Marina Schwarz + 1,576 January 15, 2019 How Algorithms Are Taking Over Big Oil Apparently, algorithms = AI. It's exasperating. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Kirkman + 8,860 January 15, 2019 We need a "scary" upvote icon button thingy for the forum. And clearly, I'm not intelligent enough to be AI. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 January 15, 2019 Zombie head! For the icon, I mean. 1 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 January 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Marina Schwarz said: How Algorithms Are Taking Over Big Oil Apparently, algorithms = AI. It's exasperating. anything to lower the cost of oil production per barrel. "Shell says it can now drill oil wells in 60% of the time for 40% of the cost." fascinating! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 January 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Marina Schwarz said: Zombie head! For the icon, I mean. maybe we should have a thread for "scary but true" 2 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 January 15, 2019 Let's! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enthalpic + 1,496 January 15, 2019 12 hours ago, Marina Schwarz said: How Algorithms Are Taking Over Big Oil Apparently, algorithms = AI. It's exasperating. Much of AI is just pattern recognition algorithms and very large data sets. Artificial neural networks are still pretty weak at "creative" or human like thought. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Kirkman + 8,860 January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Enthalpic said: Much of AI is just pattern recognition algorithms and very large data sets. Artificial neural networks are still pretty weak at "creative" or human like thought. AI lemmings. Just wonderful. The potential future has changed so much since I read Isaac Asimov sci fi novels and hard science articles 40 years ago. 35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he wrote 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 January 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Enthalpic said: Much of AI is just pattern recognition algorithms and very large data sets. Artificial neural networks are still pretty weak at "creative" or human like thought. That's why this now typical use of "AI" to mean the algorithms you mention annoys me immensely. And I'm not even a tech person! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Tom Kirkman said: AI lemmings. Just wonderful. The potential future has changed so much since I read Isaac Asimov sci fi novels and hard science articles 40 years ago. 35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he wrote Ah, well, he was too optimistic. But in a very nice way. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronwagn + 6,290 January 16, 2019 18 hours ago, Marina Schwarz said: How Algorithms Are Taking Over Big Oil Apparently, algorithms = AI. It's exasperating. I added the story to    Robots, Robotics, A.I. and Drones https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-FB1btwW1iCl6aa3XL0uFw6yedTitPFvnE3qCDMQEm0/edit# 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 January 16, 2019 Wow, Ron, this is a huge resource base. Thanks! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Microbio-glutonist + 61 DC January 16, 2019 Need a "Turing Test."Â Â https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27762088 Â 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Microbio-glutonist + 61 DC January 16, 2019 21 hours ago, Tom Kirkman said: We need a "scary" upvote icon button thingy for the forum. And clearly, I'm not intelligent enough to be AI. Maybe, you are! That's scary! LOL! https://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2018/nov/09/worlds-first-ai-presenter-unveiled-in-china-video 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 January 21, 2019 On 1/16/2019 at 10:26 AM, Microbio-glutonist said: Need a "Turing Test."  https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27762088  Opened link, freaked out, then saw publication date and exhaled. If they couldn't take over the world in four years, they're rubbish and that's that. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Microbio-glutonist + 61 DC January 21, 2019 True. Although, IT and AI advances are exponential, so it is only a matter of time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 January 21, 2019 In an attempt to see the positive in every situation, should I live to see that, I've always wanted to see how living in a movie world feels like, even if the movie is Black Mirror. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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