Brillianty Stupid Artificial Intelligence
Filed under: Artificial Intelligence, Cyborgs, Robots, Science, Science Fiction, Technology, The Future
A recent article at the Gamasutra site highlights the need for artificial intelligence to be slightly stupid in order to accurately mimic human behavior and thought processes.
Besides being offensive to us, humans, this article illustrates what could become a disturbing trend in AI programming. Think of it this way – what’s more dangerous than a precision oriented artificially intelligent robot killer like The Terminator? We’ll tell you what – a STUPID Terminator. The reasons are pretty obvious. Artificial intelligence in the hands of a machine, computer, or robot can be a very powerful weapon and tool. Do we really want something that’s slightly stupid in control of that power?
Total Recall, Ultrasound, and Memory Implants
Filed under: Science Fiction, Scientific, Technology
Like so many Phillip K. Dick inspired films before and after it, Total Recall is proving to be eerily prophetic. Total Recall tells the story of a man who’s memory is scrambled over and over again by memory transplant technology. The transplants are so effective they create two people in one, each with their own life, personality, and memories. This mind scrambling leads the main character on a bloody dangerous mind trip that ends on the planet Mars. Along the way there is a psychic mutant protruding from a man’s side like a tumor, a chick with three boobs, and an alien atmosphere machine. Sound fun to you?
Today, researchers say the memory transplant technology in Total Recall is close to becoming reality. Researchers at ASU are advancing ultrasound technology that could lead to the development of, among other things, remote controls which could be used to rewrite the neural connections in your brain which make up your memories.
The Loki Times always operates under the assumption that any “groundbreaking” technology or scientific breakthrough you hear about in the “news” has already taken place and is in use, probably at a far more advance level than reported. So where does this leave us? For starters, it means your memories might be fabrications. In fact, this memory control technology could be employed on a mass scale to create a fake collective memory designed to suit the needs of the corrupt elite.
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s character Douglas Quaid in Total Recall put it best: “If I am not me, den who da hell am I?” Truer words have never been spoken. The next time you recall that favorite vacation of yours, or the events of last year, keep that in mind. Our Who Am I? t-shirts might help you remember.
Read about the ultrasound research here.