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The Buddhist Robot — Doomsday Block
I found some clips from a movie called “Doomsday Block” which features the idea of an “enlightened AI,” one capable of thought beyond what humans have the capacity for. The AI in these clips raises great philosophical questions and ideas … Continue reading
The ELIZA Software
The ELIZA software simulates responses from a psychoanalyst in the form of “circular conversation,” in that ELIZA manipulates the words of the human subject, so that the human is able to look at themselves introspectively while offering nothing really meaningful … Continue reading
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The Ultimate (Useless) Machine of Minsky
The (Unspeakable) Ultimate Machine This article offers some more of Arthur C. Clarke’s view on Marvin Minsky’s “useless machine” expanding on why the machine’s simple functionality (un-functionality) is so “unspeakably sinister” Additionally, the article reveals the mainstream appeal that the … Continue reading
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The Ultimate Machine
The link below shows several videos of people’s takes on the ultimate machine. Variations include using legos, and having a machine that unplugs itself when switched on, rather than hitting an off switch. Constructing the Ultimate Machine Our fascination with … Continue reading
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Cybernetic Social Planning
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machine The Socialist Chilean Government’s Cybernetic plan to fully integrate technology into the governance of their state. Bonus Advanced Ultimate Machine:
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ELIZA & PARRY
The first link is the link to the ELIZA program, which is acting as a psychoanalyst. It’s entertaining to play around and see how the program responds. http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3 This next link is an interesting article I found that shows the … Continue reading
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The Buddha in the Robot
Here’s an article examining the concepts of Buddhism in robots: http://jetpress.org/v23/borody.htm
Dominance and submission in Blade Runner
In comparing the book Androids dream of electric sheep? and the film adaptation Blade Runner, my attention was immediately drawn to the differences in the relationship between Deckard and Rachael. In particular, the two mediums approach opposite dynamics of dominant … Continue reading
On the Depiction of ‘The Prodigal Son’ Tyrell Murder Scene
Dr. Tyrell’s murder is one of the most memorable scenes in Blade Runner, largely because of the powerful emotions evoked from the rich visual and aural depiction of the classic theological narrative in which a creation destroys its maker. Yes, Roy Batty, the … Continue reading
Intelligence vs. Superiority
One of the most striking scenes for me was the one in which Roy Batty used his chess expertise to ultimately defeat and destroy his creator. This takes place over several scenes, starting with Roy and Sebastian in Sebastian’s residence … Continue reading