[extropy-chat] The emergence of AI

[Mike Lorrey]

On this note, I'd expect the first AI to wake up will be a serial
killing mutant naked undead hooker character in a video game. What a
girl to take home to mom, eh?

--- Giu1i0 Pri5c0 <pgptag at gmail.com> wrote:

> Probably a mix of the two. Toys and lawnmowers may someday wake up
> feeling like themselves, but this will be a result of computer
> research programs in academic labs. So AIs will come out of the game
> industry, but when the game industry has been "made pregnant" by
> academic labs.
> So computer research programs in academic labs will be the father of
> AIs, and the game industry their mother.
> G.
> 
> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 22:18:13 +0000, ben <benboc at lineone.net> wrote:
> > Here's a thought:
> 
> > So it's possible that one day, it will be somebodys teddy bear that
> will
> > be the thing waking up and saying to itself "Crikey, I'm Me!!", and
> not
> > some purpose-designed massive computer.
> > 
> > What do you reckon. Will AI be the descendant of computer research
> > programs in academic labs, or will their ancestors be dolls that
> blink
> > and wet themselves, and lawnmowers?
> > 
> > ben
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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
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