Evolution using Silicon
Moontian
26-10-2004, 11:41
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/ai/primordial.jsp
Now they just need to know how it all works.
Schnappslant
26-10-2004, 11:53
Hmm... silicon evolution... (or have saline implants overtaken them for popularity)
Yeah, I skim-read the article. I was just going for the comedy angle. *cough* failed *cough*
Besides my personal opinion is that they have merely trained very small fleas to manipulate the IC's and respond to voice commands
Moontian
26-10-2004, 12:05
Not quite like that. Read the article.
Planta Genestae
26-10-2004, 12:47
Mmmm, Silicon :) .
Sukafitz
26-10-2004, 13:47
Doctors & scientists have always screwed around with things they don't fully understand.
It is not that new. ANN have existed since the 80's.
It is new because it has never been so small, but there has been several use of it already.
All picture and voice recognition programs are based on ANN, Sony's iRobot as well. Financial analysts and plane bookers use ANNs as well.
Crabcake Baba Ganoush
26-10-2004, 16:01
Doctors & scientists have always screwed around with things they don't fully understand.
Duh, that's part of the definition of a scientist. A man/woman who understood nothing until there was nothing left to understand. You need to watch the Omega Man more often.
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/ai/primordial.jsp
Now they just need to know how it all works.
That is just weird