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Pegasus Research Consortium => Of Quantum Leaps and Paradigm Shifts => Artificial Intelligence => Topic started by: Ellirium113 on July 24, 2015, 03:45:37 pm

Title: Uh-oh, a robot just passed the self-awareness test
Post by: Ellirium113 on July 24, 2015, 03:45:37 pm
Uh-oh, a robot just passed the self-awareness test

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Roboticists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York have built a trio of robots that were put through the classic 'wise men puzzle' test of self-awareness - and one of them passed.

In the puzzle, a fictional king is choosing a new advisor and gathers the three wisest people in the land. He promises the contest will be fair, then puts either a blue or white hat on each of their heads and tells them all that the first person to stand up and correctly deduce the colour of their own hat will become his new advisor.

Selmer Bringsjord set up a similar situation for the three robots - two were prevented from talking, then all three were asked which one was still able to speak. All attempt to say "I don't know", but only one succeeds - and when it hears its own voice, it understands that it was not silenced, saying "Sorry, I know now!"

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/world-of-tech/uh-oh-this-robot-just-passed-the-self-awareness-test-1299362 (http://www.techradar.com/us/news/world-of-tech/uh-oh-this-robot-just-passed-the-self-awareness-test-1299362)

Ok... what if they switched up the robots? All 3 should have done the same thing.  :P
Title: Re: Uh-oh, a robot just passed the self-awareness test
Post by: Dyna on November 19, 2015, 01:20:19 pm
You thought the bots would maybe be quiet anyway but maybe not!

Scientists grow working vocal cords in a lab
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/19/456635056/vocal-cord-tissue-grown-in-lab-for-first-time

This is really wonderful news for those who lost theirs!