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Skynet will arrive in 2029
« on: February 17, 2008, 04:53:05 PM »
Machines 'to match man by 2029' 
By Helen Briggs
Science reporter, BBC News, Boston 


 
Tiny machines could roam the body curing diseases
Machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor has predicted.

Humanity is on the brink of advances that will see tiny robots implanted in people's brains to make them more intelligent, said Ray Kurzweil.

The engineer believes machines and humans will eventually merge through devices implanted in the body to boost intelligence and health.

 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7248875.stm


Oh great next thing you know we'll have a bunch of these guys running loose.

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Re: Skynet will arrive in 2029
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2008, 01:05:35 AM »
Nanotechnology is one of those things I'm excited about.  THe things we'll be able to do with that will just simply be amazing.  Life expectancy will go through the roof I bet.

And i'm not to afraid of AI.  Given Sci-Fi's propensity to lead it to causing mankind being nearly wiped out, I'm sure they'll build enough safeties in it.
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Re: Skynet will arrive in 2029
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2008, 04:40:33 AM »
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Re: Skynet will arrive in 2029
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2008, 02:01:38 PM »
Quote from: djones520 on February 18, 2008, 01:05:35 AM
Nanotechnology is one of those things I'm excited about.  THe things we'll be able to do with that will just simply be amazing.  Life expectancy will go through the roof I bet.

And i'm not to afraid of AI.  Given Sci-Fi's propensity to lead it to causing mankind being nearly wiped out, I'm sure they'll build enough safeties in it.

Well to support your point the way things are going we won't need any Terminators to ruin things for us when all we really need are enough Democrats and some  spineless Rinos to help them crash the economy.
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Re: Skynet will arrive in 2029
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2008, 02:33:27 PM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on February 18, 2008, 04:40:33 AM
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Already here:

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Re: Skynet will arrive in 2029
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2008, 01:53:21 PM »
It's more Borg like... I've always liked the Borg.  I look forward to my assimilation. 
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Re: Skynet will arrive in 2029
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2008, 08:59:59 AM »
AI truly concerns me and Naon tech could get scary if used the wrong way
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Re: Skynet will arrive in 2029
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2008, 01:42:52 PM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on February 18, 2008, 04:40:33 AM
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Don't Date Robots!

Unless you're a liberal.  Then it coudn't hurt.
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Re: Skynet will arrive in 2029
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2008, 06:29:12 PM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on February 21, 2008, 01:42:52 PM
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on February 18, 2008, 04:40:33 AM
Are hawt chick bots to unquestioningly service our every whim part of the package?!?!?!

Don't Date Robots!

Unless you're a liberal.  Then it coudn't hurt.




The libs will need them.
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