Hod Lipson: Robots that are "self-aware"

http://www.ted.com Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.

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[galilsnap]

@amandajoyceisabella A mind is, to be really really basic, a bunch of electrical signals interacting in a way that creates thoughts, emotion, and a variety of other processes. It is entirely possible to recreate the human brain in metals (like a computer), meaning that sentient, sapient, self-aware androids is a possibility. However, it will be extremely hard to do so in our time.

[Zandonus]

Inquiry: Does unit 3030596 have a soul? It is mentioned 654 times in the Holy book of Ancestors.

[eeeeeeeri]

@galilsnap spoken like the the truly omnipotent.

[JohnF30Music]

@chinguidinsky so why is that a bad thing? We have robots do the work for us.

[chinguidinsky]

Maybe they shouldn't do it, it is interesting but to many people would be unemployed if robots came to be. Those with power would need no humans around, except for women or men to procreate or just have sex. Lol. Maybe for casual talk...

[a1c41]

@SuperReivan Assuming that human machines will be more cost-effective than human workers and that free-mass-market put them to work throughout society. Then we would be following Karl Marx's three laws, or conditions of which Capitalism would implode on itself, by potentially creating higher unemployment by replacing too many people with machines, greater concentrations of wealth, and pushing down profit margins. It would be reasonable to believe that Robots use would limited somehow.

[a1c41]

@SuperReivan, thanks you for commenting. I will clarify my position. Assuming that human machines will be more cost-effective than human workers and that free-mass-market put them to work throughout society. Then we would be following Karl Marx's three laws, or conditions of which Capitalism would implode on itself by potentially creating higher unemployment by replacing too many people with machines, greater concentrations of wealth, and pushing down profit margins.

[SuperReivan]

@a1c41 maybe when were running everything of renewable free energy and have slavebots we might be able to abolish the monertary system and everything will become free? but more likly they will just over price the robots so only the super rich can afford them thats my guess

[njintau]

@Zandonus Ha, I was waiting for someone to put up a Geth reference... xD

[KarthikSoun]

Wow!! freeky!!