Robot apocalypse ..The war has started

michaels

Another round to the AI bots:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35890188

mwpt

Mistermeaner wrote: »

replace need with want

but your anology is also not logical; jacuzzis performance a service that is not otherwise obtainable (except for in geothermal areas), they are not a substitute for something else.

AI is arguably a substitute for humans

I must admit you've totally lost me. Is this a trick question? AI can improve efficiency, for a start. Business like that as it lowers costs. AI can improve safety. AI can do tasks better. Eventually, AI will be able to do most and then almost all tasks better, faster, cheaper than a human and then lots of tasks that we will never be able to do.

Why would we not want it? In the same way as why do we need a car when a horse will get us somewhere? Why do we need an airplane when a horse or a rowing boat will do the job?

michaels

I think you are missing the big picture. We help our kids make decisions...ai will soon do the same for us. Perhaps it will keep some of us as pets.

Mistermeaner

We will obsolete ourselves. Destroy the machines. Luddite's had it right.

kabayiri

The problem is perhaps that we see advancement using a human mindset, with human limitations. An obvious example is seeing a robot as some variation of terminator or Mr Data.

Do you know the 3 most successful species on the planet by numbers? They are ants; aphids and termites. They all share a very common characteristic. A very ordered collectivisation to their society, with individuals with distinct roles. (throw in tremendous breeding power)

A single function machine with a clear understanding of role and context is not so interesting. A swarm of these machines fulfilling simple roles in a more complex common purpose is much more interesting.

chewmylegoff

Generali wrote: »

They already do for Foxtel in Aus (and I would guess Sky in the UK). They take the initial basic details in a 'conversational' manner.

I agree about the definition of Robot. Those self-serve tills are effectively crap robots IMHO, certainly they are Zombie Robots.

Yeah basically you have to speak to a robot which takes 25 minutes to recognise your date of birth, meanwhile you have paid £35 for the privilege of speaking to it on sky's premium rate number.

michaels

kabayiri wrote: »

The problem is perhaps that we see advancement using a human mindset, with human limitations. An obvious example is seeing a robot as some variation of terminator or Mr Data.

Do you know the 3 most successful species on the planet by numbers? They are ants; aphids and termites. They all share a very common characteristic. A very ordered collectivisation to their society, with individuals with distinct roles. (throw in tremendous breeding power)

A single function machine with a clear understanding of role and context is not so interesting. A swarm of these machines fulfilling simple roles in a more complex common purpose is much more interesting.

Try Swarm by Michael Crichton. Or imagine Big Hero Six but the Bots have AI.

ging84

Look to me like a video of the first robot to walk out because of an !!!!!!! boss.

Looks like everyone's jobs are safe after all

michaels

Looks like we won't stand much chance against skynet:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36650848

No doubt AI will be in charge before most of us even realise what has happened. I wonder what our AI overloards will decide to do with humanity?

cells

Mistermeaner wrote: »

Why do we need another type of machine?

for lots of reasons but perhaps the biggest driver will be our current state as bags of meat have finite life spans