We all know the Three Laws of Robotics, and there are also some movies talks about this topic, such as I, Robot. I think it shows that even though Artificial intelligence/robots are still at the basic level, people already have some thoughts about it. Researchers from UC Berkeley have developed a robot that learns things by using objects to do experiments, just like the human, to figure out how to move them, like it has its own thoughts.
The system called Vestri, this system can “manipulate objects it’s never encountered before, and even avoid objects that might be in the way.” (GIZMODO) The robots learn things without any supervise and guide and this system doesn’t need many programmers to make code to deal with any situations, it will save a lot of time. In the future, people want to use this technology to make robots more adaptable in the factory, and it will help people a lot because it just like can “see the future.”
Even though the system is very basic now, the team is still working on it and plan to let the robot do more complex tasks. In one day, this system will have a more comprehensive function to help people “see the future.”
The robot now can only pick some simple stuff, but it knows how to learn, like toddlers, the process of learning is very important and I’m really curious what if they learn something they are not supposed to learn, will it have its own thoughts like the human?
There are some short videos in the link to show how this robot learn things.
Sources:
https://gizmodo.com/artificially-intelligent-robot-predicts-its-own-future-1821011834
Great post. I read recently that google created an AI and gave it a mission to create its own AI. What it made surpassed the original, and it was all created without human interaction. Im not sure robots will ever have their own thoughts or something like consciousness, however it is startling to see how fast development and innovation is occurring in the field of robots.
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