Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Artificial Intelligence Update

A panel of AI scientists, roboticists, and ethical and legal scholars discusses worst-case scenarios for the upcoming emergence of artificially intelligent machines:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17518-smart-machines-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen.html

Notably, some on the panel think human-level AI could take 1,000 years to develop, while others said 20. I've been reading a lot more of the latter than the former.

Another article, with additional perspectives:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/science/26robot.html?_r=2

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