Re: 1958 Crisis in education

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From: Peter Flass
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 19:04

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Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote:
> On 17 Jul 2018 10:14:19 GMT
> Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 2018-07-17, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote:
>>> On 17 Jul 2018 07:09:57 GMT
>>> maus <ma...@mail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I am unimpressed with computers in real life. a local expert in AI was 
>>>> interviewed a couple of weeks ago on radio. He pointed out that if
>>>> the is a water leak in your house, you will call a plumber, and that
>>>> job can not be taken by AI.
>>> 
>>> Hmm that is far from clear, an AI with suitable tools could
>>> make an excellent plumber in the not too distant future.
>> 
>> I'm quite happy to wager an evening's drinking that we'll both be long
>> dead before that happens. Not because of the AI part, but because of the
>> robotics part, Boston Dynamics notwithstanding.
> 
> 	A good robot plumber wouldn't be even remotely humanoid, or even
> single bodied. It needs to cut and pull pipes (copper and PEX), fit
> connectors and valves and connect pipes to appliances, find and diagnose
> leaks - I'd expect it all to start with plumbers helpers in the form of
> small specialised robots that can get into confined spaces to work on pipes
> and fittings.
> 

Or like Bender.

-- 
Pete

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