“The machine will be capable of understanding the world around them much as humans do,” Rattner said. “They will see and hear and probably speak and do a number of other things that resemble human-like capabilities, and will demand as a result very (powerful) computing capability.”
My QX6700 is jealous.
this cannot be a good thing
that thing would probably be awesome at pong
Goddamnit, the progress towards Skynet is accelerating……
I, for one, will welcome our new robot overlords.
When we build them.
But before they learn time travel.
How many beads does my abacus need before it becomes sentient?
42
Skynet?
@W
First of all, Gobbles.
Second, Skynet…haven’t you seen the Terminator movies?
How do I technological singularity?
One wonders if scientists have ever actually watched one of the dozens of movies where smart computers destroy everything…
Are you fucking kidding? The whole reason they’re building these apocalypse-bots is to get back at everyone who ever gave them a wedgie.
Knowing the way mankind works, probably – and it probably gave em a stiffy too…
LOL true dat