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Hacking and AI: Moral panic vs. real problems
On Aug. 4th, seven different artificial intelligence systems competed against each other to see which was best at hacking. The Cyber Grand Challenge was sponsored by DARPA (the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and held at Def Con, in a vast ballroom remade to resemble an e-sports broadcast. Of course, because we're talking about about AIs made to seek out security vulnerabilities (and either patch or exploit them), some were inclined to scream "Skynet!" and run for the hills.
Realdoll invests in AI for future sexbots that move, and talk dirty
Tired of your $10,000 anatomically-correct sex doll just lying there? Well, now RealDoll, purveyors of alarmingly lifelike silicone sex partners -- and apparently not movie buffs -- plans to give them personalities. According to the New York Times, RealDoll founder and CEO Matt McMullen has hired a team away from Hanson Robotics for the new project, dubbed Realbotix, for the express purpose of animating these dolls. The team is reportedly developing an artificial intelligence system capable both of following commands and verbally responding to its user. What's more, RealDoll is also working on an animatronic head (complete with blinking eyes and movable mouth).
