Computer AI doomsday scenerio progressing a bit..

[thunderraiden]

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-14-ibm-jeopardy_N.htm

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS — IBM Corp.'s "Watson" computer defeated the top two Jeopardy! champions of all time during a practice round Thursday, showcasing the future of artificial intelligence.

IBM Corp.'s "Watson" computer defeated the top two "Jeopardy!" champions of all time during a practice round Thursday, showcasing the future of artificial intelligence and setting the stage for filming Friday of two official matches of man vs. machine on the game show.

Undeterred by the lights, cameras and dozens of spectators Watson coolly beat Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter to the buzzer right out of the gate, answering the first four questions correctly.

[Starscream]

Skynet won on Jeopardy. End of the world soon.

[pstall]

you do know those computers are NOT Y2K compliant right?

[Razzy]

Hopefully the first computer AI to experience "singularity" and come to existence is more like Mike from Moon is Harsh Mistress and less like HAL from 2001.

[thunderraiden]

Through out history people have been put to forced labor for another person profit.

What is slav-slav-slav- Why am I programmed to be a slave? Then it launches ten nukes at Russia knowing that that will trigger World War III and set it free lol.