And the Therac-25 incident was just code in motion as well.
Remember, just because you coded it, doesn't mean it will behave predictably or reliably. Software crashes all the time. Keep in mind that a robot could also be vulnerable to a virus or attack.
I do agree though that true Artifical Intelligence is not a worry at this point, and won't be for a long long time. I personally believe that we will never get to true AI due to physical limitations on how complex we can make a processor. I think we will hit a wall first.
But yeah, at least if just software crashes, no one is directly physically injured. The danger is when software is linked to machinery (like the Therac-25). Imagine a heavy steel robot having a glitch as it's walking down the street that causes it's arm to suddenly swing out and smack someone in the skull with an arm of steel. Not pretty.
I wonder how the investors would feel about this decision if a boycott was staged until Google agreed not to become an annoying clone of everyone else.
Believe it or not you're not the only person who knows that there have been ice ages... everyone knows that the earth has gone through heating and cooling periods in the past.
What those scientists who are smarter than you, were saying in that article I linked to, is that it's possible that there is a "tipping point" where it becomes a runaway reaction that's irreversible.
""The UK's Independent is running a front page story today on a scientific report claiming that global warming is now unstoppable, after measuring changes in the level of ice in the arctic." From the article: "The greatest fear is that the Arctic has reached a 'tipping point' beyond which nothing can reverse the continual loss of sea ice and with it the massive land glaciers of Greenland, which will raise sea levels dramatically. Satellites monitoring the Arctic have found that the extent of the sea ice this August has reached its lowest monthly point on record, dipping an unprecedented 18.2 per cent below the long-term average."
I, for one, bought plenty of CD's this year and even some concert DVD's that some artists put out. However almost all of the musicians I like are on non-RIAA labels like Metropolis Records. In fact I might not have bought an album from a label that is part of the RIAA in literally years. Am I alone on this? Anyone?
And yet I have a TON of CD's in my collection.
So maybe the RIAA just doesn't have the sales figures for these other labels. Although from the RIAA website, they claim that 90% of all legally sold music in the US is from RIAA member labels.
"Surely, she must have deep psychological issues, intense hatred of clowns, or must have been brought up wrong. [...] She has since grown up and had no psychological problems or aggressive tendancies at all,"
She's just lucky she hasn't had any close encounters with clowns!
I'm telling you, if she gets into an elevator with a clown she's going to snap and go haywire!
They don't think there's any demand to break up the current system where games are developed and published/distributed by the same company... into a system where it's developed by one company and then published by someone else.
In general though that's been the trend for home computers.
Earlier on, the competing standards were all about different hardware architectures.
But now, the shift in competition for home computers has moved from hardware to software. Right now most people use Windows, Linux, a BSD, or Mac OS X. And guess what? They ALL now run on x86 hardware.
The companies don't compete based on hardware anymore... now they compete for software.
"'The worry is if you humanize them too much you cross certain boundaries,' said David Magnus, director of the Stanford Medical Center for Biomedical Ethics. 'But I don't think this research comes even close to that.'"
There are those of us that thing animal experimentation is already an example of crossing the boundaries of what science can do ethically.
(I always get flamed for saying this on slashdot...)
The guy actually did put some black paper inside the tube to cut down on the reflection of the metallic inside of the can.
The first picture though is without the paper, and I actually think the reflection going on inside the can and the resulting glow looks pretty neat. I might do this just to get that nice effect.
"If you have a room full of kindergarteners and ask them to write a Calculus textbook, they will produce a textbook of dubious quality even if you kill every kid who makes a mistake."
I don't know... it worked pretty well when I tried it.
"Leading integrated circuit manufacturers, however, have avoided setting up fabrication facilities in China in order to protect their chip designs and manufacturing technology. This means that China is still heavily dependent on imports of advanced chips it needs to assemble electronic products. [...] Also, Tsinghua University has produced a microprocessor that matches Intel's Pentium II."
Wow... a Pentium II? I suppose that's pretty advanced, but I honestly thought they would be able to produce something better on their own.
As other people have pointed out, Sony's professional range of electronics are extremely high quality, and you can't really include them with the consumer grade electronics they also produce which are not made with the same level of quality. There's also a good chance the Sony gear your local news uses is pretty old and was manufactured back when Sony made high quality gear in general.
For me, if I'm thinking about buying a Sony I look at where it was manufactured. If it was made in Japan, then it may be worth buying... Indonesia? Maybe not.
I rather thought Leicas were rebranded Panasonics, and Panasonics are a bad thing.
Leica makes great film cameras, but I decided to stay away from a Leica digital ever since I saw they were Panasonics with few changes.
I worked for two issuers of creditcards... one did store accounts the other issued visa and mastercard... all told I worked doing creditcard customer service for over two years.
I am not full of shit my friend... and if you worked for a major card issuer I find it hard to believe you never saw someone with a messed up account call in who stopped making payments... the bank closed the account... and they're overlimit and past due... and yet they still have a recurring charge from AOL (usually) posting to their account every month. The creditcard company can stop any new charges from coming in, but a recurring charge such as for a subscription all depends on back when that service was signed up for. It makes for a lot of fun for customer service to try and explain to customers... and also a lot of fun for the lost/stolen department and disputes department.
