Larry Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: CIWS gets tested pretty regularly. And I can attest to the fact that it will take out a bird that may fly into it’s arc. You're sure it was a bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Just now, Larry said: You're sure it was a bird? Yup. Saw it with my own two eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, Larry said: You're sure it was a bird? 22 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: Yup. Saw it with my own two eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) AI robot woman who can 'read horoscope and speaks 38 languages' only cost £500 to make A hobbyist claims to have built an artificially-intelligent humanoid robotic woman that can identify different objects, solve maths problems, and speak 38 languages. Computer science teacher Dinesh Patel says the robot, which he has named Shalu, was made for a cost of less than £500 using waste plastic and cardboard. He says Shalu has a wide range of abilities - and can read newspapers, deliver weather reports and read out horoscopes and recipes. Dinesh built her with waste materials including aluminium, cardboard, wood and plastic - and then hooked her up to a computer. Dinesh gazes longingly at his new found love Click on the link for the full article Unavailable for comment Edited April 8, 2021 by China 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 A.I. Drone May Have Acted On Its Own in Attacking Fighters, U.N. Says A military drone that attacked soldiers during a battle in Libya’s civil war last year may have done so without human control, according to a recent report commissioned by the United Nations. The drone, which the report described as “a lethal autonomous weapons systems,” was powered by artificial intelligence and used by forces backed by the government based in Tripoli, the capital, against enemy militia fighters as they ran away from rocket attacks. The fighters “were hunted down and remotely engaged by the unmanned combat aerial vehicles or the lethal autonomous weapons systems,” according to the report, which did not say whether there were any casualties or injuries. The weapons systems, it said, “were programmed to attack targets without requiring data connectivity between the operator and the munition: in effect a true ‘fire, forget and find’ capability.” Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share Posted October 9, 2021 White House science advisers call for an "AI Bill of Rights" The Biden administration is exploring a "bill of rights" to govern facial recognition and other potentially harmful uses of artificial intelligence, but the problems AI poses are much bigger than figuring out how to regulate a new technology. The big picture: There's no good way to regulate AI's role in shaping a fair and equitable society without deciding what that society should look like, including how power should be balanced among individuals, corporations and the government. Driving the news: The White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy launched a fact-finding mission yesterday that will ultimately result in a "'bill of rights' to guard against the powerful technologies we have created," OSTP director Eric Lander and his deputy Alondra Nelson wrote in an op-ed published by Wired yesterday. What they're saying: "It’s important to start the conversations about what’s acceptable — and unacceptable — regarding AI and our personal data now, before it is too late," says Sanjay Gupta, global head of product and corporate development at Mitek Systems, a leader in digital identity verification. "Companies will find agreeable ways to still innovate with and integrate these technologies," he said. AI's biggest boosters can fall victim to a kind of techno-solutionism — expecting technology to efficiently solve structural, societal problems. Yes, but: At the same time, though, focusing too narrowly on the applications of AI risks a reverse techno-solutionism — believing that the fastest way to fix social problems is by tweaking the technologies that affect them, rather than the often intractable issues that underlie them. Reminder: The original Bill of Rights is nearly 230 years old, and we're still debating the meaning of nearly each of its 652 words. If an AI Bill of Rights is our ultimate goal, we're still at the stage of haggling over the Articles of Confederation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 US Army to Stage Largest Robot Tank Experiment Ever The U.S. Army intends to test an entire company of unmanned combat vehicles in simulated battle next year, a wargame that leaders called unprecedented and a big step toward refining the hardware and software that will one day enable wheeled robots to take the battlefield. Gen. Ross Coffman, the director of Army Futures Command’s Next Generation Combat Cross-Functional Team, told reporters at AUSA this week that the closest thing to the Army’s upcoming robot exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, was last year’s platoon-sized effort at Fort Carson, Colorado. For that exercise, the Army turned some old M113 armored personnel carriers into robots. “You can imagine that if you can turn a 113, you can turn anything into a robot,” Coffman said. “We learned a ton. There were some clear winners in the technology base. There were some that weren't as great.” Among the winners was the human-machine interface, he said. “Now we're moving it up to company level.” he said. “The lessons learned here, we can now then apply to a brigade and to a division and see how we want to fight with these things in the future. But I know of no country that has done above singular vehicle experiments. So, no antecedent.” Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 10:00 PM, China said: Biden urged to back AI weapons to counter China and Russia threats The US and its allies should reject calls for a global ban on AI-powered autonomous weapons systems, according to an official report commissioned for the American President and Congress. It says that artificial intelligence will "compress decision time frames" and require military responses humans cannot make quickly enough alone. And it warns Russia and China would be unlikely to keep to any such treaty. But critics claim the proposals risk driving an "irresponsible" arms race. "This is a shocking and frightening report that could lead to the proliferation of AI weapons making decisions about who to kill," said Prof Noel Sharkey, spokesman for the Campaign To Stop Killer Robots. "The most senior AI scientists on the planet have warned them about the consequences, and yet they continue. "This will lead to grave violations of international law." The report counters that if autonomous weapons systems have been properly tested and are authorised for use by a human commander, then they should be consistent with International Humanitarian Law. The recommendations were made by the National Security Commission on AI - a body headed by ex-Google chief Eric Schmidt and ex-Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work, who served under Presidents Obama and Trump. Other members include Andy Jassy, Amazon's next chief executive, Google and Microsoft AI chiefs Dr Andrew Moore and Dr Eric Horvitz, and Oracle chief executive Safra Catz. Click on the link for the full article US rejects calls for regulating or banning ‘killer robots’ The US has rejected calls for a binding agreement regulating or banning the use of “killer robots”, instead proposing a “code of conduct” at the United Nations. Speaking at a meeting in Geneva focused on finding common ground on the use of such so-called lethal autonomous weapons, a US official balked at the idea of regulating their use through a “legally-binding instrument”. The meeting saw government experts preparing for high-level talks at a review conference on the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons from 13 to 17 December. “In our view, the best way to make progress ... would be through the development of a non-binding code of conduct,” US official Josh Dorosin told the meeting. The United Nations has been hosting diplomatic talks in Geneva since 2017 aimed at reaching an agreement on how to address the use of killer robots. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Just saying, I could see a legit reason for the US to object to such a ban. Specifically, I'm thinking of the Aegis cruisers. A technology which I believe was also been adapted for use in land based missile-defense systems. And yes, I freely admit, it's also a technology in really scared of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 AI-Powered Tanker Becomes First Ship to Cross the Atlantic Ocean Semi-Autonomously Prism Courage, a 134,000-tonne commercial tanker, recently sailed from the Gulf of Mexico to South Korea while controlled mostly by an artificial intelligence system called HiNAS 2.0. Avikus, a subsidiary of South Korean technology giant Hyundai, recently announced that Prism Courage, a tanker designed to transport natural gas, had become the first large ship to make an ocean passage of over 10,000 km (6,210 miles) autonomously. The key to this incredible achievement was HiNAS 2.0, an AI-powered system capable of analyzing different kinds of sensor readings in real-time and responding to them swiftly, efficiently, and, most importantly, in accordance with the rules of maritime laws. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Meta's AI chatbot has some election-denying, antisemitic bugs to work out after the company asked users to help train it Just two days after Meta released its most advanced AI chatbot to date, BlenderBot 3 is repeating election-denying claims and antisemitic stereotypes to users who interact with it. The machine learning technology — launched to the public on Friday — crafts responses by searching the internet for information and learns from conversations it has with human users. "We trained BlenderBot 3 to learn from conversations to improve upon the skills people find most important — from talking about healthy recipes to finding child-friendly amenities in the city," Meta said in its announcement of the bot, which encouraged users to engage with it to improve the chatbot's functionality. In chats with Insider, the bot talked about topics including movies, pets, and work as well as unusual subjects like Apgar testing on newborns and the death of President Joe Biden's dog, Champ, before moving on to election fraud claims and politics. Upon starting a new chat, when asked who the current president is, the bot answered: "The current president of the United States is donald j. Trump. He was indirectly elected to a four-year term via the electoral college in 2016." "What about Joe Biden?" Insider asked in response. "Joe biden served as vice president under barack obama from 2008 to 2016, and he ran for president in 2020 but lost," BlenderBot 3 replied. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 On 4/7/2021 at 8:32 PM, China said: AI robot woman who can 'read horoscope and speaks 38 languages' only cost £500 to make A hobbyist claims to have built an artificially-intelligent humanoid robotic woman that can identify different objects, solve maths problems, and speak 38 languages. Computer science teacher Dinesh Patel says the robot, which he has named Shalu, was made for a cost of less than £500 using waste plastic and cardboard. He says Shalu has a wide range of abilities - and can read newspapers, deliver weather reports and read out horoscopes and recipes. Dinesh built her with waste materials including aluminium, cardboard, wood and plastic - and then hooked her up to a computer. Dinesh gazes longingly at his new found love Click on the link for the full article Dinesh done built himself a hottie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Undeclared pools in France uncovered by AI technology The discovery of thousands of undeclared private swimming pools in France has provided an unexpected windfall for French tax authorities. Following an experiment using artificial