sweetredwine Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Does anybody else find this terrifying? Ultra-realistic robots test our relationship with machines Check out the group at 01:50 and try to guess who is real and who isn't Okay I admit preferring the ATM machine for money withdrawals but that's just because it saves time, no waiting in lines. For me, the idea that a robot could replace a human storyteller in a kindergarten is appalling and abhorrent, the idea of a robotic waiter is nauseating, and the idea of a robotic receptionist is yuckky ... and the robotic seal idea is pathetic, even if it does seem to work. Your thoughts? Edited May 26, 2011 by sweetredwine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidersandsnakes Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Everyone knows that one of the world's GREATEST chess champions ever, Karpov, lost 2 games against a super computer!!! BUT there is one field where machines lose over us humans and that is languages and interpreting / translating. It has been scientifically proven that machines cannot translate the real true feeling in human words and emotions. Some years ago, some linguists tried to invent a super IBM translator....well, in a few words, it failed miserably:):)...there ya go!!!:) Edited May 26, 2011 by spidersandsnakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetredwine Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) No more thoughts? Well, it seems to me that this is where the line should be drawn ... ... and the playing field levelled, because it allows total cowards - who risk absolutely nothing personally - to win over the courageous. "The Phantom Ray is 36 feet long and has a wingspan of 50 feet, and from this angle bears a passing resemblance to a household gray moth. But Boeing has something more menacing in mind: "Autonomous, fighter-sized unmanned aircraft are real," Craig Brown, Phantom Ray program manager for Boeing, said in a statement." Boeing drone jet completes maiden flight By Matthew Knight for CNN May 4, 2011 At least those operating the bomber jets in WWII had to risk being shot down ... Can't we see the problem here ? Isn't there something too strange going on when "an officer in Iraq, (is) so moved by the sacrifice of a bomb-disposal robot that he wrote a letter of condolence to its manufacturer"? Drones and democracy Doesn't anybody else notice such news? Edited May 27, 2011 by sweetredwine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetredwine Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 No more thoughts? Well, it seems to me that this is where the line should be drawn ... ... and the playing field levelled, because it allows total cowards - who risk absolutely nothing personally - to win over the courageous. "The Phantom Ray is 36 feet long and has a wingspan of 50 feet, and from this angle bears a passing resemblance to a household gray moth. But Boeing has something more menacing in mind: "Autonomous, fighter-sized unmanned aircraft are real," Craig Brown, Phantom Ray program manager for Boeing, said in a statement." Boeing drone jet completes maiden flight By Matthew Knight for CNN May 4, 2011 At least those operating the bomber jets in WWII had to risk being shot down ... Can't we see the problem here ? Isn't there something too strange going on when "an officer in Iraq, (is) so moved by the sacrifice of a bomb-disposal robot that he wrote a letter of condolence to its manufacturer"? Drones and democracy Doesn't anybody else notice such news? Well, look at it this way: Cowardice and Courage would lose their meanings entirely, this world would not make any sense, and there would be no more human evolution. Is that okay with everybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidersandsnakes Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Isn't there something too strange going on when "an officer in Iraq, (is) so moved by the sacrifice of a bomb-disposal robot that he wrote a letter of condolence to its manufacturer"? Drones and democracy It just goes to show how foolish us human beings can ever get:):)!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetredwine Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) It just goes to show how foolish us human beings can ever get:):)!!!! Well then, should the robot receive a post-mortem medal of honor? Edited May 28, 2011 by sweetredwine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetredwine Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) Well then, should the robot receive a post-mortem medal of honor? ... and ... should it receive an honorarial burial ... ... in a special place? Well, it's something to think about over the Memorial Day Holiday ... Edited May 28, 2011 by sweetredwine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypeO Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 No more thoughts? Well, it seems to me that this is where the line should be drawn ... ... and the playing field levelled, because it allows total cowards - who risk absolutely nothing personally - to win over the courageous. Who are you to judge who is a "total coward"? If our military can accomplish a set task more efficiently while eliminating personal risk to our troops, what exactly is the problem? WWII was 70 years ago. That's akin to saying computers are for idiots, only slide-rules produce results that matter. Go shake your fist at young whippersnappers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetredwine Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 (edited) Go shake your fist at young whippersnappers. What good would it do when most don't even seem capable of understanding the ethics of the situation ... ... and teaching from books does no good when it doesn't reflect the reality of the world they see around them. For example, one of our nephews posted a "picture" on Facebook the other day - a supposed "apparition of Christ" in a dog's behind - and evidently found it amusing. This young fellow (he's 14 now) attended Catechism classes for two days a week for two years, and was confirmed about a year ago, but obviously doesn't take the Truth very seriously. He probably thinks the whole thing is just a joke, or worse yet - a lie, and that suffering and being crucified doesn't win anything at all ... ... but if that's what he thinks, he's wrong, really wrong ... because in this world, it has to ... Edited May 29, 2011 by sweetredwine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Rider Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 What good would it do when most don't even seem capable of understanding the ethics of the situation ... ... and teaching from books does no good when it doesn't reflect the reality of the world they see around them. For example, one of our nephews posted a "picture" on Facebook the other day - a supposed "apparition of Christ" in a dog's behind - and evidently found it amusing. This young fellow (he's 14 now) attended Catechism classes for two days a week for two years, and was confirmed in December 2009, but obviously doesn't take the Truth very seriously. He probably thinks the whole thing is just a joke, that suffering and being crucified doesn't win anything at all ... ... but if that's what he thinks, he's wrong, really wrong ... because in this world, it has to ... He was probably confirmed along with others his age, which I'm guessing was about twelve. They're twelve-year-olds, not saints. God hasn't finished His work with them yet. Unfortunately, you must be patient with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetredwine Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 (edited) Who are you to judge who is a "total coward"? If our military can accomplish a set task more efficiently while eliminating personal risk to our troops, what exactly is the problem? WWII was 70 years ago. That's akin to saying computers are for idiots, only slide-rules produce results that matter. Well, in this world, Life/Love/Light must be the highest value - and it must always have value - even if very few have understood that fact, or truly believe it after they have understood it. And cunning (which is disconnected from life) can advance quite far, but it can't totally detach from courage (which is connected to life) entirely - because that would break the very bonds that hold this world together. Edited May 29, 2011 by sweetredwine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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