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And the Therac-25 incident was just code in motion as well.
Remember, just because you coded it, doesn't mean it will behave predictably or reliably. Software crashes all the time. Keep in mind that a robot could also be vulnerable to a virus or attack.
I do agree though that true Artifical Intelligence is not a worry at this point, and won't be for a long long time. I personally believe that we will never get to true AI due to physical limitations on how complex we can make a processor. I think we will hit a wall first.
But yeah, at least if just software crashes, no one is directly physically injured. The danger is when software is linked to machinery (like the Therac-25). Imagine a heavy steel robot having a glitch as it's walking down the street that causes it's arm to suddenly swing out and smack someone in the skull with an arm of steel. Not pretty.
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gotta love david sedaris
Deal with Investors?
I wonder how the investors would feel about this decision if a boycott was staged until Google agreed not to become an annoying clone of everyone else.
Stop the ads... boycott.
...propose something that could also be modified by the military to be used as a weapon or to spy on "terrorists"
(or fellow Americans, judging by Bushs latest statements...)
Wow, you need to calm down just a bit.
Believe it or not you're not the only person who knows that there have been ice ages... everyone knows that the earth has gone through heating and cooling periods in the past.
What those scientists who are smarter than you, were saying in that article I linked to, is that it's possible that there is a "tipping point" where it becomes a runaway reaction that's irreversible.
Those are UFOs !!!
on your iMac G10? you mean your iMac Pentium10.
Hah, that was my first thought too.
...if you're an Indian and you graduate and go into IT, you won't have trouble finding a job in India.
I, for one, bought plenty of CD's this year and even some concert DVD's that some artists put out. However almost all of the musicians I like are on non-RIAA labels like Metropolis Records. In fact I might not have bought an album from a label that is part of the RIAA in literally years. Am I alone on this? Anyone?
And yet I have a TON of CD's in my collection.
So maybe the RIAA just doesn't have the sales figures for these other labels. Although from the RIAA website, they claim that 90% of all legally sold music in the US is from RIAA member labels.
She's just lucky she hasn't had any close encounters with clowns!
I'm telling you, if she gets into an elevator with a clown she's going to snap and go haywire!
They don't think there's any demand to break up the current system where games are developed and published/distributed by the same company... into a system where it's developed by one company and then published by someone else.
In general though that's been the trend for home computers.
Earlier on, the competing standards were all about different hardware architectures.
But now, the shift in competition for home computers has moved from hardware to software. Right now most people use Windows, Linux, a BSD, or Mac OS X. And guess what? They ALL now run on x86 hardware.
The companies don't compete based on hardware anymore... now they compete for software.
There are those of us that thing animal experimentation is already an example of crossing the boundaries of what science can do ethically.
(I always get flamed for saying this on slashdot...)
The guy actually did put some black paper inside the tube to cut down on the reflection of the metallic inside of the can.
The first picture though is without the paper, and I actually think the reflection going on inside the can and the resulting glow looks pretty neat. I might do this just to get that nice effect.
I don't know... it worked pretty well when I tried it.
The European Union (which doesn't include all European countries, even) has a population of 456,953,258 (July 2005 est.)
Japan has a population of 127,417,244 (July 2005 est.)
While the United States has a population of 295,734,134 (July 2005 est.)
(Canada is 32,805,041 [July 2005 est.])
If you look at raw numbers... I would say Japan and Europe have us beat by quite a bit.
His name was Gandhi... not Ghandi.
Wow... a Pentium II? I suppose that's pretty advanced, but I honestly thought they would be able to produce something better on their own.
This is entertaining... why don't more sites have this feature?
As other people have pointed out, Sony's professional range of electronics are extremely high quality, and you can't really include them with the consumer grade electronics they also produce which are not made with the same level of quality. There's also a good chance the Sony gear your local news uses is pretty old and was manufactured back when Sony made high quality gear in general.
For me, if I'm thinking about buying a Sony I look at where it was manufactured. If it was made in Japan, then it may be worth buying... Indonesia? Maybe not.
I rather thought Leicas were rebranded Panasonics, and Panasonics are a bad thing.
Leica makes great film cameras, but I decided to stay away from a Leica digital ever since I saw they were Panasonics with few changes.
...it reminds me of that one nightmare on elm street where the girl puts her head in the TV
I worked for two issuers of creditcards... one did store accounts the other issued visa and mastercard... all told I worked doing creditcard customer service for over two years.
I am not full of shit my friend... and if you worked for a major card issuer I find it hard to believe you never saw someone with a messed up account call in who stopped making payments... the bank closed the account... and they're overlimit and past due... and yet they still have a recurring charge from AOL (usually) posting to their account every month. The creditcard company can stop any new charges from coming in, but a recurring charge such as for a subscription all depends on back when that service was signed up for. It makes for a lot of fun for customer service to try and explain to customers... and also a lot of fun for the lost/stolen department and disputes department.