Here's the story about the self-aware robots.
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 9:23:00 am PST #7297 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 9:25:14 am PST #7298 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Leonardo's a gremlin! Whose bright idea was that?
So much reading to do!
Do you guys require your AI to look human? I don't think I need a face. In fact, a face is pushing the uncanny valley territory. Speak English, sure. Indicate moods, etc, but faces is nothing I need right now.
My sister and I got each other the same thing for Christmas.
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 9:27:48 am PST #7299 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think I need a face. In fact, a face is pushing the uncanny valley territory. Speak English, sure. Indicate moods, etc, but faces is nothing I need right now.
Yeah, I don't really want human faces on my robots. I want communication skills sans uncanny valley. Robots should look like Bender, and intelligent computers should look like HAL.
le nubian - Jan 04, 2006 9:29:32 am PST #7300 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I saw Letterman's clip. Too bad there were O'Reilly fans in the audience. O'Reilly has to be one of the main media people I absolutely cannot stand. I also can't stand that damn woman on CNN Headline News who is in love with her own image.
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 9:29:36 am PST #7301 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I want a robot that's a big rolling ball that has doors that flip open and task appropriate arms come out. Or legs, to navigate tricky terrain. And it can have speakers, and its whole surface will be e-paper.
I don't know what I want it to do yet, but I suspect there's no rush.
Fay - Jan 04, 2006 9:33:54 am PST #7302 of 10002
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I'm pretty sure that they invented that already, ita. And it nearly killed Mr Incredible.
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 9:34:59 am PST #7303 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm pretty sure that they invented that already, ita
Did I mention it's also an MP3 player? I don't think that one played music.
Jesse - Jan 04, 2006 9:35:29 am PST #7304 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just want a robot that can clean my house. None of this Roomba bullshit -- I want something that does the dishes and puts them away, hangs up my clothes, deals with my mail, and like that, exactly like I tell it to. Which is why a robot would be better than a person, paid or spouse.
ChiKat - Jan 04, 2006 9:36:30 am PST #7305 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I just want a robot that can clean my house. None of this Roomba bullshit -- I want something that does the dishes and puts them away, hangs up my clothes, deals with my mail, and like that, exactly like I tell it to.
Will it do my laundry and mop and clean the litter box? If so, sign me up! I want one!
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 9:38:16 am PST #7306 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just want everything in my home to be wirelessly networked and programmable. And I should be able to control it with the implants in my brain.