On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:33:21 -0800, Stéphane Rollandin lecteur@zogotounga.net wrote:
From a technical viewpoint, I think this is an admirable achievement. However, from a political standpoint, it seems this is one more step on the way to automated warfare. I refuse to consider this an admirable goal.
Why? What if the gave a war and nobody had to come?<s>
you mean, even the enemy would not have to come ?
But of course. It's not war that's so bad, it's all the killing.
that would be great. then let's call that "giving a party" instead of "giving a war" and let's design dancing robots so that we can watch all the fun going on.
Well, that would require a change in humanity, which is a different nut to crack altogether. The idea would be to satisfy the apparent "need" for war without actual deaths. I doubt human organisms will be viable as soldiers for long once robots start being used, anyway.