3.31.2007

 

Computers versus Common Sense



Description: "Douglas Lenat Dr. Douglas Lenat is the President and CEO of Cycorp. Since 1984, he and his team have ... been constructing, experimenting with, and applying a broad real world knowledge base and reasoning engine, collectively "Cyc".

Dr. Lenat was a professor of computer science at Carnegie-Mellon University and at Stanford University. His interest and experience in national security has led him to regularly consult for several U.S. agencies and the White House.

ABSTRACT It's way past 2001 now, where the heck is HAL? For several decades now we've had high hopes for computers amplifying our mental abilities not just giving us access to relevant stored information, but answering our complex, contextual questions.

Even applications like human-level unrestricted speech understanding continue to dangle close but just out of reach. What's been holding AI up? The short answer is that while computers make fine idiot savants, they lack common sense: the millions of pieces of general knowledge we all share, and fall back on as needed, to cope with the rough edges of the real world. I will talk about how that situation is changing, finally, and what the timetable -- and the path -- realistically are on achieving Artificial Intelligence."

3.29.2007

 

Growing a Brain in Switzerland

Growing a Brain in Switzerland

From the article: In 30 to 40 years, all of this hardware will fit on a single chip that you can buy for $100. And we will all have a human brain on our desks. See Robotic nation for details.

3.27.2007

 

Manna is just about here...

Robotic management has arrived:

For fast-food help, call in the robots

From the article:See the book Manna for details on where this technology takes us.

3.20.2007

 

AI software to tighten up production lines

AI software to tighten up production lines

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3.10.2007

 

Robot Salamander May Give Evolution Clues

Robot Salamander May Give Evolution Clues

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