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Robots develop language to 'talk' to each other

I bet those robots are making fun of your irrational fear of technology right now.

You really think it is a good idea for scientist to create robots that can create their own language?
 
Right you are. Despite what we see in the Terminator movies, robots will never be able to do anything without a program that gives them instructions. Even AI is nothing more than a program. Programs are written by humans. So maybe robots should worship humans as Gods, but they could only do that if a program was written for them to do so, and they would never comprehend the meaning either. Whether bowing before us in apparent prayer, or playing a game of chess, it's all in an algorithm developed by a human, not in any kind of a sentient consciousness.

I agree that a computer will never be able to do something that it hasn't been programmed to do. The issue however is the notion that all of a computers actions won't be what it was originally coded to do.

If we can develop AI that can understand things to a point that it can essentially program its own code, then we'll have something that theoritically is doing what we programmed it to do (adapt as needed by programming its own code) but could do things the original programming wasn't intended to do (whatever it programs itself to do).
 
I agree that a computer will never be able to do something that it hasn't been programmed to do. The issue however is the notion that all of a computers actions won't be what it was originally coded to do.

If we can develop AI that can understand things to a point that it can essentially program its own code, then we'll have something that theoritically is doing what we programmed it to do (adapt as needed by programming its own code) but could do things the original programming wasn't intended to do (whatever it programs itself to do).

Actually you bring up an interesting point. I used to think this argument was weak because how much different will the robots actions be to how it was "intended to be programmed"? Like scream "rape" everytime it saw a bird or twitch everytime you said it's name.

But its only when i got the fantastic opportunity to go to a game studio last year and speak with the developers did the topic of "accidential glitches that done some totally cool and unexpected stuff" pop up in regards to the AI of the in-game characters.

Basically what your saying is actually already happening and there is no reason to believe that the transition from mere in-game AI to robotic AI that performs in this sphere of reality would be any different.
 
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