We watched on the television and read in the books that it is just a matter of several years to machines executing hateful work for us. Then it was turned out that kitchen robot is only a mixing device :(
Nowadays we can meet robots on every step. In the computer industry, robots solder tiny wires to microchips. Industrial robots insert integrated circuits onto printed circuit boards which are used in all kinds of electronics, from radios to microwaves. Robots are also at work making and packaging foods, textiles and medicines. Robots do jobs, we can not or do not want to do and even play with our kids. Who knows, maybe robot can go for shopping instead of us in the nearest future.
However, the road to intelligent behaviors remains a long one. The model for intelligence, the brain, must first be better understood before similar principles can be applied to humanoid robots.
The end :)
Questions to discuss:
Nowadays we can meet robots on every step. In the computer industry, robots solder tiny wires to microchips. Industrial robots insert integrated circuits onto printed circuit boards which are used in all kinds of electronics, from radios to microwaves. Robots are also at work making and packaging foods, textiles and medicines. Robots do jobs, we can not or do not want to do and even play with our kids. Who knows, maybe robot can go for shopping instead of us in the nearest future.
However, the road to intelligent behaviors remains a long one. The model for intelligence, the brain, must first be better understood before similar principles can be applied to humanoid robots.
The end :)
Questions to discuss:
- How soon will robots become part of our every day lives?
- Will robots replace people in the work?
- Will robots become really intelligent in the future?
- Will robots be able to threaten people some day?
Actually, robots already replace people at work, especially in factories. They start to do their job also at home - a good example are vacuum cleaners which can work without people's constant control. The only question is - when they will be affordable for everyman?
ReplyDeleteAs mentioned above - now it's era of applicating robots in industry (factories etc). Once the technology is enough minimized and cheap robots will be part of our daily life. Perhaps up to 10 years for now.
ReplyDeleteQuestion about threatening people - it's interesting assumption. We should bear in mind that no matter what even robots will be just puppet's that people play around with. What I'm saying is if they will be a danger, it will be result of evil people actions.
* How soon will robots become part of our every day lives?
ReplyDelete* Will robots replace people in the work?
* Will robots become really intelligent in the future?
* Will robots be able to threaten people some day?
i think:
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I think that robots will never be as creative as men. Creative in the sense of artistic and abstract. I think that for a long time not live to see robots, computers capable of thinking illogical.
Currently, there are computer programs imitating the conversation so well that it is difficult to know whether we talk to the machine or the man.
# How soon will robots become part of our every day lives?
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# Will robots replace people in the work?
Yes.
# Will robots become really intelligent in the future?
Yes. But not in the nearest future.
# Will robots be able to threaten people some day?
I hope that I won't hear " I'll be back " in the near future ;]
How soon robots will become part of our every day life?
ReplyDeleteThey are already becoming part of it. It may not be as visible due to fact many people cant afford certain things and some of them are pretty expensive, but fact remains we already rely on machines so heavily that if they broke we would jump back to stoneage.
Will robots replace people in the work?
Again, I could say they already are doing that but if by this question you mean wheter they will replace us entirly I have to say no.
Humans created machines and they will always have to be there for upgrading them, maintaining and developing. There will always be work only humans can do. Yes, we will be replaced when it comes to more trivial activities but not some of the more complicated ones.
Unless.....AI takes over the world.
Will robots become really inteligent in the future?
Like some people said, not in the near future but I can imagine that in time they will get smarter and smarter. Answer to that question depends what do you mean by intelligence though.
What we have now is not really true intelligence from what I know for example. Machines are just able to analyse huge chunks of data.
If technology will actually take few steps forward and create something that self learns without human intervention they we can talk about intelligence.
Will robots be able to threaten people some day?
Depends if we develop true strong AI and depends how we handle it control wise.
I imagine that if AI would be developed and not controlled properly it would be just as dangerous as normal humans, and lets face it, we humans keep arguing over pointless things. If we create AI, wont it be the same in the end?
Imagine a virtual Hitler who decides to wipe out every organic because they called him Not reall. Sounds silly but...who knows what might happen.