http://dir.salon.com/topics/artificial_intelligence/?source=rss&aim=artificial_intelligence en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/19/checkers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/19/checkers/index.html?source=rss Computer scientists have solved the game of checkers, showing that if two players play perfectly, the game will result in a draw. No human can beat their machine. By Lauren McLaughlin Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/05/30/perfect_man/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/05/30/perfect_man/index.html?source=rss Design-your-own boyfriends lack that certain something. Until they don't. A short story. By John Horgan Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/11/10/big_idea_science_list/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/11/10/big_idea_science_list/index.html?source=rss Presenting the leading edge in science: Decoding the brain, stringing together the universe and arresting human aging. By John Horgan Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/11/10/big_idea_science/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/11/10/big_idea_science/index.html?source=rss We live in a period of explosive scientific progress. But admitting that science has limits may be our greatest achievement. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/07/phraselator/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/07/phraselator/index.html?source=rss Don't look for your tattered dictionary -- just pull out the Phraselator! By John Sundman Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/27/loebner_part_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/27/loebner_part_2/index.html?source=rss Can chatterbots be as dumb as a box of hammers and still pass the Turing test? Go ask ALICE, she might know. By John Sundman Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/26/loebner_part_one/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/26/loebner_part_one/index.html?source=rss The saga of Hugh Loebner and his search for an intelligent bot has almost everything: Sex, lawsuits and feuding computer scientists. There's only one thing missing: Smart machines. By John Glassie Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/25/flesh_machines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/25/flesh_machines/index.html?source=rss Are they becoming us or are we becoming them? One of the world's leading roboticists discusses the machines in our future -- their ability to think, feel, reproduce and achieve personhood. By Suzy Hansen Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/01/02/grand/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/01/02/grand/index.html?source=rss Steve Grand, designer of the artificial life program Creatures, talks about the stupidity of computers, the role of desire in intelligence and the coming revolution in what it means to be "alive." By Janelle Brown Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/10/13/pesce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/10/13/pesce/index.html?source=rss Robot buddies will lead our children into a bright future, says Mark Pesce in his new book, "The Playful World." By Amy Reiter Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/16/npthurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/16/npthurs/index.html?source=rss Sally Jessy Raphaël producer busted in on-set after-hours porn scandal. And now this: Mark Fuhrman's opinions on TV; Britney Spears disgorges in print. By Howard Wen Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/02/08/daikatana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/02/08/daikatana/index.html?source=rss Will John Romero's Daikatana ever hit the shelves? When it does, will first-person shooter players still care? By Simson Garfinkel Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/01/25/artificial_intelligence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/01/25/artificial_intelligence/index.html?source=rss How do you know your new e-mail pen pal isn't an intelligent agent? By Janelle Brown Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/10/20/cyborg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/10/20/cyborg/index.html?source=rss If we want to stop machines from taking over, we better start becoming more like them. By Paige Arthur Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1998/11/20/20feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1998/11/20/20feature/index.html?source=rss Confronted by the discoveries of artificial intelligence, some philosophers are questioning the very minds that keep their profession afloat. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/10/23/dyson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/10/23/dyson/index.html?source=rss George Dyson's 'Darwin Among the Machines' traces a strange new scenario for artificial intelligence -- one in which the Internet gets smarter as people get dumber. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/03/27/startrek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/03/27/startrek/index.html?source=rss No technophobe, the Tibetan leader -- the Nicest Man in the World -- talks about robots and artificial intelligence, Spock and alien enlightenment.