In most, but not all, sci fi films and books robots are controlled by an artificial brain made up with silicon, or similar, type neurons. Asimov’s robots used a positronic brain which is his way of explaining away the complexity of the brain within our current electronic knowledge. It is sci fi after all.
Now it appears that researchers are looking at putting together an artificial brain made up from human brain cells, neurons. They have already successfully tested a robot that used rats brains.
I’m awaiting details on how they programme these brains. It will be the next step in computer and robotic science so it is of great interest to me. Although making a robot that does simple things is obviously simpler than making a robot that can act like a human. Because when the brain approaches the size of a human brain it will start to work things out for itself. The dream of AI researchers but certainly not something you want a tank like robot to be doing. On the other hand how do I get hold of my programming kit? I can think of many uses for it.
Personally, I think that free with every culture of brain cells, human or otherwise, we should include plenty of the sci fi films where the robots go amok and make it compulsory to watch before they can build anything. Films like Terminator, The Forbin Project, Deep Blue Sea, etc.
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In most, but not all, sci fi films and books robots are controlled by an artificial brain made up with silicon, or similar, type neurons. Asimov’s robots used a positronic brain which is his way of explaining away the complexity of the brain within our current electronic knowledge. It is sci fi after all.
Now it appears that researchers are looking at putting together an artificial brain made up from human brain cells, neurons. They have already successfully tested a robot that used rats brains.
I’m awaiting details on how they programme these brains. It will be the next step in computer and robotic science so it is of great interest to me. Although making a robot that does simple things is obviously simpler than making a robot that can act like a human. Because when the brain approaches the size of a human brain it will start to work things out for itself. The dream of AI researchers but certainly not something you want a tank like robot to be doing. On the other hand how do I get hold of my programming kit? I can think of many uses for it.
Personally, I think that free with every culture of brain cells, human or otherwise, we should include plenty of the sci fi films where the robots go amok and make it compulsory to watch before they can build anything. Films like Terminator, The Forbin Project, Deep Blue Sea, etc.