DailyDirt: Unmanned Spaceships And Robots
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Artificial intelligence software still seems like science fiction -- even though smarter and smarter software is found in all sorts of everyday gadgets now. Robots are replacing humans in manufacturing jobs and doing all sorts of dirty work that people can't or won't do. So let's hear it for our automated slaves doing cool stuff for us.The US Air Force's unmanned X-37B space plane lands after 7 months in orbit. Who really needs the space shuttle anymore? (And note that the Russians pretty much accomplished this feat with the Buran, too.) url The Uncanny Valley still runs pretty deep, so creepy-looking robots will be the norm for the near future. url There's nothing creepy about Japanese robots picking ripe strawberries: Yum. url NerdKits has built a xylophoneglockenspiel robot for the holidays -- and has released open source code along with DIY instructions for it. url
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AI, interesting concept for copyright
Who would then own the copyright, patent, and/or license on the created material/product/discovery?
I could see where it could get a bit confusing.
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Re: AI, interesting concept for copyright
NASA have used a lot.
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Or maybe there are already CS folks working on programs that can automatically write patent applications..... :P
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Genetic-programming is used a lot to produce things that no human discovered before.
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=14394
""The software also may invent designs that no human designer would ever think of," Lohn asserted. In addition, the software also can plan devices that are smaller, lighter, consume less power, are stronger and more robust among many other things - characteristics that spaceflight requires, according to Lohn."
Endless Original Music: Computer Program Creates Music Based On Emotions
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601085928.htm
Who gets the copyright for that?
LoL
We live in interesting times indeed.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generativ e_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-music
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Strawberry picking robot ....
Gonna be fun to watch ... rioting street hookers and all :)
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" Hollywood, too, would probably enjoy replacing stuntmen�and perhaps even temperamental stars�with computer-generated versions. A world without celebs? That really would be eerie."
Actually that would be the end of hollywood because anyone then make movies.
Also has anyone else seen how creepy these robots are IRL. """""serious shiver"""""
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Perhaps there's even a "Wiley E Coyote" effect where an image could be suspended over the valley for a little bit before it plummets into creepiness... :)
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Big Ole Grin ...
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Perhaps there's even a "Wiley E Coyote" effect where an image could be suspended over the valley for a little bit before it plummets into creepiness... :)
Ha, totally! The longer you look at it, the creepier it looks. :-)
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I actually enjoyed Final fantasy spirits within.
What I was talking about are the japanese, singing and dancing female robots. Go to youtube and watch a couple. The movements are not quite human even when they get it close, it gives you an uneasy something is not quite right feeling.
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AI
For example, take the game Spore back 20 years, and the way the animals behave would probably be considered AI. Now we don't think of it that way, it's just a game. Pretty much anything using heuristics could be called AI. And so on. AI is here already and has been for quite some time, but our expectations keep moving with the technology.
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AI and what we think we know...
Comparing the x-37B to the space shuttle is like comparing a model airplane to the real thing. It has nowhere near the same capabilities. While I do agree that its technology is a start in the right direction, There is perhaps more merit in revisiting an idea like the VentureStar:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VentureStar
In order to replace something, you must meet and surpass the capabilities of what you intend to replace. IMHO, We should keep flying the shuttles until an idea like this can happen as we really don't have a real replacement option.
SSTO (Single Stage to Orbit) would be a great evolution away from using wasteful expendable rockets, only burning fuel in the spacecraft's engines to reach orbit.
Thanks for Reading. :)
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