Artificial intelligence

[jfields]

Anyone else read about the AI drone that turned on its handler and killed him. I think there's a lot of great applications for AI, but in the name of defense scares me. Thoughts?

Military drone attacks human operator during simulation

The United States Air Force was simulating a program where artificial intelligence was instructed to destroy surface-to-air missile sites.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Mavric]

Sorry nothing should be able to operate on it's own for any reason. It's only a matter of time before somthing goes bad.

 

[cohibasurfer]

I thought this was going to be about Jeff @CigarStone. I know the word intellegence should have voided that thought, but the artifical part convinced me.

 

[{tpc}]

After reading the article it seems to indicate that it was hypothetical and not real? Or did I not understand it? Just some sort of simulation?

Personally I’m not a fan of all this AI stuff, but in this case from what I read and interpreted, it seemed like the AI was doing what it was supposed to do. Among the tasks it was supposed to accomplish, it seems that garnering “points” was one of them and it sought out the best way to do that, and complete the mission.

Sounds like the “programming” or “tasks” it was given were not thought out all the way through in this case. It’s literally a computer that can perform tasks but also make adjustments when needed. So you have to be very very clear I would guess.

It’s like telling someone “don’t drink all the beer” and later on you find only 1 can of 12 left. They didn’t drink all the beer, right? If you wanted 6 of them, you should say “don’t drink all the beer, leave me at least 6 cans to drink”.

Though maybe depending on who your friends are, you may have to say specifically “6 full unopened cans of that beer right there, to drink”.

 

[kann]

I just read further about this, as well. If a robot went rogue and killed a service member, I'm sure it would have filtered through the scuttlebutt channels by now. I'm not a fan of AI, but this is why tests and simulations are run; developers need to find out where the parameters of operation are and how to adjust or exploit them with any new technology.

 

[jfields]

Just be sure and notify me the second Skynet goes live. I want to enjoy my favorite restaurant one last time.

 

[CigarStone]

I thought this was going to be about Jeff @CigarStone. I know the word intellegence should have voided that thought, but the artifical part convinced me.

It made you think of me because my intelligence level is hard for most to comprehend.

 

[cohibasurfer]

It made you think of me because my intelligence level is hard for most to comprehend.

Yeah... that's what I was trying to convey...
I got all fk'd up trying to spell arto fish al

 

[jfields]

Yeah... that's what I was trying to convey...
I got all fk'd up trying to spell arto fish al

Sure it wasn't - You got all fucked up and tried to spell arto fish al?

 

[grateful1]

You'll find none here.