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Robot Demonstrates Self-awareness

Posted by samzenpus on from the why-did-you-program-me-to-feel-pain dept.

shinyplasticbag writes "A new robot can recognize the difference between a mirror image of itself and another robot that looks just like it. ... The ground-breaking technology could eventually lead to robots able to express emotions."

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  1. don't worry about skynet...just yet by scenestar · · Score: 4, Funny

    these things can easily be defeaten by stairs.

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  2. WHY!?!?! by DaFallus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why was I programmed to feel pain!!!

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  3. Emotions? by Sexy+Commando · · Score: 3, Funny
    The ground-breaking technology could eventually lead to robots able to express emotions.

    Bite my shiney metal ass.

  4. I'm disappointed with you, Nexus 6 by Yst · · Score: 5, Funny
    Ah, so our task is as yet not accomplished.

    You see, poster, you, yourself are a robot precisely like the robot described in this article. In fact, you are the selfsame robot described therein. We've presented to you a Slashdot story about yourself and you've failed to realise that the story is in fact about you. And so the experiment fails.

    For our next experiment: determining a method for causing Slashdot editors to recognise a mirror image of a story they've already accepted only just hours prior.

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    1. Re:I'm disappointed with you, Nexus 6 by Hawthorne01 · · Score: 3, Funny

      *golf clap*

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  5. but the true test... by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This isn't really self-awareness, just some good vision techniques. It recognizes key features of it's "face" compared to the normal face.

    But the real question is, can it find Sarah Connor?

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  6. The real test by Belseth · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you are trying to test for human behavior in a robot pour hot coffee on one. If it's first reaction is to call it's lawyer I think we have a winner.

  7. Ninja Bot by Phae · · Score: 2, Funny

    So all my ninja bot has to do is wear a bunch of mirrors and your robot could never see it! Sucker!

  8. Emotions? Self awareness? by Mr.+Flibble · · Score: 2, Funny

    Great, all we need now are robots looking in mirrors wondering if their butt is too big...

    Already got one of those thanks.

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  9. Re:Definitions? by martinX · · Score: 2, Funny

    What?

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  10. Well now... by penguin_strut · · Score: 2, Funny

    Robot recognizes self in mirror! Scientists jump gun! People astounded by misleading headlines! I mean *I* recognize myself in the mirror, and I've been told plenty of times that I don't know how to express or interpret emotions.

  11. Re:your sig by Lehk228 · · Score: 2, Funny

    you may want to fix that link in your sig, it's going to an unpatched IIS 5 server and i just put sub7 on your computer

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  12. Re:Welcome by dartarrow · · Score: 2, Funny

    you mean your wife...?

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  13. Re:Mirroring Robots by Col.+2.7.0-default · · Score: 2, Funny

    What I would like to know is whether it has yet expressed an appreciation for the finer things in life e.g. hookers and blackjack.

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  14. MOD UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    +1, Enlightened

  15. Re:Definitions? by tintub · · Score: 3, Funny
    Kasulis taught my class about Hindu philosophy of the self or soul and the supersoul ( Atman and Brahman ). I thought some of it might be a useful high-level definition of self-awareness in AI. It goes something like this:

    Q. Are you aware? A. Yes. Q. Are you aware that you are aware? A. Yes. Q. Are you aware that you are aware that you are aware? A. Yes. Q. Are you aware that you are aware that you are aware...?

    I can get to 23 levels of awareness, but at that point, I'm not actually aware that I'm aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware that I am aware.

    My new years resolution is to reach 30 by then end of 2006, but the difficulty in becoming aware increases exponentially with each level of awareness.

    Note that I'm aware that I'm not aware that I'm aware^23, and if I follow down that path, I'm actually aware^14 that I'm not aware that I'm aware^23.

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  16. Re:Definitions? by Jesus_666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Atman and Brahman

    Say... Are those Marvel or DC?

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