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> The brain of an insect doesn't take decades to train, and we're currently unable to match its capabilities, either. It's not particularly useful to simulate

by return0 10y ago

> The brain of an insect doesn't take decades to train, and we're currently unable to match its capabilities, either. It's not particularly useful to simulate insects. We can far surpass some of their capabilities, but the goal is not to make an insect-robot, just like we didn't care to make a mechanical horse.

lend000 10y ago
Insect intelligence is already being emulated (poorly) because of its useful applications in swarm behavior. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603337/a-100-drone-swarm-dropped-from-jets-plans-its-own-moves/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603337/a-100-drone-swarm-...
nharada 10y ago
Both of these are under active development Robotic insects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboBee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboBee Robotic horses: http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html
- return0 10y ago
  Those are mostly interested in biomimetic movement rather than intelligence. They do have some applications, but i don't think they ve convinced the world that mimicking organisms is necessarily optimal.
pron 10y ago
> We can far surpass some of their capabilities We could far surpass many of the human brain's capabilities from the moment computers were invented. That's what computers are for. But it doesn't mean we've come close to human intelligence, and we're not very close to insect intelligence now. As others have commented, getting to insect intelligence may be quite useful. In any event, that would at least likely put us on the path. Right now, the fact that computers can do more and more things that only humans could does not mean those approaches are getting us close to human intelligence. It just means that we've discovered more useful algorithms, but those algorithms are not necessarily on the path to human intelligence any more than the AI of the 1950s.

by return0 10y ago

lend000 10y ago

Insect intelligence is already being emulated (poorly) because of its useful applications in swarm behavior. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603337/a-100-drone-swarm-dropped-from-jets-plans-its-own-moves/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603337/a-100-drone-swarm-...

nharada 10y ago

Both of these are under active development Robotic insects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboBee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboBee Robotic horses: http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html

return0 10y ago
Those are mostly interested in biomimetic movement rather than intelligence. They do have some applications, but i don't think they ve convinced the world that mimicking organisms is necessarily optimal.

pron 10y ago

> We can far surpass some of their capabilities We could far surpass many of the human brain's capabilities from the moment computers were invented. That's what computers are for. But it doesn't mean we've come close to human intelligence, and we're not very close to insect intelligence now. As others have commented, getting to insect intelligence may be quite useful. In any event, that would at least likely put us on the path. Right now, the fact that computers can do more and more things that only humans could does not mean those approaches are getting us close to human intelligence. It just means that we've discovered more useful algorithms, but those algorithms are not necessarily on the path to human intelligence any more than the AI of the 1950s.