General / Off-Topic HAL 9000 for the home has arrived.

[Rog]

Have a look at this kickstarter video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odQw5BDnCRs
Sorry, can't appear to embed videos.

All supposed to be empowering and whizzy I'm sure, but personally, I found it pretty creepy!

Reminds me more of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MMmYyIZlC4

The kickstarter (funded) is HERE.

 

[Gelbrock]

....without your space helmet, Dave....


Your going to find that rather difficult.



Classic

 

[Gelbrock]

Just watched the first clip....









Oh, Yeah, Oooooh, Aahhhhh, thats how it always starts.

Then later there's running.


Then screaming.....

 

[CMDR Texas Stu]

Yeah, a bit creepy

 

[metatheurgist]

I wouldn't worry about it. I think we're still a loooong way from true AI.

All I'm seeing is voice recognition, which we've only just developed to an acceptable level and probably a language parser that's been taught enough responses to deliver something that appears like natural contextual response to a verbal request.

It's really all still raw processing power hidden in the background.