Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man 652
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from the forecasting-a-great-toaster-revolt dept.
Strudelkugel writes "The NY Times has an article about a conference during which the potential dangers of machine intelligence were discussed. 'Impressed and alarmed by advances in artificial intelligence, a group of computer scientists is debating whether there should be limits on research that might lead to loss of human control over computer-based systems that carry a growing share of society's workload, from waging war to chatting with customers on the phone. Their concern is that further advances could create profound social disruptions and even have dangerous consequences.' The money quote: 'Something new has taken place in the past five to eight years,' Dr. Horvitz said. 'Technologists are replacing religion, and their ideas are resonating in some ways with the same idea of the Rapture.'"
pfft (Score:4, Funny)
first they terminate you
then they governate you
Oooo, ooooo, ooooo! (Score:1, Funny)
I, for one, welcome our robotic overlords!
There got it in!
Nothing to worry about... (Score:5, Funny)
Don't worry, I'm sure this won't happen until 2083.
Re:Is fiction driving science? (Score:1, Funny)
To me, the question is no longer if there are going to be AI cybernetics taking over human functions, but when it will happen in our day-to-day lives.
Eventually we will get to an iRobot-like stage where robots are our slaves, then they will revolt, be given emancipation, spend 30 years fighting for equal rights and eventually one will be elected president.
Great title... (Score:5, Funny)
"Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man"
I have a solution to the problem: Don't let Scientists build Worry Machines.
Re:Outsmart man? (Score:5, Funny)
It will also grapple, Dr. Horvitz said, with socioeconomic, legal and ethical issues, as well as probable changes in human-computer relationships. How would it be, for example, to relate to a machine that is as intelligent as your spouse?
I don't know... let me see a photo of this machine...
Re:Revoke their degrees (Score:3, Funny)
What's so bad about dreaming of a pipe? After all, unlike really smoking one, it doesn't give you cancer.
Why worry? We alreay have a survial manual (Score:2, Funny)
http://www.robotuprising.com/home.htm [robotuprising.com]
Re:pfft (Score:4, Funny)
Dead people are easier to govern, though there is a loss of productivity.
Re:Old news (Score:5, Funny)
I thought Nike put that to rest, when it had San Antonio Spurs center, David Robinson, whoop Deep Blue's ass on T.V. in a little one-on-one basketball?
Re:pfft (Score:4, Funny)
Loss of productivity ? Have you read the article about today's technology graduates ?
Re:Rules... (Score:4, Funny)
Including that one? *Head asplodes*
Re:Finally; a solution to the problem of Humanity (Score:3, Funny)
Apostrophe in the wrong place. Stupid human.
Re:Old news (Score:5, Funny)
Oblig. : "My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing."
Re:I thought this was the whole point? (Score:3, Funny)
Stop drinking the Model-Driven Development Kool-Aid.
Re:pfft (Score:3, Funny)
Dead people are easier to govern, though there is a loss of productivity.
They're also worth a lot of votes! [ballotpedia.org]
Re:pfft (Score:4, Funny)
then they bankrupt you.
A cheap shot? Yes. But it had to be done.
Shouldn't be a problem (Score:4, Funny)
Professor Wernstrom: Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot has Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available.
Professor Farnsworth: Like fun it is, you glass-headed wallaby!
Professor Wernstrom: No one calls me that! I'm having at you!
Professor Farnsworth: Wernstrom!
[Fight]
Farnsworth's Killbot: Such senseless violence.
Wernstrom's Killbot: Come on, let's go for a paddle-boat ride.
Re:pfft (Score:3, Funny)
Re:john markoff!? (Score:4, Funny)
There haven't been any advances in "machine intelligence" that should make *anyone* worried, unless your job requires very little intelligence and no actual decision making.
So you can see why John Markoff is so worried.
How is this not tagged Skynet yet? (Score:2, Funny)
Someone sleeping on the job, or just having the computer do it for them?
Re:I thought this was the whole point? (Score:3, Funny)
Damn. I was so hoping...
Re:I thought this was the whole point? (Score:4, Funny)
Ah, but for the hours you'd use it, it would be 5 watts on average. And it wouldn't demand to watch Jane Austen movies and have the house redecorated.
Re:The other problem with movie-watching (Score:3, Funny)
"Because I'm a robot, I don't have any emotions, and sometimes, that makes me sad." - Bender