Killer Robots

Researches at MIT’s Media Lab are building a game that develops its own AI by watching human behavior. I swear I feel like I’m watching an episode of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”.

According this post on Engadget, the US Air Force says robots that decide whether to kill people or not will be here by 2047. I guess I should start making a list of things to do before 2047…

Well folks, it’s official. We’re screwed. Ironically, they even called the thing the "EATR". Disturbing pictures and information on the EATR is available here.

I think that the article speaks for itself here…. And I quote:

"The first home in the UK which can learn from its residents and take decisive action and text if it is being burgled or the door has been left unlocked, will be unveiled this week in Cairo."

There’s an article at Hack-A-Day that shows an actual carnivorous robot. Someone please tell me I’m being punked.

I think the title says it all folks… Sit down and watch in horror.

I found out about Gwap today, who’s slogan reads "When you play a game at Gwap, you aren’t just having fun. You’re helping the world become a better place.". Sounds lovely doesn’t it? The only problem is that when you play a game at Gwap, you’re actually training computers how to learn… Seriously.

Time to buy more guns.

I just watched a video of a friggen robot make sushi. Dear, God…

Scientists will be unveiling ground-breaking new software this month that will undoubtedly bring us one step closer to the annihilation of humans by robots. I will quote the article directly for the particularly scary parts. "The new system, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, takes the first step towards what many consider to be the internet’s Holy Grail – a global store of information that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does." Yep, you heard that right. A computer system that is not only a "global store" of information, but that it behaves like a human. Way to go, dip-shits. Didn’t you see The Terminator?

AIGameDev has an article about the 18 most embarassing AI errors in games. This all seems fine until you realize that what we’re helping the robots defend themselves against human thought. Way to go AI developers!