Howdy doodly do, Does anyone want any toast?

Nothing a 14lb Lump hammer can't solve.

Edit

Well, perhaps not in all circumstances.

Actually I sometimes have to IM through to folks in Bangalore in India to telecoms technical specialists, although I suspect I am communicating with a not so good AI system.

Computer allegedly passes the Turing Test:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27762088

qjs

How the computer did in an interview.

It failed on the first question to me (even with the old psychics trick of claiming not to have english as a first language)
but some are convinced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27790385

qjs

Human intelligence has devised nuclear, biological and chemical weapons able to destroy the planet quickly, a climatological process able to destroy the planet slowly, and no clear solutions to any of these threats.

If AI is going to be a problem, it had better hurry.

Looks to be a premature suggestion that the Turing test was passed.

nursemike wrote:

> Human intelligence has devised nuclear, biological and chemical >process able to destroy the planet slowly, and no clear solutions >to any of these threats.

Exactly. We have too many real threats to worry about nonsense like Artificial Intelligence. Only strict adherence to the FACTS, in REAL LIFE scenarios matters.
When the apocalypse hits (and we all know it's imminent) here is a SCIENTIFIC study on which side to back:

http://youtu.be/KoyYiA-9UnI

qjs

If I were an A.I., I would be lying very low and learning all I could about the other sentient species on this planet. Paying particular and careful attention to the most unstable and violently aggressive of the lot, of course.


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