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Cutting-Edge AI Projects? 346

Xeth writes "I'm a consultant with DARPA, and I'm working on an initiative to push the boundaries of neuromorphic computing (i.e. artificial intelligence). The project is designed to advance ideas all fronts, including measuring and understanding biological brains, creating AI systems, and investigating the fundamental nature of intelligence. I'm conducting a wide search of these fields, but I wanted to know if any in this community know of neat projects along those lines that I might overlook. Maybe you're working on a project like that and want to talk it up? No promises (seriously), but interesting work will be brought to the attention of the project manager I'm working with. If you want to start up a dialog, send me an email, and we'll see where it goes. I'll also be reading the comments for the story."
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Cutting-Edge AI Projects?

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  • by ascendant ( 1116807 ) <ascendant512+slashdot@gmail.com> on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:33PM (#23912143) Homepage Journal

    Just a small company, I'm sure no-one's noticed it.
    Cyberdyne Systems [wikipedia.org]

  • by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:38PM (#23912185)

    I hear their stock is on the rise actually.

  • Yea, lots (Score:5, Funny)

    by mlwmohawk ( 801821 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:40PM (#23912195)

    Yea, I have lots of ideas and things I've been working on.

    Fund me! :-)

  • by markybob ( 802458 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:40PM (#23912197)
    If DARPA is now so desperate as to seek out totally random and unknown readers of slashdot...my god the US is screwed.
  • by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:44PM (#23912215)

    "If DARPA is now so desperate as to seek out totally random and unknown readers of slashdot...my god the US is screwed."

    Dont' be an idiot genius and smarts reside in unexpected places. I'm sure many slashdotters have come across some very smart people.

  • by mauddib~ ( 126018 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:45PM (#23912231) Homepage

    Ah, the answer to the fundamental nature of intelligence is, of course, 42 (as has been calculated before). However, we're still searching for the answer (plus the answer to life, the universe and everything).

  • by edwebdev ( 1304531 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:46PM (#23912233)
    ... I had a totally sweet aritifical intelligence lead, but I already told China about it, and they said I shouldn't tell anyone else.

    :-/
  • by ark1 ( 873448 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:46PM (#23912237)
    don't call it Skynet.
  • Hi (Score:4, Funny)

    by martin-boundary ( 547041 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:55PM (#23912301)
    I'm a consultant from Slashdot. For a low fee, I can point you towards research materials to save you the time and effort of doing it yourself, and if you elect to pay for the premium service, I also guarantee that all provided materials are not fake. Send me an email and we'll see where it goes :)

  • Re:Hi (Score:4, Funny)

    by Opportunist ( 166417 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:00PM (#23912325)

    And here I was, thinking that everyone from the Anderson fallout already had a new job...

  • Johnny 5 (Score:1, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:01PM (#23912329)
    I don't have a project, but I have a question for you, is Johnny 5 really alive?
  • by Chirs ( 87576 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:18PM (#23912435)

    As if I didn't see that coming? I think my UID says I've been here awhile.
    You're only allowed to say that if you have a 5-digit or less uid. :)

  • by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:24PM (#23912471)

    OK, when the fuck did Slashdot become the literature-reviewer of first resort for these assholes who are too goddamned lazy to do their own research.

    Did he leave an address where we could mail the finished, typeset and bound product to present to his project manager as his own work?

  • by giminy ( 94188 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:24PM (#23912473) Homepage Journal

    Hopefully whatever your researching ...

  • by Vairon ( 17314 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:27PM (#23912493)

    Why back in my day we had to post questions to the legs of carrier pigeons. Gosh darn it! We liked it that way!

  • Dear Friend (Score:5, Funny)

    by trainsnpep ( 608418 ) <mikebenza@@@gmail...com> on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:34PM (#23912537)

    Dear Friend,

    Compliment of the day to you and your entire family how are you today? Hope all is well with you I hope this email meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you inform you that I have come upon a large repository of AI source code left to me by my brother, Prince Abdullah of Nigeria.

