Post #266,852
9/6/06 6:02:50 PM
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No, it'll happen
Idiot parents sometimes raise genius kids ... by accident, I guess. Once we've got the A.I. that can produce the most efficient design of its own successor, then all bets are off and SkyNet is real.
We all rate "self awareness" as somehow indicative of intelligence. But pure dumb chance and lots of trial and error came up with the design for us. Electronic "generations" can operate on a much faster scale. Who's to say what that'll produce?
And yes, I noticed that point.
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Post #266,919
9/7/06 11:48:19 AM
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See Charles Stross, Accelerando, Economics 2.0
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Post #266,992
9/7/06 11:29:15 PM
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See also "Dial F for Frankenstein"
Reproduced here in [link|http://www.cybered.co.th/eng/DIAL.html|hideous hypertext.]
cordially,
Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
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Post #267,004
9/8/06 2:31:03 AM
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I was is thinking... (upon re-reading that)
Frankenstein's Monster Sings Christmas Carols while roasting chesnuts on an open fire, accompanied by Roger Whittaker and Vanilla Ice.
Seems about right.
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Post #267,034
9/8/06 11:44:57 AM
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The thing about Frankenstein's monster...
...is that the "monster" was basically good at heart until rejected as an abomination by its own creator and others around it. Even then, it only sought revenge against its own creator.
Hurt me if you must, but let the duckie go!
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Post #267,041
9/8/06 12:26:31 PM
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Ummm, you definitely missed that point.
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Post #267,043
9/8/06 12:36:01 PM
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Naw, I went away at a tangent.
That was just something that always bothered me whenever people would bring up Frankenstein as the ultimate "OMG Technology EVIL!" book.
Hurt me if you must, but let the duckie go!
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Post #267,061
9/8/06 4:18:38 PM
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No... I was think about the irony of the ....
AI thingy and the fact that Abby something trying to sing with grunts and groans and screeches (due to the fire) vs. the Ultimate Evil...
Though with Roger Whittaker and Vanilla Ice makes it a trilogy of Evul from teh MOOSic wurld.
Sheesh, you really do have to get those neck-bolts adjusted. And soon.
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Post #267,045
9/8/06 1:40:43 PM
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Who is the target audience?
That glossary is insane.
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