Hod Lipson: Robots that are “self-aware”
http://www.ted.com Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.
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January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Anyone know what …
Anyone know what program he used with all those dots? A link would great
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
if we would have a …
if we would have a evolution design we will probably end up with a Matrix type of robotics where the robots will succeed our own revolution we should therefor focus on cybernetics rather than pure robotics.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
so what would it …
so what would it take for a machine to really become “self-aware”?
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
It may not be the …
It may not be the ultimate answer but its a step in the right direction. Robots will eventually be much more useful in rescue missions and unknown territories like Space. Its silly to think that they will take over because they are programed by humans to serve us not serve their own needs.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
I think he meant to …
I think he meant to say machines cant self replicate thus evolving over time and coming up with better results…
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
these robots wernt …
these robots wernt self aware. to be self aware means you can do what you want to do, all these robots were given a task, and then adapted to achieve that task.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
huh? …
huh? self-replication is a human attribute? everything in the plant, animal and fungi kingdoms reproduce, down to bacteria and viruses that can barely be classified as alive! self-replication at the molecular level is what started it off. man, you’re an idiot. stay off the internet.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
iggy4323: Very. …
iggy4323: Very. People just can’t seem to understand that a robot is nothing more than a series of queries and results. A robot can’t make up new queries. For example, a robot’s motion sensor detects motion, and it asks itself, have i ever seen anything like that before? Then it asks, what is it? And so on, until it can make an accurate decision on what to do. At no point does it just suddenly go, I know! I’ll kill it!
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
iheartmom: Its the …
iheartmom: Its the speculators who are ignorant.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
i still don’t see …
i still don’t see how robots can self-replicate. i think self-replication is a human attribute that robots can never hope to achieve.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
wow i wonder what …
wow i wonder what would happen i you challange that cube thing to see if it could make a bride across a small trench
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
We’re so far behind …
We’re so far behind.. I want to be here when androids are around.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
That’s genius. I …
That’s genius. I was actually thinking why no one thought about not programming the machines to walk, but letting them learn by themselves! That’s a first step to something really BIG!!
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
The human mind is …
The human mind is the most mysterious organ. We have like unlimited memory or w/e, someone needs to create a device that could download information from a secure net(because of pesky hackers lol) and then translate that information which is in binary(which computers can read) into something that our minds can read. We took information that our minds LEARNED from experience and experiments and created the computer and the internet which then we stored all of our information on.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Simple is right.
Simple is right.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
its annoying to …
its annoying to hear ignorant and close-minded people bash a simple point of view eh?
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
I just saw this man …
I just saw this man give a 2 hour long version of this exact lecture and it was amazing.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
It’s frustrating to …
It’s frustrating to hear stupid people speculate, eh?
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Stupid is not the …
Stupid is not the word I would choose. If a machine can become trully self aware, why is it not possible to develop emotions or morality as well? I’ll push that further and ask why they couldn’t handle those processes better as well. Not really looking for answers, just offering something to consider.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Spreemetvoeten: …
Spreemetvoeten: Agreed. This is amazing technology, and a brilliant step towards AI.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
ROBOTS CAN’T TAKE …
ROBOTS CAN’T TAKE OVER. See that word? CAN’T. Its that simple. That’s just not how computer programming works in the real world.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
I think the …
I think the solution to this problem is to change ourselves and our world so that labor isn’t a necessity; i.e. virtualize everything or get rid of our physical forms and exist entirely as beings of thought.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
If robots become …
If robots become more self aware, there is a chance that Artificial Intelligence might evolve… without us even realizing it. You might think this is sort of stupid, but the robots we build, it’s like raising a child, except it has no emotions or any sense of moral limitations or values, and because of this, when Robot’s rebel, it won’t be pretty. We should put a limit to what we build, and stop relying upon everything on machinery.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
What we just saw is …
What we just saw is a demonstration of birth of life and birth of ego (in the wrong order). Right there is in essence everything you need to understand about your YOUR nature and origin. And yes it is very unnerving.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
F***.what we just …
F***.what we just saw is a demonstration of birth of life and birth of ego (in the wrong order). Right there is in essence avrything you need to understand about YOUR nature and origin. And yes it is very unnerving.