Hawking has been warning about AI (and alien life) for many years now.  I personally believe that the likelihood of AI coming about is much more likely than a visit from another planet. 

Quote from: littleman on October 08, 2015, 03:11:28 PM
Hawking has been warning about AI (and alien life) for many years now.  I personally believe that the likelihood of AI coming about is much more likely than a visit from another planet. 

I strongly agree. The problem with zipping between stars is that the energy cost is enormous. Radio signal, maybe. But actual visitors? Let's say I do not believe the alien abduction stories, but I do believe in humanity's ability to create tools that will screw us in the end.

New Boston Dynamics bot

I see we've already started to bully the robots. This won't end well.

Quote from: Travoli on February 25, 2016, 02:10:13 AM
I see we've already started to bully the robots. This won't end well.

That dude with the beard is kind of a jerk.

Reddit gets it:  http://imgur.com/z8nxId1

Quote from: Travoli on February 25, 2016, 11:14:27 PM
Reddit gets it:  http://imgur.com/z8nxId1

Someone put a lot of work into that.

Watch Google's robot 'Spot' play with Andy Rubin's real dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7nhygaGOmo

Is a crossbow is an effective tool to help feed you?

http://imgur.com/x8sbRnS

Yeah, that'll work.

Panasonic gives us our first look at bionic factory workers

http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/panasonic-exoskeleton/

(One day, when I have the courage, I'm going to go back to the beginning of this thread and re-read it.)

Ah, the power suit fad. That brief period before real machine efficiency was achieved.

Yeah, think of the humans as 'training wheels.'

Microsoft deletes 'teen girl' AI after it became a Hitler-loving sex robot within 24 hours

>Microsoft deletes 'teen girl' AI after it became a Hitler-loving sex robot within 24 hours

Interesting choice of name too, Tay (Tây) is Vietnamese for westerner/caucasian.