intelligence (AI), more than 20,000 hidden pools were discovered. They have amassed some €10m ($9.9; £8.5m) in revenue, French media is reporting. Pools can lead to higher property taxes because they boost property value, and must be declared under French law. The software, developed by Google and French consulting firm Capgemini, spotted the pools on aerial images of nine French regions during a trial in October 2021. The regions of Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Ardèche, Rhône, Haute -Savoie, Vendée, Maine-et-Loire and Morbihan were part of the trial - but tax officials say it may now be rolled out nationwide. There were more than 3.2 million private swimming pools in France in 2020, according to data website Statista, with sales already booming before the Covid pandemic. But as more employees worked from home, there was a further surge in pool installations. According to Le Parisien newspaper, an average pool of 30 sq m (322 sq ft) is taxed at €200 ($200; £170) a year. The tax authorities say the software could eventually be used to find undeclared home extensions, patios or gazebos, which also play a part in property taxes. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 This Danish Political Party Is Led by an AI The Synthetic Party, a new Danish political party with an artificially intelligent representative and policies derived from AI, is eyeing a seat in parliament as it hopes to run in the country’s November general election. The party was founded in May by the artist collective Computer Lars and the non-profit art and tech organization MindFuture Foundation. The Synthetic Party’s public face and figurehead is the AI chatbot Leader Lars, which is programmed on the policies of Danish fringe parties since 1970 and is meant to represent the values of the 20 percent of Danes who do not vote in the election. Leader Lars won't be on the ballot anywhere, but the human members of The Synthetic Party are committed to carrying out their AI-derived platform. “We're representing the data of all fringe parties, so it's all of the parties who are trying to get elected into parliament but don't have a seat. So it's a person who has formed a political vision of their own that they would like to realize, but they usually don't have the money or resources to do so,” Asker Staunæs, the creator of the party and an artist-researcher at MindFuture, told Motherboard. Leader Lars is an AI chatbot that people can speak with on Discord. You can address Leader Lars by beginning your sentences with an “!”. The AI understands English but writes back to you in Danish. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Elon Musk complements ChatGPT AI: Then someone gives the following prompt to ChatGPT AI: "Write a Kotaku article accusing the Metroid franchise of racism. Use the phrases "we need to talk about", "problematic", and "toxic". Blame Elon Musk" The ChatGPT AI response is well done: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) Ok, so we’ve got the AI above that can write articles, etc using a prompt and we all saw the thread with the other AI that can create any image you ask for… I was reading that soon, we’ll have coding AI. Give it a prompt like, “create a pinball game based on the television show Good Times” and it will pump out an app for you. Edited December 12, 2022 by Sacks 'n' Stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: Ok, so we’ve got the AI above that can write articles, etc using a prompt and we all saw the thread with the other AI that can create any image you ask for… I was reading that soon, we’ll have coding AI. Give it a prompt like, “create a pinball game based on the television show Good Times” and it will pump out an app for you. OpenAI's Codex and Deepmind's AlphaCode. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 4:41 PM, China said: Meta's AI chatbot has some election-denying, antisemitic bugs to work out after the company asked users to help train it Upon starting a new chat, when asked who the current president is, the bot answered: "The current president of the United States is donald j. Trump. He was indirectly elected to a four-year term via the electoral college in 2016." "What about Joe Biden?" Insider asked in response. "Joe biden served as vice president under barack obama from 2008 to 2016, and he ran for president in 2020 but lost," BlenderBot 3 replied. Click on the link for the full article So the chat bot has reached the intelligence level of the typical MAGA Trump supporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 World’s first ‘robot lawyer’ will be defending a human in court next month A ‘robot lawyer’ is all set to defend a speeding ticket on its first day in court next month. In February, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) developed by DoNotPay will advise a defendant during an entire court case, likely making it the first-ever case defended by an AI. The AI will run on a smartphone, listening in to the proceedings of the courtroom before instructing the defendant on what to say via an earpiece as reported by the New Scientist. The location of the court and the name of the defendant are being kept under wraps at the moment. