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Astronomer Royal Martin Rees: How soon will robots take over the world?
telegraph.co.uk ^ | May 21. 2015 | By Martin Rees

Posted on 05/21/2015 5:43:35 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey

An explosion in artificial intelligence has sent us hurtling towards a post-human future, warns Martin Rees

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Humor; Miscellaneous
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every few months for tweny years now...we hear the same thing...and every few months I have to question whether these geniuses have ever given any consideration to the Meaning of the word In-telligence
1 posted on 05/21/2015 5:43:35 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey
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To: MeshugeMikey

Not until they can program things like awareness and desire into robots.


2 posted on 05/21/2015 5:45:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: MeshugeMikey; sionnsar; abigailsmybaby; A CA Guy; airborne; Aloysius88; Altariel; Americanwolf; ...

We already have.*
.
*he says in robotic voice ping.


3 posted on 05/21/2015 5:47:56 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: cripplecreek

preccisely. I think..

why can people think? we need to....why do we need to...because..we are ALIVE.

artificial..artiface....

some genius came up with the term “virtual” “reality”...it isnt...

the very terms artificial and intelligence .....seem at odds with each other


4 posted on 05/21/2015 5:49:54 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

"Chappie likes bling".

5 posted on 05/21/2015 5:50:22 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: MeshugeMikey


6 posted on 05/21/2015 5:50:54 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Darksheare

we can still flick a switch.....and WHOOSH no more “intelligence..”

inherent...intelligence...not yet,,,by a LONG shot


7 posted on 05/21/2015 5:51:18 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Diogenesis

yo yo yo yo!


8 posted on 05/21/2015 5:52:18 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Darksheare

That was e-vil, she says, in robotic voice...


9 posted on 05/21/2015 5:52:38 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( When my kids were little, they had to walk nine yards through shag carpet to change the TV channel)
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To: MeshugeMikey

At this point, robots are somewhere well below insects on the intelligence scale.


10 posted on 05/21/2015 5:54:59 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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11 posted on 05/21/2015 5:59:00 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: MeshugeMikey

someone’s obsessed with Terminator movies


12 posted on 05/21/2015 5:59:21 PM PDT by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: max americana

ahaha that could well be!


13 posted on 05/21/2015 6:00:14 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees needs to prove he’s not a robot.


14 posted on 05/21/2015 6:00:21 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: MeshugeMikey
should be any day now...

Lis_robot

15 posted on 05/21/2015 6:01:02 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: cripplecreek

yep,, insects have authentic intelligence...albeit rather limited


16 posted on 05/21/2015 6:01:07 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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How soon will robots take over the world?

When they take away all the guns.


17 posted on 05/21/2015 6:01:39 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: ETL

so thats where Robbie went?

gleep....gleeep....beeep...beeep.


18 posted on 05/21/2015 6:02:16 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey
A must read.

And this

The global village will have its village idiots, and they will have global range.
is probably the best quote on the subject since the original (and please don't make me have to say that it was not coined by Hillary Clinton).
19 posted on 05/21/2015 6:03:01 PM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Francis)
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To: mountainlion

I think were gonna be pretty safe for several millenium should the Lord Tarry!


20 posted on 05/21/2015 6:03:15 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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