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wcmagumba

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12. and yet one more...

Reply to daleo (Reply #11)

Fri Feb 6, 2015, 11:32 PM

Feb 2015

The 1970 movie "Colossus: The Forbin Project" was one more dystopian view of the AI idea. The US and Soviet computer (Guardian) combine their resources to rule the human world and end by informing the scientist who created them: "freedom is just an illusion" and that "In time you will come to regard me not only with respect and awe, but with love". Could be some religious overtones?

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A nation filled with robot pastors’: Evangelists plan to convert atheist computers to Christianity [View all] Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 OP

Autonomous self aware immortal super intelligences of course will believe in God Fumesucker Feb 2015 #1

If one were able to imbue them with anything, wouldn't "Love" be the primary? Trillo Feb 2015 #2

Error... error... Does not compute... nt procon Feb 2015 #3

Another not so good idea. wcmagumba Feb 2015 #4

Norman, coordinate! longship Feb 2015 #5

Should a Transhumanist Run for US President? struggle4progress Feb 2015 #6

... In his recent book The Tranhumanist Wager Istvan outlines three laws: struggle4progress Feb 2015 #7

There's already a rather hilarious AI programme that simulates conversations with God LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #8

One step closer to a robot pope. Iggo Feb 2015 #9

I think we should just input all the info on religions of the world, Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #10

That wasn't such a great idea with Cylons daleo Feb 2015 #11

and yet one more... wcmagumba Feb 2015 #12

As long these machines scan "The Good Book 3.0"... Humanist_Activist Feb 2015 #13