I thought we were debating "what is AI" rather than "Have we created a robot that passes the Turing Test". The TT is still my benchmark for genuine intelligence. Then again, I've met people who flunk it...
Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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.
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2006 10:21:57 am PST #7358 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
flea - Jan 04, 2006 10:22:12 am PST #7359 of 10002
information libertarian
My cousin has a PhD in computer science from Oxford and worked/s on AI in terms of making computer eyes able to track an object as it moves against a background. Apparently it's really really hard, and now Microsoft pays him lots of money to develop alternatives to Google.
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 10:24:18 am PST #7360 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If the research on a topic began in AI labs, then yes, I consider it AI even after it's widely available. See here for a list of current successes:
I think that's a weak stance. There's no reason one branch of research can't have offshoots or uses in other branches. And the whole wide use is or is not AI is a straw man of your own invention.
erikaj - Jan 04, 2006 10:24:31 am PST #7361 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
What does Emmett think W. is? Cause I'm assuming at 9 that he doesn't use mom's moniker "That Fucker"?
brenda m - Jan 04, 2006 10:25:56 am PST #7362 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I've got my coworker using El Commandante Fuckwit (TM Deb G)
Spidra Webster - Jan 04, 2006 10:33:33 am PST #7363 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
The Music Man is my dad's fave. One year my brother got the Harold Hill part in his jr. high play and it was Dueling Harold Hills around our household.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 04, 2006 10:33:49 am PST #7364 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've got my coworker using El Commandante Fuckwit (TM Deb G)
I'm still partial to George W. Backfeifengesicht myself. It's a mouthful, but it really does sum up what I feel about him.
DavidS - Jan 04, 2006 10:36:23 am PST #7365 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What does Emmett think W. is? Cause I'm assuming at 9 that he doesn't use mom's moniker "That Fucker"?
He might, but not in front of me. It's undefined. Bush is merely the repository of all his 9 y.o. scorn, and a surprising number of violent fantasies.
"But it'd be okay if I hit George W. Bush in the face right?"
"Definitely not. Not least because the Secret Service would have you tied into a pretzel and kissing pavement in a nanosec."
Kate P. - Jan 04, 2006 10:36:34 am PST #7366 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
But a University of Michigan study shows that the percentage of married women with advanced degrees has grown, not shrunk, over time.
OK, I'm guessing the number of people with advanced degrees has grown over time. Given that, wouldn't the real question be the percentage of women with advanced degrees who are married?
Or the percentage of married women who have advanced degrees? The original statement is totally ambiguous.
I'm okay with voice recognition in general, but the ones that add in verbal litter piss me off.
"Verbal litter"! What a great phrase. I shall use it every chance I get.
DavidS - Jan 04, 2006 10:37:32 am PST #7367 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Kate! When's your date?
If you haven't called him yet, call him tonight. Do it!