
“The machine will be capable of understanding the world around them much as humans do,” Rattner said. “They will see and hear and probably speak and do a number of other things that resemble human-like capabilities, and will demand as a result very (powerful) computing capability.”
My QX6700 is jealous.

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December 11, 2009 at 1:29 pm
this cannot be a good thing
December 13, 2009 at 7:05 am
that thing would probably be awesome at pong
December 15, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Goddamnit, the progress towards Skynet is accelerating……
December 15, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I, for one, will welcome our new robot overlords.
When we build them.
But before they learn time travel.
December 15, 2009 at 5:31 pm
How many beads does my abacus need before it becomes sentient?
December 15, 2009 at 6:04 pm
42
December 15, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Skynet?
December 15, 2009 at 6:11 pm
@Timmay72
First of all, Gobbles.
Second, Skynet…haven’t you seen the Terminator movies?
December 15, 2009 at 7:33 pm
How do I technological singularity?
December 15, 2009 at 9:00 pm
One wonders if scientists have ever actually watched one of the dozens of movies where smart computers destroy everything…
December 17, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Are you fucking kidding? The whole reason they’re building these apocalypse-bots is to get back at everyone who ever gave them a wedgie.
December 15, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Knowing the way mankind works, probably – and it probably gave em a stiffy too…
December 16, 2009 at 11:35 am
LOL true dat