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First All-Artificial Feature Film Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-takes-some-work dept.

Hugh "Nomad" Hancock writes "Machinima.com have just released the DVD version of Killer Robot, award-winning filmmaker Peter Rasmussen's buddy movie about two mining robots who set out to protect their "meat-sack" masters from a master mining robot gone insane. The twist here is not only that it's Machinima, made in 3D Game Studio, but that even the actor's voices are computer-generated using programs like Festival, making this possibly the world's first all-artificial movie."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first poop

  2. We need AI to help with road traffic & merging by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If we were going to make an artificial intelligence program drive a car, how would we make it handle road construction?

    The car is driving south on an interstate, there are 2 lanes going south. There is a sign stating that it'll need to merge right into one lane 5 miles ahead. In 100 ft (so 4.9 miles ahead of the lane restriction), everyone has already merged into one lane.

    Should the car merge right immediately and get into line as soon as possible?

    Should the car skip a bunch of cars and find an open spot as late as possible and merge into it?

    If you get into line immediately, should the AI car block cars that are attempting to pass it?

    As an highway official, would you encourage folks to get into 1 line as soon as possible or as late as possible?

    Would traffic flow better with cars merging as soon as possible or late as possible?

  3. Re: OT by E_elven · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You approach the problem from too narrow a view. The car will consult any nearby cars on a transmission frequency and based on their distances and urgencies (e.g. law enforcement vehicles) they will together decide the best course of action.

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    Marxist evolution is just N generations away!
  4. Washed and Dried! by bogidu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    On another note. I left mine in my pants pocket last week when I threw them in the laundry. It went through the washer AND the dryer (and our dryer gets DAMN hot!) I thought 'no way is it going to work'. Seems to work just fine, I was SO impressed!

  5. Re:What about pr0n? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So Jenna Jamison's moan probably derived from the director's daughter or wife working cheaply in the studio.

    It was your mother.

  6. Also: Fahrenheit 9/11 trailer released today by gad_zuki! · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My mirror

    Large version as torrent here.