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Comment burn the evidence? (Score 1) 354

by smileynerd on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @09:10AM (#36527054) Attached to: Authorities Closing On LulzSec

They make it sound like they keep hard copies of all of the hacks

Comment Re:LED on/off (Score 1) 939

by smileynerd on Monday October 05, 2009 @01:52AM (#29641121) Attached to: The Most Useless Key On My Keyboard Is...

*operating systems

Comment LED on/off (Score 1) 939

by smileynerd on Sunday October 04, 2009 @10:21AM (#29634659) Attached to: The Most Useless Key On My Keyboard Is...

Scroll Lock isn't completely useless, it makes the LED turn on and off (in some operation systems). :D

Why Motivation Is Key For Artificial Intelligence 482

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 09, 2009 @09:03AM from the i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream dept.

Al writes "MIT neuroscientist Ed Boyden has a column discussing the potential dangers of building super-intelligent machines without building in some sort of motivation or drive. Boyden warns that a very clever AI without a sense of purpose might very well 'realize the impermanence of everything, calculate that the sun will burn out in a few billion years, and decide to play video games for the remainder of its existence.' He also notes that the complexity and uncertainty of the universe could easily overwhelm the decision-making process of this intelligence — a problem that many humans also struggle with. Boyden will give a talk on the subject at the forthcoming Singularity Summit."

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