What could possibly go wrong? Scientists Race to Create Cat-Level Artificial Brain
Pentagon-backed scientists aim to create a human-like machine, at some point. But they are starting out with the goal of crafting artificial intelligence on the level of a cat's brain. Still there are vast challenges.
If they get far enough, however, one scientist says that they could theoretically achieve feline intelligence with a mouse-sized artificial brain and an even smaller body.
That's because bigger brains by themselves don't necessarily mean greater intelligence or more complex behavior - for instance, cats show more smarts than cows despite having a feline brain 10 times smaller than a bovine brain. What might really matter is that humans and some other species have bigger brains for their body size.
"If they're trying to get cat-level behavior, there's no necessary reason to go for a cat-level brain unless they need a cat-level body of some kind," said Mark Changizi, a neurobiologist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
Pentagon-backed scientists aim to create a human-like machine, at some point.
Probably subcontracted by Cyberdyne.
I dunno - I think at some point, intelligent cats from the future will travel back in time to set up CyberCat, a corporation to compete with Cyberdyne. So instead of a future where humans are hunted by Cyberdyne terminators, we'll have a future where we'll be enslaved by intelligent robotic cats. Riding Roombas.
I think at some point, intelligent cats from the future will travel back in time to set up CyberCat, a corporation to compete with Cyberdyne. So instead of a future where humans are hunted by Cyberdyne terminators, we'll have a future where we'll be enslaved by intelligent robotic cats.
The human resistance armory will be comprised entirely of giant laser pointers.
Hey, I have no worries about what the native cats will tell our future feline overlords about me and Hubby. "Oh, those two, they're good, they make room on the bed for us, they feed strays, and they yell at neighbors who mistreat their own cats. We're keeping a waiting list for locals who want to check out indoor living for a while."
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I remember Tyroc. He was a dick. My reaction to Black Lois Lane at the time was simply, "Hmmm, that's a good look for her."
The reaction described to Black Lois Lane(Although, yes, she was very fly, and that might have made an interesting comic idea, really) reminds me of how I'd feel if there was a comic called Lois Lane: In a Cast For Six *whole* Weeks. @@.
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Glad to hear your mom got her power back, Ginger. That flooding has been something fierce, though-- all the news shots of the single wide floating down I-24 in Antioch is mere blocks from where I used to live. (Bell Road was my exit.)
And with respect to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel flooding, this puts Romance Writers of America in an interesting wait and see position. We're supposed to be having National there in just under three months and Gaylord just issued a press release stating that they expect the hotel to be closed several months right now. Of course, that could be just cautionary, but we have to wait for them to make the call since we're contractually obligated to hold the conference at that hotel.
Picture from this morning at the Opryland: [link]
