03-18-2006, 06:18 AM | #1 | |
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Computer-controlled defense?
And you thought this kind of thing was still in its infancy...
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03-18-2006, 07:46 AM | #2 |
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I've seen this precisely one month ago. Note, however, that the machine still seems to require one human operator.
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03-18-2006, 11:23 AM | #3 |
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Combine that with this; http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/01/c...ots-with-guns/
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01-18-2007, 02:31 AM | #4 |
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CNN reports the US army signed contract for eighteen of those:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/01/18/semi.automatic.machine/index.html
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01-18-2007, 05:11 AM | #5 |
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Is this one of those 'sucker the unsuspecting poster into mentioning the unmentionable' type things?
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01-18-2007, 07:14 AM | #6 |
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"intelligent AI capable of automatically detecting military threats and acting against them"
Hmm, sort of sounds like Skynet, doesn't it? I take it these people are not Arnold fans then.
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01-18-2007, 07:19 AM | #7 |
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01-18-2007, 08:31 AM | #9 |
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Today's event: "Samorost Day".
Apparently, the mods warn you not to ask what it's about. I didn't listen, though; although whether or not Jat gave me the correct definition is questionable.
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