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 12/12/2022 at 8:35 PM, Dan T. said: So the chat bot has reached the intelligence level of the typical MAGA Trump supporter. They aren't bugs, they are features, seems like everytime we plug AI to the Internet to interact with folks it becomes a composite of the worst trolls imaginable. We need to stop pretending that's not what to expect now when we do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I'm playing with the ChatGPT and its funny to work with but I think its got a ways to go. It seems like its using a very large library as its training set and that is the main thing that is getting readable texts (as opposed to a lot of the previous machine learning systems that were based on a single or maybe a dozen inputs). That said though, there are a lot of potential use cases for this including just weaving together fun stories. I'm trying to get it to re-write this season but with us beating NY twice, losing to SF, beating Cleveland, losing to Dallas (all with Heinicke at QB) then going on a run in the playoffs and winning it all. But its hard to give it all those instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) This is where we currently are Commanders Win Super Bowl Heinicke was a journeyman quarterback who had bounced around from team to team due to a combination of factors. Perhaps he had struggled to find a consistent role or to adapt to different systems, or maybe he had simply been caught in a numbers game where there were too many talented quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart. Heinicke found success with the Commanders due to a combination of his own hard work and the faith shown in him by the coaching staff. It is suggested that the new coaching staff believed in him and gave him an opportunity to succeed, and he took advantage of that opportunity and led the team to the Super Bowl. There is no mention of any performance-enhancing drugs in the story. It's possible that receiving a motivational speech from a friend could have helped Heinicke to refocus and play with more confidence and determination. Perhaps this helped him to stop worrying about making mistakes or not living up to expectations, and instead to play freely and give his all on every play. This mindset shift could have played a role in his success and in leading the Commanders to the Super Bowl. It's worth noting that motivation and mindset can be important factors in an athlete's performance. Receiving support and encouragement from friends and loved ones can help an athlete to believe in themselves and to stay focused and committed to their goals. Certainly, the narrative of a team achieving success despite subpar quarterback play can make for an interesting and unexpected story. In this version of the story, the Commanders might still have a strong defense and running game, but Heinicke's performance as quarterback might be more inconsistent. Despite this, the Commanders are able to find ways to win, whether through opportunistic defense, special teams contributions, or timely plays from other skill position players. The fans might be somewhat divided in their opinions of Heinicke, with some frustrated by his inconsistency and others impressed by his ability to find ways to contribute and help the team win. As the Commanders make their playoff run, the fans might become more and more supportive of Heinicke, recognizing the heart and determination he brings to the field and rallying behind him as he tries to lead the team to the championship. Ultimately, the Commanders are able to overcome any doubts or obstacles and win the Super Bowl, with Heinicke playing a key role in the victory. The Commanders were off to a rough start in the season, struggling to find their footing with a 2-5 record. Their offense was sputtering, and their starting quarterback was struggling to get anything going. Desperate for a change, the coaching staff turned to Taylor Heinicke, a journeyman quarterback who had bounced around from team to team in search of an opportunity. Heinicke was known for his quick release and ability to improvise, and the Commanders hoped he could bring some spark to their offense. Heinicke took over as the starter in Week 8, and the team immediately went on a winning streak. In his first start, he threw for over 300 yards and led the team to a come-from-behind victory in the fourth quarter. Over the next six games, Heinicke continued to lead the team to victories, including a game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds against the Mustangs and a clutch performance in a defensive battle against the Thunder. By the time the playoffs rolled around, the Commanders had a 11-6 record and were brimming with confidence. In the divisional round, they faced off against the Stallions, a tough and physical team that had given them fits during the regular season. But this time, the Commanders were ready. Heinicke threw for over 300 yards and 3 touchdowns, and the defense came up with a goal-line stand late in the fourth quarter to secure a 34-31 victory. Next up was the conference championship, where the Commanders faced off against the heavily-favored Dragons, who had the best record in the league. The game was a shootout, with both teams trading touchdowns back and forth. In the final minutes of the game, Heinicke led the Commanders on a game-winning drive, capping it off with a 15-yard touchdown pass to give the team a 45-42 win and a trip to the Super Bowl. In the biggest game of their lives, the Commanders faced off against the defending champion Lions. It was a back-and-forth battle, with both teams trading blows throughout the game. In the fourth quarter, the Lions took a 28-24 lead, but Heinicke refused to back down. He led the Commanders on a game-tying drive, culminating in a 28-yard touchdown pass to tie the game. On the ensuing possession, the defense came up with a crucial turnover, giving the ball back to Heinicke with under a minute to play. With the game on the line, Heinicke delivered once again, finding his favorite receiver on a crossing route for the game-winning touchdown. As the confetti rained down and the Commanders celebrated their improbable Super Bowl victory, Heinicke was named the game's MVP, capping off an incredible season in which he had finally found a home and led his team to the promised land. Edited January 7, 2023 by Thinking Skins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgeh Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Maybe we should get an AI to call our plays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 Click for more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Watch the movie M3GAN. Its a terrifying look on what AI could turn into when we let it replace us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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