Smithsonian takes a look at the new generation of robots that are increasingly starting to learn how to think and adapt.
“It’s the first time we’ve had this level of technology that allows machines to solve problems on their own, to interact with their environment, to analyze visual images, and to manipulate their environment based on that,” explains technologist and author Martin Ford, who believes that within a decade machines will surpass humans in doing routine work.
Futurist Ray Kurzweil believes machines will soon be more intelligent than humans, but we should find it encouraging rather than threatening.
Kurzweil suggests “that by mid-century, humans and robots will merge in some form,” notes the article. “Maybe we’ll be able to live forever in a body of artificial parts. Or our consciousness will live on inside a computer, a kind of humanoid software. Whatever shape it takes, Kurzweil already has a name for it — singularity.”
“Five years ago, he likes to point out, who would have thought that hundreds of millions of people around the world would be walking around with devices as powerful as smartphones,” notes the article. “Or that almost half a million people could have jobs in the business of making mobile apps.”
The article cites various examples of robot tech development and examines possible implications regarding human jobs. (Be sure to check out the video of the i-SODOG Robot Dog that can be trained through your iOS or Android smartphone.)
Smithsonian takes a look at the new generation of robots that are increasingly starting to learn how to think and adapt.
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