So...How soon untill the "real" skynet becomes self aware??

[crxvtec]

After watching the new terminator movie last night, my roommate and I started to discuss the probability of machines taking over. Look at how far technology has come in the last 15 years. I remember when 32MB of memory on a San Disk card was the norm. Now you cant buy one that has less than 1GB and an 8GB is common. Computers and Robots that can recognize faces and learn words. Wit the world connected by the internet and hackers getting better, what does everybody on here think is the REAL possibility of a "war" happening? I guess if the machines did take over and they won, then wouldn't that be the beginning of the matrix?

Any thoughts???

[Teabaggins]

don't worry, I'll go home and beat the crap out of my toaster today and put it in it's place

[blu-mike]

and dont worry I will beat up my ipod tonight

[JJ]

That's why I'm building one of these in my backyard:



Bonus points if you can identify what that is.

[jkwest]

a tripod?

[DC_Street]

that is what I was going to say

edit: a mech warrior?

[Chordata]

That's ridiculous. It's an image.

[crxvtec]

I am not being paranoid or think it is going to happen any moment. But with computers and machines learning and scientist making AI that gets better and better, what would it take for machines to take offenses action? Look at the conficker worm. Its there and just waiting. Machine take over could be started by humans. Could start as a computer virus by humans that "Just want to see the world burn"

[JJ]

This was my first build, using the neighbor's cat as test pilot:

[Teabaggins]

you guys...they have already taken over. it's been centuries...don't tell anyone

[mikejet]

Not until they can get actual neural networks to function properly. I think that the idea that was in the Ender's Game series makes more sense that an AI will eventually emerge from the web when one program goes rogue. I don't think it will be malicious and won't let itself be known for a long time.

[silversnake]

That "Cat warrior" is epic .

[jadedeath]

August 29th, 1997

Logan

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

August 29th, 1997

Logan

isn't that when the virus was released in 12 Monkeys?

[Diesel]

may 7, 2089.

Mark it.

[brettallica]

I have deep thoughts on this one (albeit slightly more jokingly in nature) about robots/machines "taking over" similar to my thoughts on the Big Bang. We often chat/postulate/theorize about this at work.

[bongzilla]

I think the enviroment will kill us off way before stupid machines.

[Gaius Marius]

2012. The world will end then.

[U4K61]

Originally Posted by crxvtec

what does everybody on here think is the REAL possibility of a "war" happening? I guess if the machines did take over and they won, then wouldn't that be the beginning of the matrix?

Any thoughts???

When the PS3 takes over my life.

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

don't worry, I'll go home and beat the crap out of my toaster today and put it in it's place

There you go, that's the spirit!