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article imageComputer scientists create ‘Artificial Stupidity’

Posted Mar 12, 2007 by  Leah in Technology | 10 comments | 650 views
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Researchers working at the forefront of digital technology believe they may have finally made the long-awaited breakthrough in the search for so-called ‘Artificial Stupidity’.
Wow, who would want to be stupid???

Yesterday they finally unveiled the domestic computerised robot ‘Kevin’ who is so stupid that every day its owner will experience a wonderful life-affirming sense of their own human superiority. ‘You tell it to open the door and it pulls the door into it’s own face.’

I think it is pretty sad you need a robot to make you feel smarter. And I am sensing that this is what it is for. They feel that they are improving the quality of life by making a stupid robot.
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  • avatar Posted Mar 12, 2007 by  Chris Hogg
    #1
    LOL. Wasn't there enough real stupidity in the world to go around?
  • avatar Posted Mar 12, 2007 by  RobotGod
    #2
    @ Chris Hogg:
    LOL. Wasn't there enough real stupidity in the world to go around?

    apparently not. Now we have to make other things stupid too. There's a whole Jerry Lewis kinda stupid going on here.
  • avatar Posted Mar 12, 2007 by  Chris V. (cgull)
    #3
    They are wasting their time, instead of creating good robots.
  • avatar Posted Mar 12, 2007 by  phree
    #4
    Vote for "KEVIN" in 2008!
  • avatar Posted Mar 12, 2007 by  Pamela Jean (GotTheScoop)
    #5
    @ phree:
    Vote for "KEVIN" in 2008!


    The horrible part is people probably would! LOL....

    So, if you are stupid enough to buy this robot. No wait, could you be stupid and have enough money to buy this stupid robot? If you are that stupid, then would the robot be stupid enough, or would he have to be dumbed down further for those stupid enough to buy him?
    This is stupid! ROFL!
  • Stripeycat Posted Mar 12, 2007 by  Stripeycat
    #6
    I used to have a lot of fun with an old DOS based 'battle of Britain' flight sim type combat game called "Their Finest hour". Now by today's standards the graphics in this game were quite crude and not very realistic, my brother in law however was quite upset by my habit of shooting down the pilots and aircraft that were 'on my side' after I had dispatched all the enemies ME109's. He was so upset that one day in all seriousness he asked me 'how do you KNOW that those 'pilots' are not suffering (apparently he had been rather overawed by a claim made on the games packaging that the game contained 'AI' elements!!) when you are shooting them down??
  • avatar Posted Mar 13, 2007 by  wolfman2001
    #7
    I don't care what they say,no lab created stupidity will ever reach the level of good old natural human stupidity. There's a reason we rule the world you know! LOL
  • avatar Posted Mar 13, 2007 by  phree
    #8
    I think it was, George Bush Sr. who created actual stupidity some 60 or so years ago! ( he had a child! )
  • avatar Posted Mar 13, 2007 by  Competetant414
    #9
    @ phree:
    I think it was, George Bush Sr. who created actual stupidity some 60 or so years ago! ( he had a child! )

    Best comment yet! Google the word 'failure' and see what you find.
  • Stripeycat Posted Mar 13, 2007 by  Stripeycat
    #10
    Yet G. Bush Jnr. has a better academic record than that maestro of bandwagons Al Bore. The USA got dumb but it could have got dumber - go figure....

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