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Originally posted by iksmodnad
One of mankind strongest aspects is our information technology (computers) , AI is very real and i would not be surprised if they have AI more complex than the "Matrix" that you saw in the movie matrix.
[edit on 8-12-2004 by iksmodnad]
Originally posted by serlex
i say AI is impossible, to create a robot which can hear, smeel, touch or feel is beyond humans. humans have souls.
Originally posted by THORASGARD
Is true that a Sky net Type program is in progress right now. Are we really smart enough to make a software unstoppable and smart enough to make its on choices to take over?
Originally posted by Enkidu
Take over what, and for what reason? What would it get if it took over? Money to buy a sporty car? Prestige and respect? Hot chicks? If it understands that it's a machine, probably immortal in many ways, it might not want these things. If you were a machine, would you want to take over? What for?
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
Souls, however, that's more philosophy then science.
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
We have no reason to suspect true A.I machines will have such faults.
Originally posted by demorior
AI is many, many years away from any real form other than bots and basic scripted behavior. I am a programming major and recently took a class about thoretical AI design. Interesting stuff, but not only is our hardware not good enough to support a serious AI, the problems of programing it is massive. The hardware acctually isnt to far away, 10 years at the most, probably closer to 5, but the software is next to impossible to program. We'll have advanced bots and really advanced scripted behavior, but real AI, to think, learn, and make choices, desisions is considered by about 1/2 of AI researchers to be impossible, while the other half says it might be possible but not for a very long time.
-Demorior