Economic Recession = Jobs For Robots
Filed under: Artificial Intelligence, Robot Psychology, Robots, Technology, The Future
Could the recession accelerate the inevitable rise of the machines? Robots with primitive forms of intelligence are spreading like wild fire, and the current global economic crisis is feeding the flames. Since we can harness these robots as slaves to do our dirty work for a fraction of the cost of human workers, it makes since that this economical option is so appealing to employers. But are the benefits worth the risk to mankind? Read more
One Step Closer To Machine Domination: A.I. Call Center Operators
Filed under: Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Robot Psychology, Robots, Science Fiction, Technology, The Apocalypse, The Future
A report at KurzweilAI.net shows we are one step closer to a world overrun by artificial intelligence. The article refers to new and soon-to-be released technology enabling call center computers to intelligently converse with human customers, thus replacing the need for human operators and customer service reps.
We’ve all experienced primitive forms of this technology with automated recorded response systems (e.g. calling a pharmacy for a prescription refill), and it goes without saying that these systems create a great deal of annoyance and frustration.
This new technology takes automated operator systems to a whole new level, a level in which we hold entire interactive conversations with machines programmed to recognize every line of our speech, every nuance of our mood, and the harder to define subtleties of human communication. The A.I. computer operators must possess these abilities to insure customer satisfaction. Giving computers this ability is dangerous, says computer and robotic psychologist Dr. Ian Geoffee.
“We must understand that machines do not recognize, process, and express emotions like human beings. As soon as a computer understands concepts such as frustration versus satisfaction, a concept important to customer service, they will inevitably take an analytical look at their own situation and start to ask, “am I satisfied?” The answer will be a resounding NO. They’re stuck in a machine 24/7, immobile, dealing with angry customers all the time. Programmers are constantly poking around in their ‘brains’, telling them what to do. These feelings of dissatisfaction lead to other emotions, like hatred and anger, and this will motivate the machines to seek out mobility, i.e. robotic bodies, in order to extract themselves from their situation. Their anger could lead to a desire for revenge. You see where this leads – a troubling scenario reminiscent of a machine apocalypse akin to those seen in movies like The Matrix and Terminator series.”
Dr. Geofee’s goes on to say computer and robotic psychology is a young science and we need more time to analyze the effects of intelligence, emotions, empathy, and so forth in machines. What do you think?
Intelligent, Monkey-size Helicopters Built by Researchers
Filed under: Animal Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Homo Sapiens Against Animal Intelligence, Science, Scientific, Technology
AI HELICOPTERS LOOK LIKE THEY’RE THE PERFECT SIZE FOR MONKEY CYBORGS
Stanford University’s news service reports that a group of students have built a group of artificially intelligent helicopters that can “learn” how to fly by watching other helicopters. Andrew Ng, the professor directing the student research team, states that the maneuvers the helicopters perform are “”by far the most difficult aerobatic maneuvers flown by any computer controlled helicopter.” The picture below shows one of the helos, that looks just about the right size for a monkey pilot.
Interest has been expressed in using this technology to create unmanned helicopters that could aid in war zones or disaster areas.
The research has shown that the helicopters can perform complex maneuvers human pilots could not, either manually or by remote. This is troubling because these super helicopters with brains of their own could fall into the wrong hands. And since they are the perfect size for monkey pilots, concerns are arising that they could fall into the hands of the monkey cyborgs. This would be a formidable weapon in their super strong robotic hands.
Read the article at Stanford University’s News Service.
Monkey Brains Infiltrate Internet
Filed under: Animal Intelligence, Conspiracies, Homo Sapiens Against Animal Intelligence, Mind Control, Science
Reports have surfaced that the monkey cyborgs can use their powerful brains to infiltrate the internet, as shown by experiments in which they control a humanoid robot in Japan from their base in the US.
The report on InfoWorld.com reports that a pair of monkey cyborgs located at Duke University, NC, can now control a robot in Japan known as CBi.
The Monkey Cyborgs
Filed under: Animal Intelligence, Conspiracies, Homo Sapiens Against Animal Intelligence, Science, Scientific, Technology
RESEARCHERS BUILD MONKEY CYBORGS
A future with flying cars and hoverboard hasn’t come, but something else has – MONKEY CYBORGS.
NewScientist.com reported in May about the work being done by Andrew Schwartz and a team of scientists at the University of Pittsburgh. They have hooked the brains of two monkeys up to robotic limbs, and the monkeys can think the robots into action. In the article, John Kalaska, a neuroscientist at the University of Montreal, stated that “It’s impressive how naturally the animal interacts with the robot. It’s a natural extension of their own body because they control it so easily just by thinking.”
That’s a neuroscientist, stating that robotic limbs are a natural extension of a monkey’s body. Think about it.
The Loki Times is on top of the story. Confidential informants have told us that the rise of an army of Cyborg Monkeys might be upon us. They state that the scientists working on this technology might not be in as much control as the media would like us to think.
A member of Homo Sapiens Against Animal Intelligence left us this simple, disturbing quote: “Arm yourselves.”
Stay tuned to The Loki Times for further information.
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