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Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal

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Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal
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RE: Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal
June 18, 2015 at 3:25 pm
The thing is, these dogs are from 1999, when A.I. was barely even in the fledgling stage. How developed could this A.I. have been that people could get so attached?
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RE: Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal
June 18, 2015 at 3:25 pm
How developed are the people..these people get so attached to?   Wink
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RE: Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal
June 18, 2015 at 3:42 pm (This post was last modified: June 18, 2015 at 3:49 pm by Pyrrho.)
(June 18, 2015 at 3:25 pm)Faith No More Wrote: The thing is, these dogs are from 1999, when A.I. was barely even in the fledgling stage.  How developed could this A.I. have been that people could get so attached?

It just needs to simulate a dog's behavior, not the behavior of a genius.  As for how good it is, I have no idea, as I have never so much as seen one in real life.  But given the cost at the time, it could include a processing chip like in one of the best personal computers of that time, with it all devoted to dog behavior instead of running the usual programs for a personal computer.  But I have no idea what processing chip they used or found necessary for the relevant task.


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I see now that there is a wikipedia article on it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO

They kept upgrading it over the years, so not all of them are simply 1999 technology.  Also:

Quote:In 2006, AIBO was added into Carnegie Mellon University's "Robot Hall of Fame" with the description "the Sony AIBO represents the most sophisticated product ever offered in the consumer robot marketplace."

So, apparently, it was as good as you could get.

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RE: Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal
June 18, 2015 at 4:34 pm
May I just note that this is kind of sad, in a bad way, for everyone having owned a real dog. A robot won't replace a feeling emotional being at anytime.
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RE: Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal
June 18, 2015 at 5:53 pm
(June 18, 2015 at 4:34 pm)abaris Wrote: May I just note that this is kind of sad, in a bad way, for everyone having owned a real dog. A robot won't replace a feeling emotional being at anytime.

That sounds like dialog out of just about every science fiction story that features robots.

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RE: Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal
June 18, 2015 at 5:58 pm
(June 18, 2015 at 4:34 pm)abaris Wrote: May I just note that this is kind of sad, in a bad way, for everyone having owned a real dog. A robot won't replace a feeling emotional being at anytime.
Until we crack how to create a feeling, emotional robot, that is...
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RE: Robot Dogs Are Not Immortal
June 18, 2015 at 5:59 pm (This post was last modified: June 18, 2015 at 6:00 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
IDK Abaris.,...seems at least -some- of those robot dog owners would disagree with you (more than a few of which have probably owned real dogs as well).
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