I prefer the black box approach to computers- they just magically deal in 1s and 0s, no need to know of XOR gates and latches (or my newest nemesis- ALU units!).
Monthly Archive for January, 2006
Half my buddy list is filled with away messages that range from, “I wish I was dead” to “drinking till I pass out.” All of them are at Tech, coincidence? I think not.
Google Plans To Build Machine That Can Pass The Turing Test.
Google is already working on a massive and global computing grid. Eventually, says Mr Saffo, “they’re trying to build the machine that will pass the Turing testâ€â€”in other words, an artificial intelligence that can pass as a human in written conversations. Wisely or not, Google wants to be a new sort of deus ex machina.
I suppose it’s time to decide if we should ban research into artificial intelligence.
Let me tell you, 8AM chemistry is going to rock my world (or bore me back to sleep).
The Georgia Aquarium was nice, with the exception of my grandfather getting pickpocketed. I was expecting it to be bigger though, at least in comparison to Chattanooga’s aquarium, I just didn’t get that feeling though. The place was packed, which did degrade from the experience (it did just open though, so it’s to be expected I suppose). Check out the pictures.