Skynet is born?

[amused]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/world ... ml?_r=1&hp

Strike Reflects U.S. Shift to Drones in Terror Fight

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Autonomous drones?

[amused]

Autonomous drones?

Just a matter of technology. More disturbing is that we've turned the machines on ourselves so easily. Once THAT gets into the machines' programming, things could get ugly fast. For example:

Here’s a troubling thought: do you really think it would be a good idea to give a President Michele Bachmann or a President Rick Perry the authority to kill American citizens at will and with no due process?

http://www.juancole.com/2011/10/al-awla ... entia.html

You're targeted for assassination, they just push the 'search and destroy' button...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Autonomous drones?

Just a matter of technology. More disturbing is that we've turned the machines on ourselves so easily. Once THAT gets into the machines' programming, things could get ugly fast. For example:

Here’s a troubling thought: do you really think it would be a good idea to give a President Michele Bachmann or a President Rick Perry the authority to kill American citizens at will and with no due process?

http://www.juancole.com/2011/10/al-awla ... entia.html

"Humans, it's in your nature to destroy yourself."
"Yeah, sucks, don't it."

[tattuchu]

I wonder if it will happen in our lifetime, that machines will because sentient? It's really only a matter of time.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I wonder if it will happen in our lifetime, that machines will because sentient? It's really only a matter of time.

You realize that may be the purpose of life? To create sentient machines who will one day make organic life irrelevant?

[amused]

I wonder if it will happen in our lifetime, that machines will because sentient? It's really only a matter of time.

You realize that may be the purpose of life? To create sentient machines who will one day make organic life irrelevant?

And THEN reverse entropy!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I wonder if it will happen in our lifetime, that machines will because sentient? It's really only a matter of time.

You realize that may be the purpose of life? To create sentient machines who will one day make organic life irrelevant?

And THEN reverse entropy!

Or simply move into a fresh, more energetic universe whenever you need to do so.