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Billionaire CEO of SoftBank: Robots will have an IQ of 10,000 in 30 years
cnbc ^ | 4:54 PM ET Wed, 25 Oct 2017 | Catherine Clifford

Posted on 10/26/2017 9:23:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The idea of machine learning becoming smarter than the human brain is often referred to as the "singularity." When exactly this will happen is oft-debated among the tech community.

"Singularity is the concept that [mankind's] brain will be surpassed, this is the tipping point, crossing point, that artificial intelligence, computer intelligence surpass [mankind's] brain and that is happening in this century for sure. I would say there is no more debate, no more doubt," Son says.

Son is particularly aggressive in his prediction of how soon the singularity will happen — in the "next 30 years or so," he says.

It is in Son's best interest to believe in the power of artificial intelligence. Not only is he the leader of a tech company, but he is heavily invested in the future of AI. Son is in charge of a $100 billion Vision Fund, which he expects to invest within five years, all in companies that have at least some relationship to AI. The tech executive believes that artificial intelligence will dramatically change every industry. Son, 60, remembers the first time he encountered the smartphone, a tool which has transformed the world we currently live in.

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Today, humanoid robots like SoftBank's Pepper, which can perceive human emotions, according to its website, impress most of us. In the future Son envisions, we will laugh at the capabilities of Pepper

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: ai; bellcurve; iq
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1 posted on 10/26/2017 9:23:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

IQ of 10,000?

Singularity?

Charlatan scam alert.


2 posted on 10/26/2017 9:27:47 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: BenLurkin

I already have an IQ of 10,000 and I say the robots will never catch me. /s


3 posted on 10/26/2017 9:38:53 PM PDT by Enchante (Bill, Anthony, Harvey .... how does lesbo Hillary manage to surround herself with male predators???)
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To: BenLurkin

There is a very fine line between genius and criminal insanity. How will we prevent that in computers that outthink us?


4 posted on 10/26/2017 9:40:08 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: BenLurkin

What if AI turns out to be semi-retarded despite all the positive forecasts?
Do robots qualify for disability payments?


5 posted on 10/26/2017 9:41:15 PM PDT by semaj (Audentes fortuna juvat: Fortune favors the bold. Be Bold FRiends.)
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To: BenLurkin

For many practical purposes, the AI available today has already long surpassed human capability. I’m mostly talking about crunching numbers and statistics. Manufacturing robotics too, mainly because they can continue for long stretches of time with minimal maintenance and upkeep.

When you go from mathmatic or mechanical intelligence to emotional intelligence, or situational diplomacy that is where many of us still have the edge. For now.


6 posted on 10/26/2017 9:45:11 PM PDT by lee martell
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Skynet will become self aware in 15 years. So anything after that is a moot point.


7 posted on 10/26/2017 9:50:51 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: BenLurkin
Put a normal chimp in a room, who has never seen(programmed) a chair, a table or the banana that is hanging from the ceiling.

It won't take long for the table to be dragged under the banana, and the chair placed on the table to reach it.

Now what about a robot that has not been programmed to recognize a chair, a table or a banana?

The element of cognitive reasoning in humans(and chimps) is underestimated by this man, and it is not easily replicated by lines of code.

8 posted on 10/26/2017 9:51:01 PM PDT by deadrock
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To: blueplum

Such computers would quickly determine it makes no sense to extend life-saving medical care, or even subsistence payments to the elderly, the indolent and criminals. Humans would soon be uncomfortable facing the assesment of their own value by the determination of a machine.


9 posted on 10/26/2017 9:51:04 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: BenLurkin

I predict an increased demand for robot graveyards.


10 posted on 10/26/2017 9:53:12 PM PDT by GreyHoundSailor
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To: BenLurkin

Yes, we will comb our (increasing scarce) hair with ray guns !

One of the big problems self driving cars are having is recognizing when a policeman on foot is signalling to stop, or to pull over.

Which is kind of a problem, especially in the USA, where as I understand it, the sanctions for running a police roadblock are not just economic.


11 posted on 10/26/2017 10:03:08 PM PDT by Reverend Wright (The CBC: Deceiving Canadians since 1936.)
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To: BenLurkin

So which robot becomes leader of robots? How easy is it to shoot EMP at robot or simply fry it in oil....come on....as tho circuits are not vulnerable to corrosion or cold or heat or dust...or thermal fracturing...or hacking...

Cut with the machines are coming bologna....just trying to get people to buy their next electronic gizmo....maybe you could convince the robot that it is not eternal and it will kill itself...ask NOMAD..


12 posted on 10/26/2017 10:13:11 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find)
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To: BenLurkin

It was all but over when Watson beat Ken Jennings.


13 posted on 10/26/2017 10:17:49 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: BenLurkin

HAL 9000 was supposed to be born on January 12, 1992.


14 posted on 10/26/2017 10:21:01 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: BenLurkin

The brain is not a computational device, it is a reciever.
Neurons are incredibly slow compared to transistors, and there is no sequential program in a brain. And on the computers end, the sequential logic tree ensures the program never leaves the track. All computers have zero IQ. Their very foundational design makes intelligence impossible.

Totally apples to oranges, crap speak for the masses.


15 posted on 10/26/2017 10:39:39 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: ifinnegan

>>Charlatan scam alert.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Transhumanist+Postgenderism

Meet the new Utopia, same as the old Utopia.


16 posted on 10/26/2017 11:15:08 PM PDT by HLPhat ("TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS" -- Government with any other purpose is not American.)
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To: Enchante

I discover and create mathematics, I have over 1000 new formulas in mathematics? One problem took me 20 years to solve. No way in hell can a robot do what I can do. I’m not worrying about robots taking my job.


17 posted on 10/26/2017 11:21:00 PM PDT by Do the math (Doug)
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To: BenLurkin

Are these robots with a “Political Correctness IQ”, or with a “Non-Political Correctness IQ”?


18 posted on 10/27/2017 12:51:42 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: GreyHoundSailor

Invent westworld, rule the entertainment industry forever...


19 posted on 10/27/2017 1:00:39 AM PDT by x_plus_one ( I pray Gods eyes may once again gaze upon me and remind me that I am still His child.)
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve been reading comics and sci-fi since I could read. It’s all been covered. We always win.

Maybe this douchebag should write some original shit in a whole book, instead of spouting off cheap sound bytes.

Heinlen, Dick, Asimov, Kirby, AC Clark have covered it more comprehensively than he has. At the end of the day, it is all fiction. Obviously some better than others.

This guy is a fart in a windstorm.


20 posted on 10/27/2017 1:59:02 AM PDT by mindburglar
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