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Friday, June 01, 2012

TV Tropes Takes on the Singularity

Instant A.I., Just Add Water:
"Good news, everyone! I've taught the toaster to feel love!" -- Professor Farnsworth, Futurama

Judging by television, it would seem that any sufficiently complex computer inevitably becomes sentient. It just happens, automagically, while the builder's back is turned. It doesn't matter that we do not yet have a thorough understanding of all of the mind's mechanisms. Add a handful of memory chips, a bolt of lightning... Bingo! It's wakey-wakey for the BFC-2000...
h/t JimF

2 comments:

slartibartfast said...

Great Scott!

The Europeans have been manufacturing BFCs in China for years!

http://www.behringer.com/FR/Products/BCF2000-WH.aspx

Barkeron said...

Why, yes, that's only logical.

I mean, look at nature. Evolution(TM) made sapience out of unintelligent parts practically overnight!

Err, wait a minute...