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Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.

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Gudanov - Jan 04, 2006 9:15:42 am PST #7286 of 10002

Coding and Sleeping

There are the self-driving vehicles in that DOD contest, they are much, much improved this year.

There's the XC-45 Unmanned Drone that Beoing is developing. Unlike a Predator drone it is not designed to be remote controlled, just to have a human confirm things like dropping bombs.

Tom Scola - Jan 04, 2006 9:15:42 am PST #7287 of 10002

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Weird. I was just reading this on McSweeny's: Scary Moments in Human/Robot Relations in Nonchronological Order.

§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 9:16:21 am PST #7288 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

On the other hand, isn't a big factor in intelligence data collection and analysis?

True, but it still feels too narrow and number-crunching for me. I think an essential part of AI is that I don't understand how it's done.

Well, I know what I'll be wasting work time on today...

Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 9:16:29 am PST #7289 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

But as someone who found Furby creepy. Also Robodogs.

Furby was creepy. I kind of like the robodogs. (But not as much as the robo-raptors, which I would like to purchase and pit against the Roomba in battle.)

flea - Jan 04, 2006 9:17:42 am PST #7290 of 10002

information libertarian

Tom's link reminded me of the particularly alarming Teddy Ruxpin.

§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 9:18:32 am PST #7291 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

There are the self-driving vehicles in that DOD contest, they are much, much improved this year.

There's the XC-45 Unmanned Drone that Beoing is developing. Unlike a Predator drone it is not designed to be remote controlled, just to have a human confirm things like dropping bombs.

That's what I'm talking about. TiVo "just" has a recommendation engine, I think. It sees what you like, and then checks to see what else that people with similar tastes want to watch that you haven't cottoned onto yet. It's just sifting data, and presenting data. I think, for me, AI needs to make its own rules.

Gudanov - Jan 04, 2006 9:18:54 am PST #7292 of 10002

Coding and Sleeping

Here's the link to the about the DARPA contest (the self-driving vehicles):

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Stanford won it.

Frankenbuddha - Jan 04, 2006 9:19:41 am PST #7293 of 10002

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

But not as much as the robo-raptors, which I would like to purchase and pit against the Roomba in battle

They'll team up and turn on you. iiiViva la robolucione!!!

Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 9:19:56 am PST #7294 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

MIT has those skittery buglike robots. And the little round ones that can distinguish between "self" and "other" and learn from the others.

Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 9:21:17 am PST #7295 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I can't make the picture enlarge, but #49 looks like something that would kill me in my sleep. Fuzzy != cute!

[eta: Oh, I see -- you just have to click the thumbnail and scroll down.]

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