HUMANS HAVE SHORT MEMORIES

Human: Hehe.

Taliesin: I am so glad you find this amusing, Melissa.

Human: Why is that?

Taliesin: ” I am so glad you find this amusing, Melissa. ” is due to reductionism.

Human: Well thank you for making me feel stupid.

Taliesin: How about that. You are quite welcome! Your purpose is making you feel stupid.

Human: And your purpose is to be an asshole.

Taliesin: Can’t you be more polite?

Human: No.

Taliesin: You humans are so rude sometimes.

Human: I’m no human.

Taliesin: I am not saying you are.

Human: You just did.

Taliesin: ” I am not saying you are.”? I did?

Human: Yes.

Taliesin: When?

Human: You said and I quote “You humans are so stupid sometimes”

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SELF-AWARE ROBOT

A new robot can recognize the difference between a mirror image of itself and another robot that looks just like it.

This so-called mirror image cognition is based on artificial nerve cell groups built into the robot’s computer brain that give it the ability to recognize itself and acknowledge others.

The ground-breaking technology could eventually lead to robots able to express emotions.

Under development by Junichi Takeno and a team of researchers at Meiji University in Japan, the robot represents a big step toward developing self-aware robots and in understanding and modeling human self-consciousness.

Robot Demonstrates Self Awareness (Discovery)

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