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− | + | {{incomplete|Extremely basic summary. Fact-checking and serious cleanup needed. REgarding title text; is the exchange of part of a word with "sham" a typical joke in the US?}} | |
+ | Developing {{w|Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence}} (AI) has been a challenge for a long time. Even to develop one with the intelligence of a six-year-old child would be a great milestone, and presumably a stepping stone on the path to making one with the intelligence of an adult human. | ||
− | + | In this comic, [[Randall]]/[[Cueball]] jokingly suggests that in order to accomplish this goal, one can give him an AI that's already as smart as an adult, and let him teach it childish and stupid things. He is shown teaching it dumb jokes, much like the ones a sassy six-year-old would make,, as the first {{w|Flatulence humor|"fart" joke}} where ''art''ificial is changed to ''fart''ifical. | |
− | + | The humor in the comic is that Randall is essentially accomplishing the present goal of a six year old AI by starting with the final goal, which is a full human intelligence, and making it dumber, just by teaching it poor humor. This is not unlike the old joke, "The easiest way to make a small fortune on Wall Street [or similar] is to start with a large one." | |
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− | The humor in the comic is that Randall is essentially accomplishing the present goal of a six | ||
The specific situation may also be a reference to {{w|Tay (bot)|Tay}}, a Microsoft chatbot that was taught to {{w|internet troll|troll}} within hours of its exposure to the public. | The specific situation may also be a reference to {{w|Tay (bot)|Tay}}, a Microsoft chatbot that was taught to {{w|internet troll|troll}} within hours of its exposure to the public. | ||
− | "[http:// | + | "[http://da.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=up%20dog Updog]" refers to a light-hearted {{w|practical joke}} in which the perpetrator casually uses the neologism 'updog' in a sentence ("Hey, I'm going to get some updog, you want any?"). The unsuspecting listener is expected to be curious about the meaning of the neologism and ask the perpetrator its meaning, specifically in the format "What's 'updog'?", inadvertently invoking the highly casual greeting of "What's up, dawg?". The perpetrator then draws attention to this by replying along the lines of "Not much, you?", causing the target to realize the foolish thing they just said. Other neologisms used in the context of this joke include 'updoc', 'snoo', and 'samatta' ("What's up, doc?", "What's new?", and "What's the matter?", respectively). |
+ | [Updog maybe just in America? Not other English-speaking countries? Please confirm. U.K. Confirmed as not common but has Variants.] | ||
− | In the title text there is a joke on {{w|lambda calculus}}, where ''lam''bda is changed to ''SHAM''bda. Lambda calculus is an area of mathematical logic and theoretical computer science. It is a formal language which can express computation and evaluation. It is Turing Complete, which means it can do any computation which can be executed by a computer. However, it is very simple, consisting only of two primitive notions: ''abstraction'', which is forming a | + | In the title text there is a joke on {{w|lambda calculus}}, where ''lam''bda is changed to ''SHAM''bda. Lambda calculus is an area of mathematical logic and theoretical computer science. It is a formal language which can express computation and evaluation. It is Turing Complete, which means it can do any computation which can be executed by a computer. However, it is very simple, consisting only of two primitive notions: ''abstraction'', which is forming a function and ''application'' which is applying a function to an input value. For example, a function which squares a given number can be written λx.x². Here the ''λ'' indicates an abstraction (hence the name ''lambda calculus''), the ''x'' is the input value and the output is ''x²''. As an example of application, if we apply this function to 5, we get (λx.x²)(5) = 5² = 25. |
− | The title text finishes with ''[http://da.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=amirite amirite]'', short for ''am I right?'' which is often used to finish sentences on web forums | + | The title text finishes with ''[http://da.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=amirite amirite]'', short for ''am I right?'' which is often used to finish sentences on web forums. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball, is | + | :[Cueball (representing Randall, or at least the person who wrote the caption) is standing in front of a computer console displaying AI, talking to it. The computers reply is indicated to come from the console with a zigzag line, rather than the straight lines for Cueball.] |
:Cueball: Then you say "More like ''fart''ificial intelligence!" | :Cueball: Then you say "More like ''fart''ificial intelligence!" | ||
:Computer: Understood. | :Computer: Understood. | ||
:Cueball: Great! Now let me teach you about "updog". | :Cueball: Great! Now let me teach you about "updog". | ||
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:AI tip: To develop a computer with the intelligence of a six-year-old child, start with one as smart as an adult and let me teach it stuff. | :AI tip: To develop a computer with the intelligence of a six-year-old child, start with one as smart as an adult and let me teach it stuff. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category:Artificial Intelligence]] | [[Category:Artificial Intelligence]] | ||
[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
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