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Intelligent cyborgs at the IEE
Whether robots are about to take over the world will be discussed at an upcoming debate at the IEE, at 1900 BST on Monday 19th April 2004 at IEE Savoy Place in London.
Whether robots are about to take over the world will be discussed at an upcoming debate at the IEE, at 1900 BST on Monday 19th April 2004 at IEE Savoy Place in London "Intelligent cyborgs: science fact or science fiction?" will be discussed by Cybernetics Professor Kevin Warwick from the University of Reading and Professor Chris Malcolm from the University of Edinburgh
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 17 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Each will give opposing views on intelligent cyborgs - machines with a capacity for intelligence - and whether or not they remain science fiction.
"When comparing human and machine intelligence it is apparent that the machine form exhibits a number of distinct advantages, particularly in terms of dealing rapidly with calculations, multidimensional operations and detailed memory recalls", says Prof Warwick.
"I believe the possibility exists for implant technology to create a part human, part machine brain with capabilities well beyond those of a stand-alone human brain".
Prof Warwick has published more than 400 research papers on artificial intelligence, control and robotics, and appears in the 1999, 2002 and 2003 Guinness Book of Records for his cyborg research and Internet robot learning experiment.
Professor Malcolm believes the human mind is hosted by a matrix of informational access and processing capabilities and that no implant technology is required because humans have been cyborgs for some time.
A lecturer at the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics, Professor Malcolm's research interests include architectural and representational issues in automated assembly, robot and sensor technology, and philosophical issues and social implications of artificial intelligence.
The event, which is supported by the British Computer Society (BCS), will conclude with an open discussion on the topic.
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