You said it yourself. Survival *instinct*. Instincts are creature-specific, and environmentally defined. They don't define or require much intelligence. It is a trait of self-awareness. People have survival instincts because they know without certain things they will perish. A computer requires power, and software.
Artificial intelligence already exists. It will become *actual* intelligence when it can program and reprogram itself.
I read his little paper on what he did and how. If I were Tom with Myspace, I'd have a good laugh about it before I put my cleanup crew on it.
On a more serious note, if you're writing validation scripts, you really should keep things in mind that this guy outlined in his details of how he got it done.
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You said it yourself. Survival *instinct*. Instincts are creature-specific, and environmentally defined. They don't define or require much intelligence. It is a trait of self-awareness. People have survival instincts because they know without certain things they will perish. A computer requires power, and software.
Artificial intelligence already exists. It will become *actual* intelligence when it can program and reprogram itself.
~Trajik
I guess I found this funnier than those with mod points did :)
I read his little paper on what he did and how. If I were Tom with Myspace, I'd have a good laugh about it before I put my cleanup crew on it.
On a more serious note, if you're writing validation scripts, you really should keep things in mind that this guy outlined in his details of how he got it done.
~Trajik2600