Wherein we assume we are having a conversation with one another. We being the members of ENGL 5650. Do the voices that return to us come from other human beings via these prosthetics we call computers, or do they come from some unknown artificial intelligence? Then again, are "we" really possessed of organic intelligence, or is it merely a simulation of intelligence that we present in order to obscure the fact that there is no "real" intelligence?
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
In case anyone is unsure about just how close we are to Gibson's world, this National Geographic article about bionics ought to clear things up a little. Make sure you look at the photo gallery.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.