Talking, Walking Objects

[John Galt]

what is a "robot" for this discussion? what i see as a robot is some artificial mechanical thing that does something by itself. it's not remotely controlled, it's programmed beforehand to do something. a lot of times it just does the same repetitive tasks, but smarter ones will have had a variety of conditions programmed into it, so if X do Y, etc.

input destination and then car drives you there -- car is the thing avoiding obstacles and navigating traffic. a car is certainly more physically powerful than a human and a car certainly, if there was a malfunction in it's software, easily drive off a bridge and kill everyone inside it. is the car a robot? i think yes. so there's a robot that is stronger than a human that will be used outside of industry.

[The Comrade]

no

[John Galt]

then what is it and why is a self-driving car not a robot? what distinguishes the robots you are talking about from a self-driving car?

[J.K. Gregg]

Let's start with focusing on interactive AIs, be they in a physical body like a robot, or non-corporeal.

[John Galt]

you have to tell it (interact with it) where to go. then it has to figure out (artificial intelligence) how to get there. so robotic cars is a fine place to start, don't you think?

[J.K. Gregg]

[John Galt]

[J.K. Gregg]

[John Galt]

[J.K. Gregg]

Do you think that application of AI will benefit individuals more than other applications, like "smart houses," or AIs in finance or manufacturing?