Pete Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Am I the only one that's thinks this is a bad idea? I can forgive them for not reading I-Robot - but surely they've seen the film all the way through? I love the "May not be a threat" bit. Sex and the single robot Jonathan Watts, East Asia correspondent Wednesday February 2, 2005 The Guardian Scientists have made them walk and talk. There are even robots that can run. But a South Korean professor is poised to take their development several steps further, and give cybersex new meaning. Kim Jong-Hwan, the director of the ITRC-Intelligent Robot Research Centre, has developed a series of artificial chromosomes that, he says, will allow robots to feel lusty, and could eventually lead to them reproducing. He says the software, which will be installed in a robot within the next three months, will give the machines the ability to feel, reason and desire. Kim, a leading authority on technology and ethics of robotics, said: "Christians may not like it, but we must consider this the origin of an artificial species. Until now, most researchers in this field have focused only on the functionality of the machines, but we think in terms of the essence of the creatures." That "essence" is a computer code, which determines a robot's propensity to "feel" happy, sad, angry, sleepy, hungry or afraid. Kim says this software is modelled on human DNA, though equivalent to a single strand of genetic code rather than the complex double helix of a real chromosome. Kim said: "Robots will have their own personalities and emotion and - as films like I Robot warn - that could be very dangerous for humanity. If we can provide a robot with good - soft - chromosomes, they may not be such a threat." Although he admits his ideas sound fantastic, Kim is no crank. In the mid-1990s, the professor launched the robot football world cup, which has since become one of the most popular means for robotics researchers to measure their progress against competitors from around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 surely not? Bit of a step up fomr a Sony Aibo isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attilauk Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 he's been working on that for years, when i first started at Uni (5 1/2 years ago) i was doing a Robotics Degree and i can remember reading some of his research on it back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 The sooner I can get a pleasure robot the better. Fek all use with women, so might as well have a robot. (Less complaining) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 3, 2005 Author Share Posted February 3, 2005 and it'll do the washing up, ironing, washing, cooking, gardening, decorating, etc. But would you trust it to wash your Supra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 So as you say peter, this guy obviously hasn't seen Terminator 1,2 & 3..... I-robot, The Matrix Trilogy, Battlestart Gallactica (the new series), Bladerunner... etc. etc. There is a trend somewhere in those films that suggests free thinking A.I. is not such a good idea !! I suppose if you spend all your time entering data into computers you don't have much time to interact with the outside world and watch movies. Which then produces the question of what sort of A.I. is this guy going to write for such a robot? Is it going to be based on his view of the world ?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attilauk Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 So as you say peter, this guy obviously hasn't seen Terminator 1,2 & 3..... I-robot, The Matrix Trilogy, Battlestart Gallactica (the new series), Bladerunner... etc. etc. There is a trend somewhere in those films that suggests free thinking A.I. is not such a good idea !! there is also a good posibility that they are fictional and as such are not rooted in reality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 3, 2005 Author Share Posted February 3, 2005 Indeed Aron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 surely not? Bit of a step up fomr a Sony Aibo isn't it? Great i can see is now you get home and the Aibo starts shagging your leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Pmsl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 It isn't the shagging your leg that is the issue... it is the mechanical chewing that worries me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 The thing about robot research is that one researcher has a robot that can listen and talk, another has one that can recognise facial expressions, another has one that can walk and balance, another has one that can play snooker, another has one that can play football, etc, etc, etc. Now we have one that can feel horny. Not only that, but these "building block" research machines entire reason to be is to do whatever it is they do, so their entire processing power and bulk is dedicated to that one function. It won't be until all these blocks are miniaturised and standardised so that they can interact in a single robot that we have to worry. Of course, the exception would be the creation of s stand-alone, self aware AI that is connected to the web. No need for arms and legs or sports skills then. Skynet, anyone??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoy Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Robot with PMT! No thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Robot with PMT! No thanks You have met my ex wife then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 It isn't the shagging your leg that is the issue... it is the mechanical chewing that worries me.... LMAO!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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