Skynet Part II: Will these projects lead to a new Skynet?

October 3rd, 2009 :: 0 Comments

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Most everyone has some sort of knowledge about Skynet, the computer program that eventually led to the war between humans & machines in the Terminator movies and TV shows. The concept of a self aware and artificially intelligent computer network is quite terrifying, but it may soon become a staple in networks across the world.  There are a couple projects being researched and developed that all hold a piece of the Skynet puzzle, not to mention an actual system named Skynet that is currently in operation.  So while Skynet in the Terminator universe was merely fiction, reality is just as alarming.  Of course these new systems are meant to help society operate better, faster and stronger, but the worst actions often have the best intentions.  Part 2 of 2 is below.

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First execution of a human by a robot? Well, kinda…

September 15th, 2009 :: 1 Comment

::proof sent by SonofNero::

SonofNero sent in a link to a story that happened in Australia in 2008, so it’s a little old, but still an interesting topic.

It is interesting because it involves a robot actually killing someone.  That’s right, a robot murdered a human in cold blood.  Why didn’t this get more press?  Mainly because the murderbot was being controlled by a man.  Francis Tovey of Canberra, Australia had built the robot in response to his family members constantly demanding that he move into an assisted care home.  All of their requests made Tovay suicial, so he went to his computer looking for answers.

…Tovey scoured the Internet for information on making a robot capable for firing a semi-automatic gun pointed at his head.

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