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Artificial intelligence made enormous strides in 2016, so it is fitting that one of the year's hit TV shows was an exploration of what it means for machines to gain consciousness. But how close are we to building the brains of Westworld's hosts for real? I'm going to look at some recent AI research papers and show that the hosts aren't quite as futuristic as you might think.
This long article discusses how plausible the robots in the show are, touching on neural networks, image compression, memory, and unintended emergent goals of AI systems. Well worth a read, even if you have not seen the show (contains spoilers).
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(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Wednesday January 11 2017, @09:24PM
one of the year's hit TV shows was an exploration of what it means for machines to gain consciousness
There is a new TV show about this topic on just about every year since the 90's. It is hardly a new concept.
Though it sucks that Almost Human [imdb.com] got the ax after 1 season. Karl Urban and Michael Ealy are awesome.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 2) by darnkitten on Wednesday January 11 2017, @11:09PM
Haven't seen that, but the concept seems SOOO familiar... [wikipedia.org]
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Tell me:
When Dorian gets punched in the nose, do Polaroids fly out of his pocket?
(Score: 2, Informative) by nitehawk214 on Friday January 13 2017, @08:29PM
And http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103486/ [imdb.com]
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh