freecounterpoint: A bot coming after Pepe

Friday, August 03, 2007

Hah! Just click to see the movie.

My Frontier Thesis said...: Now, the SWORDS won't act on a command, unless it's received right away. A three-part arming process -- with both physical and electronic safeties -- is required before firing. Most importantly, the machines now come with kill switches, in case there's any odd behavior. "So now we can kill the unit if it goes crazy," Zecca says.

Sounds like a wonderful program for Microsoft, too.; 8/03/2007 12:33 PM
Arelcao Akleos said...: This is fascinating, on a number of levels. But the first thing that came to mind, which the quote MFT refers does address, is what can happen with killer robots not quite yet perfected [as in the start of the flick "Robocop"].; 8/03/2007 12:56 PM
Arelcao Akleos said...: AI, shouldn't "killer laptops" be gracing this article?; 8/03/2007 1:22 PM
My Frontier Thesis said...: To date, AA's been on a roll in referencing American celuloid sci-fi.

Have you been catching up -- or re-catching up -- on your movies this summer AA?; 8/03/2007 2:26 PM
Tecumseh said...: Killer laptops: of course, that should be in! OK, took care of that.; 8/03/2007 2:36 PM