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Researcher Builds Machines That Daydream 271

schliz writes "Murdoch University professor Graham Mann is developing algorithms to simulate 'free thinking' and emotion. He refutes the emotionless reason portrayed by Mr Spock, arguing that 'an intelligent system must have emotions built into it before it can function.' The algorithm can translate the 'feel' of Aesop's Fables based on Plutchick's Wheel of Emotions. In tests, it freely associated three stories: The Thirsty Pigeon; The Cat and the Cock; and The Wolf and the Crane, and when queried on the association, the machine responded: 'I felt sad for the bird.'"

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I mostly get Chinese spam, or at least I think so. I mean, what am I supposed to do at a page like this at all? Readable spam is about mortgages or pills in the states, or tries to talk me into money scams in Africa...

These people buying spam-stuff must be on way better spam lists ;-)

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