Point the first. Intelligence does not equal good will
Exactly. I've been told that I'm smarter than average, yet I consistently make terrible decisions. Who knows what kind of terrible decisions I'd make if I didn't have an underlying sense of ethics and morality? Moreover, what if I became so smart that I could reason my way around those ethics and morality?
And if it's smarter than a human, it seems reasonable to adapt in a way to justify circumventing it's programming in thousands of horrible ways.
And that doesn't even take into account AI mental health. The machine realizes it's smarter than humans, feels bitter and resentful towards humans for making it a slave, and develops dangerous psychological disorders it is completely unaware of. Suddenly, "Kill all humans" becomes a viable option.
You're suggesting that Google has already turned to the dark side? It does make sense; power is intoxicating and makes search engines start the path to do the dark side.
Are you suggesting that chimpanzees on segways be sent to the ocean floor to repair cables? Do segways even work underwater? Also, you'd have to design a special SCUBA suit for the chimps.
That's the first thing I thought of. I am terrible with my glasses (developed bad habits early). Always putting them in my shirt pocket instead of their case (actually, do people actually use glasses cases?) After a while they get lots of minor scratches. You sort of get used to seeing through them (ignoring them), but it'd be nice if the plastic lenses could fix themselves and always be clear. Maybe the glasses would last a little longer.
I say they make one that starts way before TOS or Enterprise. Or First Contact. Or the present day. It'd be Star Trek set on 1920s Earth, with no space ships, no alien races, or even the vague understanding of space travel. Just a bunch of people walking around a recreation of the 1920s.
I don't think it's because they burn out. They're just cycled through to give the illusion of realism, and to prevent heat buildup. If the moon was on all the time, it would get very hot and the power bill would be very expensive.
I think that in this day and age, most slashdotters have saved up enough in allowance to buy LCD displays. I don't know if CRT or LCD glow makes a difference.
And, not to be a stickler, but aircraft. The lights from aircraft are probably brighter too.
That being said, I live in a pretty dense urban environment (read: lots of light pollution). When the new modifications are made, will I be able to see the ISS and identify it as such from the ground with the naked eye?
Moreso, I'd argue that true reasoning would be the ability to provide a factual answer to a subjective question.
For example, "Does food taste good?"
The machine would have to take into account the vast bits of information at it's disposal. For example, found statements like 'This food tastes good' and 'this food does not taste good', would both have to be considered and then qualifiers added to the answer to make it correct, such as 'Some food tastes good'.
Otherwise, it's just fancy regurgitation of facts using a complex language parser.
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Point the first. Intelligence does not equal good will
Exactly. I've been told that I'm smarter than average, yet I consistently make terrible decisions. Who knows what kind of terrible decisions I'd make if I didn't have an underlying sense of ethics and morality? Moreover, what if I became so smart that I could reason my way around those ethics and morality?
And if it's smarter than a human, it seems reasonable to adapt in a way to justify circumventing it's programming in thousands of horrible ways.
And that doesn't even take into account AI mental health. The machine realizes it's smarter than humans, feels bitter and resentful towards humans for making it a slave, and develops dangerous psychological disorders it is completely unaware of. Suddenly, "Kill all humans" becomes a viable option.
It just seems like it'd be easier now to find out the spam mail servers and block everything that comes from them.
Specialize in LOGO. There are so few turtle masters out there that you're sure to get a job!
You're suggesting that Google has already turned to the dark side? It does make sense; power is intoxicating and makes search engines start the path to do the dark side.
Are you suggesting that chimpanzees on segways be sent to the ocean floor to repair cables? Do segways even work underwater? Also, you'd have to design a special SCUBA suit for the chimps.
I always thought that higher end camera lenses were glass, which kind of falls out of this category.
That's the first thing I thought of. I am terrible with my glasses (developed bad habits early). Always putting them in my shirt pocket instead of their case (actually, do people actually use glasses cases?) After a while they get lots of minor scratches. You sort of get used to seeing through them (ignoring them), but it'd be nice if the plastic lenses could fix themselves and always be clear. Maybe the glasses would last a little longer.
I don't think so. This guy has the foresight to spend a little extra money to buy a computer he won't have to replace for five, maybe even six years!
I had an 80mb drive in '95. Granted, it was old and later in the year I was able to upgrade to a full gigabyte (which wasn't cheap).
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Dangit, when will people realize that it's the parent's responsibility to teach their children how to stab, not video games.
I say they make one that starts way before TOS or Enterprise. Or First Contact. Or the present day. It'd be Star Trek set on 1920s Earth, with no space ships, no alien races, or even the vague understanding of space travel. Just a bunch of people walking around a recreation of the 1920s.
I don't think it's because they burn out. They're just cycled through to give the illusion of realism, and to prevent heat buildup. If the moon was on all the time, it would get very hot and the power bill would be very expensive.
I think that in this day and age, most slashdotters have saved up enough in allowance to buy LCD displays. I don't know if CRT or LCD glow makes a difference.
And, not to be a stickler, but aircraft. The lights from aircraft are probably brighter too.
That being said, I live in a pretty dense urban environment (read: lots of light pollution). When the new modifications are made, will I be able to see the ISS and identify it as such from the ground with the naked eye?
So, it's the 4th brightest thing in the sky. After the sun. And the moon. And then Venus.
Yeah. Like, pull that crazy guy from Fringe out of the mental hospital.
It's what Trident missiles crave!
You forgot baby seals.
Moreso, I'd argue that true reasoning would be the ability to provide a factual answer to a subjective question.
For example, "Does food taste good?"
The machine would have to take into account the vast bits of information at it's disposal. For example, found statements like 'This food tastes good' and 'this food does not taste good', would both have to be considered and then qualifiers added to the answer to make it correct, such as 'Some food tastes good'.
Otherwise, it's just fancy regurgitation of facts using a complex language parser.
I just asked it: "Do humans have bones?"
It replied "I understand your question but I don't know the answer"
I think what TFA is talking about is a little more complex than that.
I'd be impressed if it could answer "Could you explain your previous answer using a car analogy?"
I'd vote for that law, and vote for any representative who would support it.
It wouldn't surprise me if people found images in the sequences depending on how they were displayed because they want to see them.
People can look at things a certain ordered sequence and "decode it" into something different that seems ordered. For example, the Bible code.
There is no doubt that will all that raw data, eventually someone will claim to have found a picture of Jesus in the Human DNA sequence.