humble3d Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 A robot just passed the self-awareness test Roboticists at the Ransselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York have built a trio of robots that were put through the classic 'wise men puzzle' test of self-awareness - and one of them passed. In the puzzle, a fictional king is choosing a new advisor and gathers the three wisest people in the land. He promises the contest will be fair, then puts either a blue or white hat on each of their heads and tells them all that the first person to stand up and correctly deduce the colour of their own hat will become his new advisor. Selmer Bringsjord set up a similar situation for the three robots - two were prevented from talking, then all three were asked which one was still able to speak. All attempt to say "I don't know", but only one succeeds - and when it hears its own voice, it understands that it was not silenced, saying "Sorry, I know now!" However, as we can assume that all three robots were coded the same, technically, all three have passed this self-awareness test. Human-like abilities It might sound a pretty simple task for a human, but it's not for a robot - the bot must listen to and understand the question, then hear their own voice saying "I don't know" and recognise it as distinct from another robot's voice, then connect that with the original question to conclude that they hadn't been silenced. Logical puzzles requiring an element of self-awareness like this are essential in building robots that can understand their role in society. By passing many tests of this type, it's hoped that robots will be able to build up a group of human-like abilities that become useful when combined. Bringsjord's work will be presented at the RO-MAN conference in Japan, which runs from 31 August to 4 September 2015. Oh, you want the correct answer for the wise men puzzle? Well, the only fair contest would be if they were all the same colour! http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/uh-oh-this-robot-just-passed-the-self-awareness-test-1299362 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallon Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 The robots solved their similar problem. I would be curious if just whipping up a bigger heap of neurons will lead to better results, after input.If so, robots could become faster learners than humans. Sooner or later we might choose to make a transition instead of the alternative, our timely death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
info999 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Stephen Hawking: Full AI could spell the end of humanity :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallon Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 'Could'? Not much choice in a mortal Universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbdoc Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Skynet here we come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anakin206 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Skynet here we comeNo.Here comes Skynet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 i wonder if they really do become self aware if they will also have the same psychosis humans have....heaven help us mere humans if they do,,,can you imagine psychopathic robot on a killing spree...there now if that don't bring the nut cases out nothin will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabben Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I want robot politicans because they can't be bribed and always do the logical thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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212eta Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Terminator on the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I want to know how Donald Trump disguised himself as a robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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