Evolving Robots

This is really cool and kinda creepy at the same time.
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jan/ro ... how-to-lie
This magazine rules if no ones read it before.

that is creepy

Oh lord. Imagine in 50+ years. iRobot anyone?

lol yeah dude. I mean its just kinda creepy to think that these thing are doing the most effective thing they can figure out to increase their chances of survival. Eliminate the competition. And since its a robot it has no moral sensibility...so its just going to go by "Just the facts mam." I'm glad out robots are so technically advanced that this type of evolution experimentation really poses a problem to humans now, but I'm uncomfortable with ANY robot able to make those decisions and come to those conclusions. I mean really doesn't what those robots have done signify the ability to think? Well that may be pushing it a little far, but they certainly have improved upon the standard in robot information processing. Gather information, analyze and interpret, make a determination on next action based on whether its advantageous or not!? I dunno man. WE have entered the era in robot technology when we have to start thinking about the ramifications of the things we start to teach out robots. A.I. is getting closer and closer to real unadulterated learning, which REAL kinda freaks me out but I guess we'll cross that bridge when it gets here lol

D:

And this is the end of the world as we know it. Who seriously didnt see this coming already?

lol its true. Ninjins is right, its right infront of our eyes yet we are still trying to make our obvious arch nemesis smarter. Humans always have been very doog at destroying themselves lol. Now we're getting REALLY creative.