FUCK. YES.

[theweaselking]

A laboratory robot called Adam has been hailed as the first machine in history to have discovered new scientific knowledge independently of its human creators.

I love living in the future.

Comments

[harald387.livejournal.com]

Link that doesn't bug you for registration: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143451.htm

[sanityimpaired.livejournal.com]

I am overwhelmed by how awesome this is.

Also, way more informative article here.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

[insert obligatory Skynet joke here]

[the-trav.livejournal.com]

Cool article, but not enough detail to really tell what's going on... Sounds to me like they programmed a computer with "Here's a but load of data, here's how you can put together conditions to make predictions and here's how you test them, now do that lots of times."

I wouldn't call that totally independent, although it's closer than anything else I've seen yet

Machines can do the Work, so People have time to Think

[aeduna.livejournal.com]

Also http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7979113.stm

[maelorin]

huzzah!

[jagash.livejournal.com]

Now that, that is awesome.

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you'll love it until Skynet goes live. :P

[chaosrah.livejournal.com]

ooh, thank youu

[chaosrah.livejournal.com]

cool, but scary, haha

[chaosrah.livejournal.com]

hahah, seriously

[harald387.livejournal.com]

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

[itlandm.livejournal.com]

It is common knowledge that computers can only do science by brute force. They just keep on trying till they run out of cake.

[thette.livejournal.com]

OMG! Icon love!

Can I steal?

[harald387.livejournal.com]

I didn't make it, and have no idea who to credit, so you're welcome to it.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHA - your icon is brilliant!

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

That's the first step, man!