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Computer-designed organisms

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Re: Computer-designed organisms

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Post by ziggus »

Based on the title I thought this was going to be about simulated organisms, but no, it's real organisms designed by an AI.

This is simultaneously really cool and supremely creepy.

Re: Computer-designed organisms

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Post by bobthechef »

ziggus wrote: post #2

Based on the title I thought this was going to be about simulated organisms, but no, it's real organisms designed by an AI. This is simultaneously really cool and supremely creepy.

They sometimes put "organism" in quotes, which I think is important. A far as I can tell, these aren't bona fide organisms, but appropriated tissue that has been treated in some way to incidentally behave in useful ways, sort of like if I sliced out your bicep and modified it somehow to flap about and therefore "walk" across the room.

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Post by watersb »

ziggus wrote: post #2

Based on the title I thought this was going to be about simulated organisms, but no, it's real organisms designed by an AI. This is simultaneously really cool and supremely creepy.

And my brain initially read it as "orgasms".

TAKE MY MONEY... oh.

Ok.

Re: Computer-designed organisms

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Post by DoktorDelta »

watersb wrote: post #4
ziggus wrote: post #2

Based on the title I thought this was going to be about simulated organisms, but no, it's real organisms designed by an AI. This is simultaneously really cool and supremely creepy.

And my brain initially read it as "orgasms". TAKE MY MONEY... oh. Ok.

Well, there is the AutoBlow AI...

Re: Computer-designed organisms

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Post by FredPret »

bobthechef wrote: post #3
ziggus wrote: post #2

Based on the title I thought this was going to be about simulated organisms, but no, it's real organisms designed by an AI. This is simultaneously really cool and supremely creepy.

They sometimes put "organism" in quotes, which I think is important. A far as I can tell, these aren't bona fide organisms, but appropriated tissue that has been treated in some way to incidentally behave in useful ways, sort of like if I sliced out your bicep and modified it somehow to flap about and therefore "walk" across the room.

The flapping biceps cometh

Re: Computer-designed organisms

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Post by shanxS »

Can someone with more understanding than me please comment what can be acheived with this tech in next decade or several decades.

From a layman perspective this seems outstanding to me but I am failing to imagine what can be achieved from this?

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Post by intrasight »

ziggus wrote: post #2

Based on the title I thought this was going to be about simulated organisms, but no, it's real organisms designed by an AI. This is simultaneously really cool and supremely creepy.

Based on a misread of the title, I read as "computer designed orgasms designed by deep learning" Also creepy - but perhaps inevitable.

Re: Computer-designed organisms

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Post by siavosh »

An intriguing idea is what if we don't need to directly solve general artificial intelligence, but instead use standard AI to design and create biological life that is generally intelligent for some domain.
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