[LM_NET] Gen: Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man - how chilling is this?

["William L. Katzenberger" <william.katzenberger@COMCAST.NET>]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/science/26robot.html?hpw=&pagewanted=print 

July 26, 2009 
Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man 

By JOHN MARKOFF 


A robot that can open doors and find electrical outlets to recharge itself. 
Computer viruses that no one can stop. Predator drones , which, though still 
controlled remotely by humans, come close to a machine that can kill autonomously. 



Impressed and alarmed by advances in artificial intelligence, a group of computer 
scientists is debating whether there should be limits on research that might lead 
to loss of human control over computer-based systems that carry a growing share of 
society’s workload, from waging war to chatting with customers on the phone. 



Their concern is that further advances could create profound social disruptions and 
even have dangerous consequences. 

William L. Katzenberger 
Media Specialist and Technology Coordinator 
Dodge Park Elementary School 
3401 Hubbard Rd 
Landover, MD 20785 

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