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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:35 AM Original message |
IBM to build brain-like computers (BBC) |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is the first one going to be called Skynet? |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. Oh, great |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. My cats already do that |
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FreepFryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. Ummm, can anyone scream 'BAD IDEA' please? :) |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Why is it necessarily a bad idea? |
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FreepFryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Just because we CAN do a thing, it does not mean that we SHOULD do that thing. (n/t) |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 04:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Again, with fewer cliches this time? (nt) |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 04:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. But - but - but - mediocre science fiction says it's evil! (nt) |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Mediocre? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-28-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. So someone's thou-shalt-not decrees are okay if they're science fiction and not mythology? (nt) |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I, for one, welcome our new silicon overlords. nt |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 02:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Yes, it's not as though ANYTHING that's remotely sentient could make worse decisions than we have |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Yes, but think how much *faster* it will be able to make bad decisions! |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
13. Why don't they just make a positronic neural network? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Because it's against the Lor! (NT) |
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Morpheal (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-01-08 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
16. DARPA AND HOW TO BUILD A BETTER CAT ? |
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