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My first thoughts were along: "Nope" and "This is how the robopocalypse starts". Google & BD are both researching machine learning, it only makes sense for Goo
by 1qaz2wsx3edc 13y ago
My first thoughts were along: "Nope" and "This is how the robopocalypse starts".
Google & BD are both researching machine learning, it only makes sense for Google to buy them.
- thibauts 13y agoBoth will sure gain from each other talents and data. Robotics for the self-driving car, and a brain for the humanoïds. Aweso... well not so much.
- jol 13y agoI'm so glad to see that, that I am not the only person with such dual reaction - This is sooo awsomme tech! & ok, were it is going might not be so cool at the end...
- shiloa 13y agoAgreed - My first reaction was "Google == Cyberdyne Systems". I hope a lot of good comes out of this, but I cannot help but think of worst case scenarios. Then again, maybe I consume too much sci-fi movies and books.
- jfoster 13y agoIt doesn't help that the robots produced by BD look a bit like the ones from "robots versus humans" movies. This acquisition feels a bit scary, but also very exciting. In reality, self-awareness is probably far enough away that we don't have much to worry about for now.
- sitkack 13y agoRobots won't be that scary when they are self aware. It is at the stage just _before_ self awareness where they are easily controlled and very powerful.
- salient 13y agoYou only need to read the news about what the government is doing with drones abroad, or with military equipment at home to think at worse case scenarios.