The Computer is your friend

Clarke · August 19, 2011, 03:25:08 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14574747
Trust the Computer!

Also, this bit specifically might be intriguing:

QuoteCognitive computers may eventually be used for understanding human behaviour as well as environmental monitoring.

Intelligent computer networks being used to monitor the environment... this sounds familiar.

Tsanten Eywa 'eveng · August 19, 2011, 04:25:34 PM

so that computer's will be very much smarter?

bommel · August 20, 2011, 04:41:42 AM

they are faster than me, but smarter? They are as smart as the programmer who wrote the programs for it ^^

Clarke · August 20, 2011, 05:39:45 AM

It's not programmed. It learns.

Swoka Ikran · August 20, 2011, 10:34:54 AM

Cool

I saw this briefly on MSNBC the other day.

Quote from: Thomas R on August 20, 2011, 05:39:45 AM
It's not programmed. It learns.

It may learn, but it'd still need to be programmed so it knows how to learn. A processor without code running on it is useless. Beside, programming would be needed to tell it what to do before it's had a chance to learn anything.

bommel · August 20, 2011, 01:38:10 PM

Quote from: Thomas R on August 20, 2011, 05:39:45 AM
It's not programmed. It learns.

that makes it even worse. I've seen enough apocalyptic movies to see where this will lead to

Dreamlight · August 20, 2011, 08:22:53 PM

That's scary.

Yayo · August 20, 2011, 08:25:51 PM

Mwahaha. Rise, my friends!

No, this sounds very intriguing... and exciting at the same time.

Nifty · August 20, 2011, 08:26:42 PM

That reminds me of portals =3 evil learning pc that somehow learned that killing is better than training... somewhat... half pc then... fine fine fine: a human brain attached to a robot... but that sort of counts as a computer =P

Tirea Aean · August 20, 2011, 09:52:58 PM

Quote from: Thomas R on August 20, 2011, 05:39:45 AM
It's not programmed. It learns.

SkyNet

kidding. but really, even systems which learn have been intricately programmed to be able to learn.

'Oma Tirea · August 21, 2011, 11:48:18 PM

Quote from: Tirea Aean on August 20, 2011, 09:52:58 PM
Quote from: Thomas R on August 20, 2011, 05:39:45 AM
It's not programmed. It learns.

SkyNet

kidding. but really, even systems which learn have been intricately programmed to be able to learn.

Mllte.

Kamean · August 22, 2011, 10:47:51 AM

Interesring.

Quote from: Tirea Aean on August 20, 2011, 09:52:58 PM
SkyNet

I also immediately thought of Skynet.

Yayo · August 24, 2011, 07:02:26 AM

What about that episode of Next Gen where they landEd on that deserted planet? The population that was destroyed by their own invention.

Lance R. Casey · August 24, 2011, 09:28:11 AM

Quote from: Kamean on August 22, 2011, 10:47:51 AM
Interesring.
Quote from: Tirea Aean on August 20, 2011, 09:52:58 PM
SkyNet
I also immediately thought of Skynet.

With Microsoft's purchase of Skype, it's already happening:

Tirea Aean · August 24, 2011, 03:51:19 PM

Quote from: Lance R. Casey on August 24, 2011, 09:28:11 AM
Quote from: Kamean on August 22, 2011, 10:47:51 AM
Interesring.
Quote from: Tirea Aean on August 20, 2011, 09:52:58 PM
SkyNet
I also immediately thought of Skynet.
With Microsoft's purchase of Skype, it's already happening:

HAHAHAH! I never thougth about that... O_o

Swoka Ikran · August 24, 2011, 04:02:45 PM

Quote from: Tirea Aean on August 24, 2011, 03:51:19 PM
Quote from: Lance R. Casey on August 24, 2011, 09:28:11 AM
Quote from: Kamean on August 22, 2011, 10:47:51 AM
Interesring.
Quote from: Tirea Aean on August 20, 2011, 09:52:58 PM
SkyNet
I also immediately thought of Skynet.
With Microsoft's purchase of Skype, it's already happening:

HAHAHAH! I never thougth about that... O_o

Maybe we should be worried about MS's upcoming OS...

bommel · August 25, 2011, 11:46:01 PM

haha, nice picture ^^
Seems like the end is near