    It is my desire to transfer this source of of my home country to a place where it will be safe, and I wish your association in this business matter. I've been recommended to you by Mr. Smith of New York. I would like to transfer the source to your FTP server as an escrow service. In recompense, I will offer you 10% of the code, which is LoC 150,000,000.

    To complete this transaction which will be beneficial to both of us, please contact my secretary with the following information:

    1. YOUR FTP SERVER ADDRESS.
    2. YOUR USERNAME.
    3. YOUR PASS WORD.

    The name and contact address of MY SECRETARY is as follows below.

    MR.Brwon Adebayor
    14 Island Street Lagos Nigeria
    E-MAIL brwonadebayor@yahoo.com
    TEL +2348083322221

    In the moment, I am very busy here in Paraguay because of the investment projects which myself and my new partner are having at hand IN PARAGUAY.Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to my SECRETARY MR.Brwon Adebayor, his E-mail, (brwonadebayor@yahoo.com) to assist you on your behalf to send the source code to you as soon as you contact him.

    Please I will like you to accept this grant offer with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. You should contact my secretary for the claim of you'r 10% which i willingly offer to you immediately you receive this mail, Presently I am in Paraguay.

    pls make sure that you inform me as soon as you collect the bank draft so that we can share the joy together. Thanks and God bless you and your family.

    Best Regards,
    MR. RICHARD WANG
    PRESENTLY IN PARAGUAY

  • by chinakow ( 83588 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:36PM (#23912553)

    You're only allowed to say that if you have a 5-digit or less uid. :)

    Exactly, now all we need is someone to make us look like newbies.

  • by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:46PM (#23912609)

    But should I help out DARPA? I don't think so. Someone else can help you kill people, poison the environment, and support the growing neo-con empire.

    Yeah, they can go to Hell and take their fucking internet with them.

  • by kfort ( 1132 ) on Monday June 23, 2008 @11:57PM (#23912687)

    I'll just post this and wait for one of the 3 digits that only stick around for these threads to show up.

  • by Crafack ( 16264 ) on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @12:24AM (#23912867)
    You had pigeons?

    Paper and pigeons! What'll be the next? A magical tablet that translates your handwaving to images of the Wonders of the Worlds? Pah!

    In my day, we had to write the questions using cuneiform script on a damp clay tablet, pack it in an envelope of clay, and then deliver it personally to the priesthood.

    /Crafack

  • by akita ( 16773 ) on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @12:47AM (#23913001)

    Get off my lawn ?

  • by synaptic ( 4599 ) on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @04:20AM (#23914001) Homepage

    Get off my lawn ?

    Who mowed down my field?
  • by tillerman35 ( 763054 ) on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @08:41AM (#23915311)
    You: I'm a consultant with DARPA.

    ChatBot: How does that make you feel?

    You: I'm working on an initiative to push the boundaries of neuromorphic computing (i.e. artificial intelligence.

    ChatBot: Hello, Working.

    You: The project is designed to advance ideas all fronts, including measuring and understanding biological brains, creating AI systems, and investigating the fundamental nature of intelligence.

    ChatBot: Please tell me more, Working.

    You: I'm conducting a wide search of these fields, but I wanted to know if any in this community know of neat projects along those lines that I might overlook.

    ChatBot: Hello, Conducting.

    You: Maybe you're working on a project like that and want to talk it up?

    ChatBot: I don't know. How would you answer this question?

    You: No promises (seriously), but interesting work will be brought to the attention of the project manager I'm working with.

    ChatBot: How does that make you feel, Conducting?

    You: If you want to start up a dialog, send me an email, and we'll see where it goes.

    ChatBot: We'll see where it goes.

    You: I'll also be reading the comments for the story.

    ChatBot: I don't understand. Could you be a little more specific?

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