Rise of The Machines...

[Nemesis77]

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'Thinking' robot in escape bid
By Dave Higgens
London
June 20 2002

Scientists running a pioneering experiment with "living robots" which think for themselves today said they were amazed to find one escaping from the centre where it "lives".

The small unit, called Gaak, was one of 12 taking part in a "survival of the fittest" test at the Magna science centre in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, which has been running since March.

Gaak made its bid for freedom yesterday after it had been taken out of the arena where hundreds of visitors watch the machines learning as they do daily battle for minor repairs.

Professor Noel Sharkey said he turned his back on the drone and returned 15 minutes later to find it had forced its way out of the small make-shift paddock it was being kept in.

He later found it had travelled down an access slope, through the front door of the centre and was eventually discovered at the main entrance to the car park when a visitor nearly flattened it with his car.

Sharkey said: "Since the experiment went live in March they have all learned a significant amount and are becoming more intelligent by the day but the fact that it had ability to navigate itself out of the building and along the concrete floor to the gates has surprised us all."

And he added: "But there's no need to worry, as although they can escape they are perfectly harmless and won't be taking over just yet."

Motorist Dan Lowthorpe, 27, from Sheffield, who nearly prematurely terminated Gaak said: "I have visited Magna a couple of times in the past but came on this occasion especially to see the new robots.

"You can imagine how surprised I was when I nearly ran over one on my way in. I knew the robots interacted with each but didn't expect to be personally greeted by one."

Source

:Q

 

nd he added: "But there's no need to worry, as although they can escape they are perfectly harmless and won't be taking over just yet."[/b]

This will lead to the extinction of (Wo)Mankind.<--------- (To be politically correct )

 

[MikeO]

Wow

 

[Kadarin]

Ask yourself this: What exactly were these scientists doing to the poor robot, that instilled this overwhelming desire to GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE?

 

[MikeO]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Ask yourself this: What exactly were these scientists doing to the poor robot, that instilled this overwhelming desire to GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE?

Tried to install Windows on it?

 

[Zebo]

Translation:

Funding for AI is running at an all time low since most sponsers relize "computer intelligence" is a oxymoron which will never happen. We have tried for years to get simple speech recognition software to work and people actually laugh thier asZes off after seeing how a computer "recongnizes" human speech. So we let our roborat out to get some press and perhaps spark a new intrest in our field we have dedicated our lives to. Crosses fingers.

<----Hates computers

 

[GoodToGo]

OMG, i knew we were living in the matrix :Q

P.S. Dibs on Trinity

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Link?

 

[Nemesis77]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Link?

Damn, forgot to add the source. Updated now.

 

[Azraele]

Wow.:Q

 

[StageLeft]

The Skynet funding bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn, at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 am eastern time, August 29. In a panic , they try to pull the plug.

And Skynet fights back...

 

[yakko]

And he added: "But there's no need to worry, as although they can escape they are perfectly harmless and won't be taking over just yet."

I think I may have to prove him wrong.

 

[Draco]

Reminds me of Short Circuit making his escape from the lab in the first movie! Ahhaha

I'm sure they will become completely self-aware sooner or later. Then it's all over... oh well. IT was fun.

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Translation:

Funding for AI is running at an all time low since most sponsers relize "computer intelligence" is a oxymoron which will never happen. We have tried for years to get simple speech recognition software to work and people actually laugh thier asZes off after seeing how a computer "recongnizes" human speech. So we let our roborat out to get some press and perhaps spark a new intrest in our field we have dedicated our lives to. Crosses fingers.

<----Hates computers

Actually, voice recognition has been perfected (or very close), but the public just doesn't get the good stuff.