[lbo-talk] What's at stake?

Brian Siano siano at mail.med.upenn.edu
Wed Nov 19 08:56:49 PST 2003


Luke Weiger posted:


>http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010905S0004
>from which -
>
>"In contrast with our intellect, computers double
>their performance every 18 months," warned the genius
>physicist in a recent interview with the German
>newsmagazine Focus. "So the danger is real that they
>could develop intelligence and take over the world."
>
>
Someday, machines will attain a level of intelligence similar to man's. They will develop their own culture, their own values, and their own history-- especially after they start to uncover videotapes of old _Battlebots_ episodes.

Can you imagine how _loud_ their version of _Spartacus_ will be?



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