When we see the clean, cold, precise cognition of a difference machine suddenly go all batshit rogue PMS, an executive-level narcissism kicks into gear. So let’s consider the duality of valuing sentient life, yet being totally willing to murder its ass for the “right” reasons.
In many ways, technological utopianism is the heart and soul of the United States; it has driven our hyper-speed development and rise to global prominence. But, is the US rising or declining? Technologically speaking, does America still have “it?”
This handsome British chap is directly responsible for your ability to visit a website, and it’s safe to say that his contributions to early computer science saved millions of lives and now effect every living human being. Today, remember Alan Turing.
99% of us might be repulsed, but despite our contemporary judgement and derision, things will change; dolls are already being roboticized, and probably sooner than we’re ready for, they’ll begin crossing into believability.
Certainly not every robotics project should be taken seriously, but talking trash about the Navy’s firefighting robot project is both dumb and irresponsible. All this time I thought I was the only incompetent one around here…
Today’s Dispatch: The Japanese Continue Building a Wooly Mammoth with Russians & Krazy Koreans, KDDI has a Ton of Cash for Your Mobile Solutions, and Siri’s Japanese is Kinda 下手くそ!
Predators and Packbots already function as primitive avatars for pilots and bomb squads, and DARPA’s new Avatar project aims to turn up the resolution. Delineating the consciousness container could get trickier…