A mathematical model that mimics the behavior of the brain's neocortal minicolumns could one day lead to robots that can "see" like humans and/or make appropriate decisions when bombarded with sensory information.
http://news.com.com/IBM+computing+algorith..._3-5630880.html
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Thanks Norm,
Very interesting. The sel-organizing attribute of systems seem to be
getting support from many places these days.
Very interesting. The sel-organizing attribute of systems seem to be
getting support from many places these days.
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The mathematical model created at IBM simulates the behavior of 500,000 minicolumns connected by 400 million connections. With it, "we were able to demonstrate self-organization" and behavior similar to that seen in the real world, Peck said.
Sounds to me like we're well on our way to creating "artificial" sentience as well as artificial intelligence.
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Gordon Moore recently said that computers won't likely be able to think like humans unless they are redesigned.
What happens when computers can "think like humans?" Any ideas on how life as we know it will change? Don't human beings then become "outdated" forms of "life" in the event that we create self-evolving computers who can think like humans?
How long will it be before they're able to "self-create?"
Given the increasing rate of change--all things are possible. I think a lot depends upon how well we learn to teach good interpersonal concepts and skills to all the members of all the tribes.
QUOTE(normdoering @ Mar 26 2005, 10:37 AM)
A mathematical model that mimics the behavior of the brain's neocortal minicolumns could one day lead to robots that can "see" like humans and/or make appropriate decisions when bombarded with sensory information.
http://news.com.com/IBM+computing+algorith..._3-5630880.html
http://news.com.com/IBM+computing+algorith..._3-5630880.html
Yep but reminds me of Prey
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Prey
by Michael Crichton "Things never turn out the way you think they will..."
High-tech whistle-blower Jack Forman used to specialize in programming computers to solve problems by mimicking the behavior of efficient wild animals--swarming bees or hunting hyena packs, for example. Now he's unemployed and is finally starting to enjoy his new role as stay-at-home dad. All would be domestic bliss if it were not for Jack's suspicions that his wife, who's been behaving strangely and working long hours at the top-secret research labs of Xymos Technology, is having an affair. When he's called in to help with her hush-hush project, it seems like the perfect opportunity to see what his wife's been doing, but Jack quickly finds there's a lot more going on in the lab than an illicit affair. Within hours of his arrival at the remote testing center, Jack discovers his wife's firm has created self-replicating nanotechnology--a literal swarm of microscopic machines. Originally meant to serve as a military eye in the sky, the swarm has now escaped into the environment and is seemingly intent on killing the scientists trapped in the facility. The reader realizes early, however, that Jack, his wife, and fellow scientists have more to fear from the hidden dangers within the lab than from the predators without.
by Michael Crichton "Things never turn out the way you think they will..."
High-tech whistle-blower Jack Forman used to specialize in programming computers to solve problems by mimicking the behavior of efficient wild animals--swarming bees or hunting hyena packs, for example. Now he's unemployed and is finally starting to enjoy his new role as stay-at-home dad. All would be domestic bliss if it were not for Jack's suspicions that his wife, who's been behaving strangely and working long hours at the top-secret research labs of Xymos Technology, is having an affair. When he's called in to help with her hush-hush project, it seems like the perfect opportunity to see what his wife's been doing, but Jack quickly finds there's a lot more going on in the lab than an illicit affair. Within hours of his arrival at the remote testing center, Jack discovers his wife's firm has created self-replicating nanotechnology--a literal swarm of microscopic machines. Originally meant to serve as a military eye in the sky, the swarm has now escaped into the environment and is seemingly intent on killing the scientists trapped in the facility. The reader realizes early, however, that Jack, his wife, and fellow scientists have more to fear from the hidden dangers within the lab than from the predators without.
Sounds like SkyNet.... Terminator becoming a reality
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