Interview With an AI Robot

originally posted by: lostbook

originally posted by: Spacespider
AI doesn’t exist yet…only augmented intelligence.
When True A.I comes around we will know.

The robot, Sophia, responded to him after thinking. Is that not AI?

So the rotating hourglass or spinning circle on my computer means that it's AI?

originally posted by: PokeyJoe
Hes got a giant freaking head.

He doesn't have a forehead, he has a fivehead.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

Trying to figure out what creeped me out more, the robot or Tony Robbins.

Both are robots. Tony is just an old model.

originally posted by: lostbook
The robot, Sophia, responded to him after thinking. Is that not AI?

Sometimes AIs are programmed to mimic human responses to include pauses and other verbal tics. One of my favorites is the AI that can order pizza over the phone while sounding like a real person. "I would like to, uh... order a pizza for, like, delivery." It's pretty funny.

a reply to: Blue Shift

I think some of the pause is Sophia likely being programmed to make sure the person is finished talking to "her."

There was one point that Tony Robbins asked a question in a series of sentences. He paused just a little too long after one sentence and Sophia started talking over him.

There are clues that we as humans can pick up one when a person is done addressing us and it's OK for us to answer back, but I bet a robot would have a tougher time recognizing those clues, so it likely has a timer that tells it when a person is finished talking.

originally posted by: Blue Shift

originally posted by: lostbook
The robot, Sophia, responded to him after thinking. Is that not AI?

Sometimes AIs are programmed to mimic human responses to include pauses and other verbal tics. One of my favorites is the AI that can order pizza over the phone while sounding like a real person. "I would like to, uh... order a pizza for, like, delivery." It's pretty funny.

I'd argue that if they are "programmed to mimic", the it's not really A.I., it's just a pre-programmed response. True A.I. would "figure out" how to do that do it on its own, not need to be pre-programed with responses.

No one finds this topic interesting? The fact that a man is having a conversation with a robot.....?

originally posted by: Blue Shift
Sometimes AIs are programmed to mimic human responses to include pauses and other verbal tics. One of my favorites is the AI that can order pizza over the phone while sounding like a real person. "I would like to, uh... order a pizza for, like, delivery." It's pretty funny.

originally posted by: incoserv

originally posted by: Blue Shift

originally posted by: lostbook
The robot, Sophia, responded to him after thinking. Is that not AI?

Sometimes AIs are programmed to mimic human responses to include pauses and other verbal tics. One of my favorites is the AI that can order pizza over the phone while sounding like a real person. "I would like to, uh... order a pizza for, like, delivery." It's pretty funny.

I'd argue that if they are "programmed to mimic", the it's not really A.I., it's just a pre-programmed response. True A.I. would "figure out" how to do that do it on its own, not need to be pre-programed with responses.

Well, certainly a real A.I. would be ordering a WC-40 smoothie from Home Depot and not a pizza.