What emerging technology will have the most dramatic impact?

A.I. and artifical nerual networks. Iam amazed by mark tilden's ideas "Matt" skrev i melding news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

I don't think so if we cant even get usenet posting right.

Dave

Nothing to do with written english, everything to do with not top posting !

Dave

Some people use windows, others have a life.

If they eventually find an *effective* way of ridding the internet of at least some of its major "infestations", eg trolls, spammers, crank theorists, conmen, pop-ups, pop-unders, spyware, adware, virus-writers & their creations, furries, etc, then I reckon it should be at the top of the list of important technology.

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I agree that Mentifex is, at best, vaporware, but I don't believe that a self-aware AI would have to be a human-scale mind to be useful. I would _love_ to have a car as smart as a really good dog. Think of working sheepdogs.

Wow! After you are transformed, can I have your chocolate sundae?

In my opinion, the best opponent-controlling AI in first-person shooter games has already exceeded this level. The reason why this AI has not translated to real-world robots is a lack of ability to percieve the world and make an internal map that's as good as the map the game AI has available.

I call dibs on running the wireless power broadcasting service...

I can just see the tv comercials: "Can you eat me now? Good" "-)

You think eating is just about energy?