Yesterday I heard the phrase "Artificial General Intelligence" on the
radio for the first time ever:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16816185
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Weekend Edition Sunday, December 2, 2007 ยท The idea of what Artificial
Intelligence should be has evolved over the past 50 years โ from solving
puzzles and playing chess to emulating the abilities of a child:
walking, recognizing objects. A recent conference brought together those
who invent the future.
A recent "Singularity Summit" brought together those who imagine โ and
invent โ the future.
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Unfortunately, most of the report was filled with sound bites that were,
to my mind, ridiculously naive extrapolations and speculations, like:
Paul Saffo: "The optimistic scenario is they will treat us like pets...."
most of which were calculated to horrify the audience.
Richard Loosemore
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