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I Think, Therefore I Do
When the Nintendo Wii first came out, I was baffled. I kept trying to play it like any other video game, using just my thumbs. You mean, I have to actually turn the joystick like it’s a wheel? Swing it … Continue reading
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Tagged ai, Asimo, Babylon 5, BMI, brain chip, brain wave, brain-machine interface, chip, cognitive enhancement, DARPA, Honda, implant, neural implant, prosthetic, telekinesis, telepathy, Toyota, Wii
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Cylons Shouldn’t Sweat
In 1950, Alan Turing sought to answer the question “can machines think?” He designed a test that involved a computer having a typed conversation with a human. If a third party couldn’t consistently tell the computer from the human, the … Continue reading
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Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, battlestar galactica, BSG, computers, Hanson, mind, researchers, robots, scientists, sentience, soul, think, Turing, Turing Test
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Just What Do You Think You’re Doing, Dave?
I’d rather be stuck in an elevator with Freddy Kruger than with HAL. Cool as a cucumber, mind-bogglingly capable, and unfailingly and often maddeningly reasonable, HAL appears to be the perfect spaceship computer. Among other things, HAL can speak, recognize … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, ai, arthur clarke, artificial intelligence, chip, chips, clarke, computer, computers, HAL, IBM, kubrick, neuron, space, space odyssey, stanley kubrick, synapse
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