Scientists fear the day computers become smarter then humans

[biggiy05]

Did you read past the first post in this thread?

I doubt it but that is why his post is somewhat true.

[Aegix Drakan]

*first off, I'd like to say that I do believe in the soul, And that only living organic things can have it. However, If a machine becomes "sentient", I do believe it deserves to be treated as a person.*

At the moment, I don't think there are any "sentient machines".

However, if it can show "empathy for others feelings, kindness, and the ability to ascertain good from evil." as Trev put it, then They cease to be simple machines. They become something more akin to "non-organic life-forms"

In that case, then I have to say that they do deserve respect and treatment as equals. Especially if AI gets advanced as the Reploids in the Megaman series.

Just because something does not posess a soul does not make it inferior. It just makes them different. And what's the harm in being different?

*BTW, I saw the Animatrix a while back. I remember thinking that the humans were really stupid to deny the robots a chance to be "people" and attacked them. I honestly hope we do not have a situation like that*

[Prrkitty]

Robot maker with a penchant for realism builds artificial boy

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/biztech....ap/index.html

Quote: David Hanson has two little Zenos to care for these days.

There's his 18-month-old son Zeno, who prattles and smiles as he bounds through his father's cramped office.

Then there's the robotic Zeno. It can't speak or walk yet, but has blinking eyes that can track people and a face that captivates with a range of expressions.

At 17 inches tall and 6 pounds, the artificial Zeno is the culmination of five years of work by Hanson and a small group of engineers, designers and programmers at his company, Hanson Robotics. They believe there's an emerging business in the design and sale of lifelike robotic companions, or social robots. And they'll be showing off the robot boy to students in grades 3-12 at the Wired NextFest technology conference Thursday in Los Angeles.

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Instead of starting a new thread I just posted this link here. It does pertain and relate to the ongoing subject matter.

At the moment the robot can NOT talk or walk but it CAN make facial expressions.

Aren't there other researchers doing this same kind of research that are further along then this? (ie: robots that have talking capabilities, I know Japan/China (can't remember which) has a robot that can walk up and down stairs).

Wouldn't it be prudent for all these people to collaborate with each other? But then again... each one wants to be the "FIRST" to get to their end result so they can have bragging rights.