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Feb 16, 2008, 06:54 PM
 
Dum-dum dum-dum-dum... Etc., etc..

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Machines 'to match man by 2029'

Machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor has predicted.
Oh please. I have a pocket calculator which could outwit at least 20% of the new generation of people.
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Feb 16, 2008, 07:29 PM
 
"We'll have intelligent nanobots go into our brains through the capillaries and interact directly with our biological neurons," he told BBC News.

Wow. I'm so looking forward to that.
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Feb 16, 2008, 08:20 PM
 
Originally Posted by design219 View Post
"We'll have intelligent nanobots go into our brains through the capillaries and interact directly with our biological neurons," he told BBC News.

Wow. I'm so looking forward to that.
Can't wait for the Diebold NanoTech 3000™.
     
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Feb 16, 2008, 08:32 PM
 
Originally Posted by design219 View Post
"We'll have intelligent nanobots go into our brains through the capillaries and interact directly with our biological neurons," he told BBC News.

Wow. I'm so looking forward to that.
See Futurama episode entitled "Parasites Lost"

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Fry does battle with the worms in his brain which have enhanced his synapses, and he ends up undoing their work in order to expel them. To the worms, he is the universe.
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(worm) Lord Mayor of Colon: You've damaged your brain, universe! But no more than a week of binge drinking or five minutes on a cellphone!
     
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Feb 16, 2008, 08:49 PM
 
Well as long as some of the robots are sexy, I won't mind.
     
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Feb 16, 2008, 09:06 PM
 
I suppose they could have hearts of gold.
     
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Feb 16, 2008, 09:37 PM
 
If they look like Tricia Helfer and Grace Park, I say bring 'em on.

Completely unrelated random tidbit: People have been making this same overestimation for about 50 years now.
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Feb 17, 2008, 12:21 AM
 
Originally Posted by design219 View Post
"We'll have intelligent nanobots go into our brains through the capillaries and interact directly with our biological neurons," he told BBC News.
Well, what about our other neurons? Who's going to interact with them?


I'd have to agree with the sentiment that this is just more wishful thinking used as techno-filler.
     
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Feb 17, 2008, 07:00 AM
 
Originally Posted by Chuckit View Post
If they look like Tricia Helfer and Grace Park, I say bring 'em on.

Completely unrelated random tidbit: People have been making this same overestimation for about 50 years now.
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