He Can Do That, Dave.

Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
edited August 2003 in Discussions
<div class="IPBDescription">Courtesy of MonsEs boring job...</div> <a href='http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60153,00.html' target='_blank'>"A new type of thinking machine that could completely change how people interact with computers is being developed at the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories."</a>

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  • SpectrulusSpectrulus Join Date: 2003-08-15 Member: 19731Members
    cool. A porta brain almost. That software would help alot in the development of humanoid robos too. Thx for sharing. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    edited August 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Forsythe's team was originally trying to create a "synthetic human" -- software capable of thinking like a person -- for use in national defense. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <i>Oh God! Judgement Day is coming!</i>
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  • dr_ddr_d Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14979Members
    edited August 2003
    Like I have said any AI that has sub-routines that let it process knowledge by it's own will and power has the inherent chance to re-write it's own programming. Of course there are restritcions placed on it to prevent this from happening but if it is to "Complete change the way people interact with computers" than it has a chance to be mass produced. And as soon as it is mass produced there is a chance for an anamoly which could easily result in an unrestricted AI.


    previous discussions about AI can be found here <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=10&t=38266&hl=artificial+intelligence' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...al+intelligence</a>
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  • Dirty_Harry_PotterDirty_Harry_Potter Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9500Members
    very interesting, <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> -- for use in national defense.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->Skynet anyone ? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
    mroe ontopic:
    well it would be very interesting if each OS got a personality, and its shaped based on the user - but still it should be helpful at all times otherwise it would just get plain annoying.
    and i would guess that at some point it can also understand Spoken words from almost any person, then a mouse and keyboard would get "old" when it comes to navigating the OS, you could just dictate a text that the OS should write down - but then there are problems as changing typesize and stuff, since its not control via thoughs but verbal control...

    of course this Verbal control wouldnt change much when it comes to games, but it would add new possibillities when it comes to bots and controlling them(you could in theory code a personality for the more important characters in the game, like the "your" sidekick, this could also apply to Adventure games, so a whole new "persuade" factor comes into the picture...


    ...of course all this is in a prolly distant future.
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  • alius42alius42 Join Date: 2002-07-23 Member: 987Members
    Interesting stuff, thanks for linking.
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  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    Could we be seeing a true hive mind added to NS now? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Sounds very interesting though, wonder how long before this kind of thing is made into an OS. Something that could learn to drive, or fly an aircraft could revolutionise transport, greatly reduce car accidents and eliminate problems with pilot fatigue. I can see militaries snapping it up though: this is exactly what modern militaries would want.
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  • MartMart Origin of SUYF Join Date: 2002-02-26 Member: 248Members
    Oh, and just as a note, the 'real' name for Judgement Day, or the day when AI becomes sentient and spawns its own offspring, is called "The Singularity." Do a google search, you'll find tons of stuff.
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    "Forsythe believes that cognitive machine technology will be embedded in most computer systems within the next 10 years."

    Sounds a little too ambitious to me.

    This sounds like a very interesting concept. I would love to be able to fiddle with this program. Try and outsmart it. Trick it into thinking that I'm thinking something I'm not. I can see this being of great help in elderly assistance robots and in-car driving assistants.

    But I think there would be a large number of people that would consider a machine knowing what they're thinking to be extremely disquieting.

    --Scythe--
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  • ElectricSheepElectricSheep Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15716Members
    Man I can see it now.

    "Check and mate haha computer you nubcaek."
    "Message from Windows 8900" Folder pr0n and all it's contents have been deleted.
    "NOOOOOOOOOO"
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  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    nem, it's off-topic, but it should be courtesy, not curtesy <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • StakhanovStakhanov Join Date: 2003-03-12 Member: 14448Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Mart+Aug 29 2003, 12:46 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mart @ Aug 29 2003, 12:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh, and just as a note, the 'real' name for Judgement Day, or the day when AI becomes sentient and spawns its own offspring, is called "The Singularity." Do a google search, you'll find tons of stuff. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Freaky stuff indeed , brings us back to Assimov... how to implement morality in AIs...

    Barely related note : the "Global Ecophagy" threat must have inspired the NS story , in which the naughty nanobots render entire regions sterile...
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Dirty Harry Potter+Aug 28 2003, 01:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dirty Harry Potter @ Aug 28 2003, 01:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> well it would be very interesting if each OS got a personality, and its shaped based on the user - but still it should be helpful at all times otherwise it would just get plain annoying.
    <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Oh, my operating system already has a personality.

    And it hates me <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    So clippy the paper clip is gone? NOOOOOOO!!!!! [/sarcasm]

    Hehe, I hate that bloody paper clip.

    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::sentry::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'><!--endemo--> <--- the paper clip
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