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Google's new robot

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It may have fared badly in the recent robo-olympics, causing hilarity with a series of unexpected falls, but Google has revealed its humanoid robot has been set free in the woods to learn how to run free.
The Atlas robot created by Google-owned firm Boston Dynamics is a formidable figure at 6ft 2in tall and weighing in at 330lb.
In the video, it is shown struggling to stay upright - but managing to traverse a forest path without falling.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ng-forest-firm-pledges-soon-agile-humans.html




Let me reiterate what I said in this thread Google will be the inventor of Skynet as we know it. And people will blissfully allow these things in their home. It will start with the elderly and move up to an everyday home device. Google and other companies will then know when you take a shit, when you hump, when you eat and what you eat. EVERYTHING!



If that asteroid doesn't take us all out in 2029 you will see this technology I shit you not. Like Morpheus said to Neo in the Desert Of The Real, "we all marveled at its magnificence as we gave birth to AI."
 
The day we are dropping these from airplanes to kill brown skinned people in foreign lands will be a scary day for the world.
 
JSt0rm said:
The day we are dropping these from airplanes to kill brown skinned people in foreign lands will be a scary day for the world.
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And that's where it can go wrong.

Teaching and training a true AI would be similar to raising a child.
If you raise it to be a benevolent and gentle assistant, you should end up with something similar.
If you raise it to be an efficient killing machine with its own survival in mind, you shouldn't be too surprised when it starts killing the wrong people.
 
JSt0rm said:
The day we are dropping these from airplanes to kill brown skinned people in foreign lands will be a scary day for the world.
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why? The AI controls the movement.
How is this different from an UAV that pilots itself and just requires you to control the weapon system?
 
The Google robot doesn't frighten me.

This tesla charging robot does.
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Here let me shove a 240V line in the nearest orifice. 😱
 
Red Squirrel said:
I think it is every civilian's duty to understand how to create an EMP. Just in case.
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- Adequate shielding.
- Hardened circuitry.
- Automatic quick-reboot if all else fails.
- Inductive pickup loops.

EMP the robot and it just uses it to partially charge its power cells.



Paratus said:
The Google robot doesn't frighten me.

This tesla charging robot does.
solid-metal-snake.gif


Here let me shove a 240V line in the nearest orifice. 😱
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:hmm:


Actually, I won't say anything. Yes, that's probably best.




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Jeff7 said:
Actually, I won't say anything. Yes, that's probably best.
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Lol. I'm looking forward to all of the tabloid headlines from this. "I was raped by my charge bot - now we're getting married." Plus, imagine the new dimensions this will give tentacle pr0n.
 
John Connor said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ng-forest-firm-pledges-soon-agile-humans.html




Let me reiterate what I said in this thread Google will be the inventor of Skynet as we know it. And people will blissfully allow these things in their home. It will start with the elderly and move up to an everyday home device. Google and other companies will then know when you take a shit, when you hump, when you eat and what you eat. EVERYTHING!



If that asteroid doesn't take us all out in 2029 you will see this technology I shit you not. Like Morpheus said to Neo in the Desert Of The Real, "we all marveled at its magnificence as we gave birth to AI."
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You don't really keep up with things, do you?

Google didn't develop shit. This is Boston Dynamics, a business Google just happened to buy relatively recently. BD had already developed this and other robots, including ones like the Cheetah which can run at a pretty good pace, as well as Big Dog (a pack mule) and some cute little jumping bean-like things that can be remote eyes and ears.

They've been developing these things for a long time now, under DARPA funding.

Doesn't make it any less intriguing and/or scary, but I just wanted to point out Google has nothing to do with this, so you should get off your privacy anti-Google soapbox at any time now.

Either way, we are a long, LONG time from intelligent AI and robotics that can actually maneuver in a capacity that should frighten someone. We won't have I Robot style robots for a long time, and most likely, the AI will never be given free reign due to the fear that has been programmed into us through sci-fi. When people like Musk voice such fear and vow to prevent things from getting out of control, I think we can take a step back and realize life isn't like the movies, sometimes things can be entirely prevented. We are talking software here - intelligent, autonomous AI routines that could actually develop human-hunting behavior is so far out it's a joke. The processing power, memory, and IC bandwidth necessary to drive such AI is far out of reach. We'll get there, but I actually have far less fear that AI will get out of control. AI could be programmed, but that's just another extension of man being a devious creature, and could be brought under control.
 
destrekor said:
You don't really keep up with things, do you?

Google didn't develop shit. This is Boston Dynamics, a business Google just happened to buy relatively recently. BD had already developed this and other robots, including ones like the Cheetah which can run at a pretty good pace, as well as Big Dog (a pack mule) and some cute little jumping bean-like things that can be remote eyes and ears.

They've been developing these things for a long time now, under DARPA funding.

Doesn't make it any less intriguing and/or scary, but I just wanted to point out Google has nothing to do with this, so you should get off your privacy anti-Google soapbox at any time now.

Either way, we are a long, LONG time from intelligent AI and robotics that can actually maneuver in a capacity that should frighten someone. We won't have I Robot style robots for a long time, and most likely, the AI will never be given free reign due to the fear that has been programmed into us through sci-fi. When people like Musk voice such fear and vow to prevent things from getting out of control, I think we can take a step back and realize life isn't like the movies, sometimes things can be entirely prevented. We are talking software here - intelligent, autonomous AI routines that could actually develop human-hunting behavior is so far out it's a joke. The processing power, memory, and IC bandwidth necessary to drive such AI is far out of reach. We'll get there, but I actually have far less fear that AI will get out of control. AI could be programmed, but that's just another extension of man being a devious creature, and could be brought under control.
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So Google isn't funding it? There's no Google connection? Right.....

I bet my bottom dollar the future robots for home use will be made in part due to Google.

And for the record I did know about Boston Dynamics.
 
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