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Old July 12th, 2007   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The Magic Hobo View Post
Your right, I think its more along the lines of no big companies/induviduals are willing to devote all thier time/money into something with very few benifits of having. But saying that, true AI could revolutionise how we live, having robots peforming tasks that are usually dangerous/boring for a human. But then it goes down the line of what if they rebelled, what if this AI we create and utillise turns on us?
Well, now you're just rationalizing from fictional evidence (e.g. bad AI movies/books). An AI is not just a faster version of a human mind. It's another mind type entirely. See The Singularity Institute Blog : Blog Archive : Hollywood AI: Off-Label Use Considered Harmful

As for the feasibility of creating an AI, my position falls somewhere near Coolsvilleman's, although I'm really lacking the time to explain it thoroughly.
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