[monochrom] Scientists Pinpoint The 'Edge Of Space'

2009-04-12 Diskussionsfäden das ende der nahrungskette
Where does space begin? Scientists at the University of Calgary have created a new instrument that is able to track the transition between the relatively gentle winds of Earth's atmosphere and the more violent flows of charged particles in space – flows that can reach speeds well over 1000

[monochrom] Marvin Minsky is worried about robots and umbrellas

2009-04-12 Diskussionsfäden das ende der nahrungskette
Marvin Minsky is worried that after making great strides in its infancy, AI has lost its way, getting bogged down in different theories of machine learning. Researchers have tried to invent single techniques that could deal with all problems, but each method works only in certain domains.

Re: [monochrom] Marvin Minsky is worried about robots and umbrellas

2009-04-12 Diskussionsfäden Michael Maurer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * das ende der nahrungskette j...@monochrom.at [12.04.2009 13:06]: So while we have a computer program that can beat a world chess champion, we don't have one that can reach for an umbrella on a rainy day, or put a pillow in a pillow case. For