Dewar Posted January 14, 2014 On 1/13/2014 at 11:53 PM, tegan said: I'm pretty sure that a mannequin holding a sign is legally distinct from a person holding a sign. Yeah, that's what I'm saying, I don't understand what benefit the manequin has. In places like my town, it wouldn't be a legal alternative to having a person standing there. In other places where there are no such rules, why have a manequin at all? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted January 14, 2014 The threat of big dog is the threat that keeps on giving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted January 14, 2014 The video version of Idle Thumbs robot news was incredible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted January 14, 2014 On 1/14/2014 at 3:01 PM, Reyturner said: Just in case you thought 5kg objects, random sloped surfaces and altered gravity would save you. At least you'll get fair warning by the 899 precursor robots that come stumbling towards you, each one managing one step more than the last. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentBtAmazing Posted January 15, 2014 http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25727110 No way that linking robot and human brains can go wrong, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabacco Posted January 15, 2014 Just wait until JPL is dropping these things into your yard with skycranes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted January 16, 2014 I love that the 4x sections make it look like Ray Harryhausen animation. In mannequin news, the classiest one was sighted by Richard Lemarchand a while back: https://vine.co/v/hHnEUQebZjz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TychoCelchuuu Posted January 16, 2014 Robots that build houses have arrived faster than expected, which is to be expected. Nobody suspects the robots are capable of something until they've been able to do it for a year or more, typically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted January 16, 2014 That Idle THumbs Robot News video was the best! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted January 23, 2014 After watching a cool design for robotic houses that could kill you by smashing your between automaton walls I found this 45-minute documentary that is just nice to sit back and watch.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8zP7yP8hdLE All the opportunities to learn the real truth about one world government black-ops that pop up during the video, adds to the experience for me. This is the cyberpunk future... with ads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Video Games Posted January 27, 2014 They're gonna put this in a Big Dog aren't they... http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/26/5348640/google-deepmind-acquisition-robotics-ai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted January 27, 2014 Quote Google has created an ethics board to ensure that the AI technologies it is developing are not abused. WHAT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TychoCelchuuu Posted January 27, 2014 "Our ethics motherboard has slots for up to 32 gigabytes of RAM, ensuring extremely ethical decision making," added Google. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted January 27, 2014 "Google’s first public venture into deep learning combined the efforts of some of its foremost scientists: Angrew Ng, Jeff Dean and Ray Kurzweil. Together with their research partners, the trio developed a computer network that simulated a brain’s neuronal network and set it upon images on the Internet. The inevitable result was that the system taught itself how to recognize pictures of cats." Like a child recognizing it's mother. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelthedarkness Posted January 28, 2014 i think they left out a small section. it originally read: google, which is now entirely run by self aware AIs inside their evolving military warframes, established.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted January 31, 2014 FUUUUUUUUUUUCK Cyborg telemarketers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted January 31, 2014 Have we done the one about Google's early VC funding firms and their links to the US military, secret services, DoD etc., or is that old hat now? This was around the start of Google, of course. I remember scoffing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart Posted February 1, 2014 I googled "Google Dystopia" on Google, and this is what Google gave me as the first image on Google Images which is where I googled "Google Dystopia". Google. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted February 1, 2014 It could be a lot worse. Remember that time AOL accidentally released several months worth of search history for thousands of its users, which then got extensively cataloged by peeps on the internet? The best one of those search history records was the ongoing saga of the racist guy concerned that his new black neighbours had heat vision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted February 1, 2014 On 2/1/2014 at 3:55 AM, tegan said: The best one of those search history records was the ongoing saga of the racist guy concerned that his new black neighbours had heat vision. That sounds incredible, but a quick google showed nothing. Do you know if it's online anywhere? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted February 1, 2014 On 2/1/2014 at 3:55 AM, tegan said: It could be a lot worse. Remember that time AOL accidentally released several months worth of search history for thousands of its users, which then got extensively cataloged by peeps on the internet User 927! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted February 1, 2014 On 2/1/2014 at 11:47 AM, Nachimir said: That sounds incredible, but a quick google showed nothing. Do you know if it's online anywhere? I'm pretty sure most of them got taken down for legal reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forbin Posted February 1, 2014 http://www.somethingawful.com/weekend-web/aol-search-log/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks. I think The Urban Aeronautics Airmule is a drone designed for evacuating battlefield casualties, but frankly, could carry 400 kilos of just about anything: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
