one robot that is capable of differentiating between its own mirror image and another robot that looks just like it and is imitating its movements…
And another robot that can create an internal model of itself and use that model to adapt to new situations, such as injury.
All joking aside, it’s interesting from the technological standpoint, but even moreso from the cognitive and philosophical standpoints. What’s awareness, what’s consciousness, and where are the lines between the two?
And more than that, is it a good idea to start testing early self-aware robots by “injuring” them? I’m just saying, learning to stab scientists in the balls is another adaptation for a self-modeling robot.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Cognitive robotics — vivisection of the new millenium!
March 30th, 2009 at 12:20 am
And more than that, is it a good idea to start testing early self-aware robots by “injuring” them?
I figure that so long as no-one repurposes one of those early robots to run a smart house or a military android, we’re safe.
March 30th, 2009 at 6:30 am
Vertel - yes! Or fiction may meet reality…
March 30th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Skynet attacks in self-defense…
March 30th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Dammit! I hadn’t even realized Skynet was in your post title. Oh, well.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:35 am
I think the title of the second piece is overblown. All the robot really did was learn how to walk, and then relearn how to walk after one of its legs was shortened. That’s a good step for making useful robots, but all it means is that the robot is as intellectually flexible as a hamster.
March 30th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Just as long as they don’t start talking to the bomb-destroying robots the cops use - they’s got shotguns!
March 30th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Pak Chewie Unf?
March 30th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
You knew someone had to bring it up.