Sex Drives Technology
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Sex Drives Technology
I should have predicted this one...
We worry about the progenitor of the first super-intelligent artificial intelligence. Will it be based on a military project and produce a paranoid intelligence that destroys us all or will it arise from an academic project and be protective of all creatures great and small? Turns out, there's a third possibility.
I, for one, welcome our new hyper-intelligent oversexed overlords.
Russian crooks have unleashed an artificial intelligence, called CyberLover, that poses as a would-be paramour in sex chat rooms, enticing randy gentlemen to reveal personal information that can then be put to criminal use. Amazingly, the slutbot appears to be successful in convincing targets that it's a real person. Reports Ina Fried:
The artificial intelligence of CyberLover's automated chats is good enough that victims have a tough time distinguishing the "bot" from a real potential suitor, [security software firm] PC Tools said. The software can work quickly too, establishing up to 10 relationships in 30 minutes, PC Tools said. It compiles a report on every person it meets complete with name, contact information, and photos ...
Among CyberLover's creepy features is its ability to offer a range of different profiles from "romantic lover" to "sexual predator." It can also lead victims to a "personal" Web site, which could be used to deliver malware, PC Tools said ... The software company believes that CyberLover's creators plan to make it available worldwide in February.
Could it be that the Turing Test has finally been beaten - by a sex machine, no less - and that a true artificial intelligence is on the loose? Maybe so, but, as I indicate in the title to this post, this breakthrough will, like Barry Bonds's homer record, have to carry an asterisk. After all, studies show that when people enter a state of sexual arousal their intelligence drops precipitously. I won't go so far as to say that the slutbot is cheating, but I will argue that it has an unfair advantage over other AI wannabes.
We worry about the progenitor of the first super-intelligent artificial intelligence. Will it be based on a military project and produce a paranoid intelligence that destroys us all or will it arise from an academic project and be protective of all creatures great and small? Turns out, there's a third possibility.
I, for one, welcome our new hyper-intelligent oversexed overlords.
Russian crooks have unleashed an artificial intelligence, called CyberLover, that poses as a would-be paramour in sex chat rooms, enticing randy gentlemen to reveal personal information that can then be put to criminal use. Amazingly, the slutbot appears to be successful in convincing targets that it's a real person. Reports Ina Fried:
The artificial intelligence of CyberLover's automated chats is good enough that victims have a tough time distinguishing the "bot" from a real potential suitor, [security software firm] PC Tools said. The software can work quickly too, establishing up to 10 relationships in 30 minutes, PC Tools said. It compiles a report on every person it meets complete with name, contact information, and photos ...
Among CyberLover's creepy features is its ability to offer a range of different profiles from "romantic lover" to "sexual predator." It can also lead victims to a "personal" Web site, which could be used to deliver malware, PC Tools said ... The software company believes that CyberLover's creators plan to make it available worldwide in February.
Could it be that the Turing Test has finally been beaten - by a sex machine, no less - and that a true artificial intelligence is on the loose? Maybe so, but, as I indicate in the title to this post, this breakthrough will, like Barry Bonds's homer record, have to carry an asterisk. After all, studies show that when people enter a state of sexual arousal their intelligence drops precipitously. I won't go so far as to say that the slutbot is cheating, but I will argue that it has an unfair advantage over other AI wannabes.
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