MIT Scientists Create Robotic Sea Life

Junior Barns writes "This article on the BBC News site reports on the development of a robot that imitates primitive life forms. This project led by researchers from the robotic life group at the MIT media lab is intended to study how people will try to interact with and relate to an "alien" creature that seems organic but is not anthropomorphic. Let's just hope no one tries to kill and eat it."

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Prevalence of A.I. stories = AI /. topic needed?

[wackybrit]

In the past few weeks we've had a lot of stories relating to Artificial Intelligence. Yesterday we had that game characters one, we had the computer that built an oscillator, news about 'Ai' and 'Cyc', and so forth.

AI is definitely becoming a reality. Everyone was interested in AI ten or twenty years ago, but it's NOW that things are starting to really happen. The technology is here.

So why doesn't Slashdot have an 'AI' topic? I think it's time we had one here, as AI is clearly becoming a popular topic on the site.

P.S. I believe in this enough that I'm willing to burn some karma by posting this almost offtopic post, which will probably be modded down as such. Mod me up if you agree, or mod me down if you think it's a bad idea.

AI icon?

[karm13]

let me suggest HALs eye as an icon.
how would you express AI as an icon? maybe that's why it isn't here yet.