The start of skynet?

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The United States government, in an effort to establish credible and human-realistic AI for their newest literal killing machines, is looking to test the "humanity" of this AI in popular MMOs. According to a recent article, two named MMOs that have been cited as examples for this project include World of Warcraft and EVE Online. "We want to use the massively multi-player online game as an experimental laboratory to see if they're good enough to convince humans that they're actually human," says Dr. John Parmentola, Director of Research and Laboratory Management with the Army's science and technology office.

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[brummie]

skynet already exists as uk military communications

 

[danza]

I'm not worried. I've had no cybernetic organism knock on my door asking for John Connor yet.

 

[Begbie]

skynet already exists as uk military communications

Yip exsited for years already.

 

[Fubsy]

Using it in WoW and EVE? They'll get banned for using bots

 

[Dist]

Using it in WoW and EVE? They'll get banned for using bots

Only if they fail the turing test , if they dont fail the GMs wont know that they are bots.

 

[Duran]

Using it in WoW and EVE? They'll get banned for using bots

if they can stand the ganking first

 

[Sweetloaf]

This could be the end of the world..........of Warcraft.

 

[Lashout_UK]

'Skynet', as a name and system, has existed since the late 1960s!

Skynet may refer to:

Skynet (Terminator), the fictional computer network in the Terminator series of films
SkyNET, a PC game based on the Terminator film series
Skynet (satellites), a UK military communications system

Skynet may also refer to a company:

Belgacom Skynet, a Belgian interactive digital media company
Loral Skynet or Telesat, a Canadian satellite communications
Skynet Asia Airways, a low-cost Japanese airline
Skynet Airlines, a defunct Irish airline

Would you fly Skynet?

 

[NickK]

I'm not worried. I've had no cybernetic organism knock on my door asking for John Connor yet.

Kristanna Lokken hasn't turned up on my doorstep yet either.

 

[Lashout_UK]

Some idiot did pour a jar of mercury through my postbox though

Took ages to get out.

 

[james.miller]

Some idiot did pour a jar of mercury through my postbox though

Took ages to get out.

that has to of been the funniest thing ever written on a forum, im sure

 

[NickK]

Although the idea is very good.

a) Robots working with humans - allows research in a controlled environment. Normal planning and strategy of a raid for example.

b) Robots against humans - allows research for limiting the situations where the robot is caught out on the battlefield by out-of-the-box thinking.

c) Robots can't cause a PR disaster by shooting anyone friendly.

d) The Robots don't have to have a physical implementation (no need to spend lots on designing a rover for example) but still have limited environment.


I can see it on the battlefield now: "Pwnage fag!" mind you with the state of some MMORPGs during raids I think that the AI would loose the battle "wipe" due to not resisting the urge to run around attracting attention.. and if gains agro it runs around screaming like a total n00b.

If they really want a game the WAR RvR would be better.

 

[gord]

that has to of been the funniest thing ever written on a forum, im sure

Well, the original.

 

[BoomAM]

I find the tenuos links that people make between media and real life amusing.

 

[NathanE]

You have to wonder if they asked for permission of the vendors of these MMO games...

 

[ScottehBotteh]

I dont think the US Military needs permission from Blizzard

 

[starfighter]

CCP is based in Iceland so they could tell em to f off quite easily.

 

[Sinque]

I dont think the US Military needs permission from Blizzard

Blizzard probably funds the US Military

 

[Lashout_UK]

Blizzard probably IS the US Military! It's all a recruitment scam, I tell you!