Rosie Jetson threw a lot of attitude. I don't think I want that in my robot.
I am a large, semi-muscular man. I can take it. Don't hide behind Mal 'cause you know he'll shoot it down for you. Tell me.
Wash ,'War Stories'
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.
ChiKat - Jan 04, 2006 9:39:53 am PST #7308 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?
Jesse - Jan 04, 2006 9:42:08 am PST #7309 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good call, ChiKat. Really, I don't want it to be all that humanoid. Just super effective.
ChiKat - Jan 04, 2006 9:43:59 am PST #7310 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?
ION, I just watched that Letterman clip with Bill O'Reilly. I really hate him. Can my robot also be an assassin?
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 9:45:19 am PST #7311 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Now that we're back to housework, can anyone answer my questions about Roombas and rugs?
Also, I recently read this book, which deals with AI rights, and enjoyed it quite a bit. For people who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they will like. (Nothing much new in it,but it's a very pleasant read.)
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2006 9:45:56 am PST #7312 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
What AI do we have around us anyway?
I'm pretty sure that automatic translation is considered an AI application. There used to be a geek joke that AI was always ten years away, it was just that the baseline kept shifting. Now it's here. Dayamn.
Things like robots that can walk are also AI.
Dana - Jan 04, 2006 9:48:29 am PST #7313 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I am ten seconds into the Bill O'Reilly clip, but so far, the best thing is that the band introduced him by playing "Baba O'Riley."
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2006 9:49:23 am PST #7314 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 9:50:16 am PST #7315 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm pretty sure that automatic translation is considered an AI application
Even when it sucks?
No, I'm being harsh--it's way better than me staring at a screen of Russian, but still.
People were probably scared of robots too, right, the unintelligent kind -- just the idea that this machine could follow instructions and make stuff and TAKE AWAY JOBS must have freaked people out.
For a second.
But we still haven't reached a point where an AI can take a human's job, have we? At least, not if the human was doing it well.
Facial recognition! That's AI too, right?
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 9:52:42 am PST #7316 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But we still haven't reached a point where an AI can take a human's job, have we? At least, not if the human was doing it well.
Telephone operators?
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2006 9:52:44 am PST #7317 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Even when it sucks?
Yup. I didn't say it was *finished* AI, just that it is an AI application that is in very widespread use. It isn't usable standalone, but it greatly increases the efficiency of human translators.