Facebook AI Project Generates Own Language, Chat Transcript Baffles Humans
Artificial intelligence is a growing field for tech companies, but a recent experiment from Facebook showcased an unintended consequence of the new technology. As part of a project on machine learning applications, Facebook researchers worked on developing artificial intelligence-powered agents that would be able to negotiate with themselves. In the test, the agents were tasked with automatically figuring out ways to split a group of items. In addition, both agents had specific values assigned to each item, ensuring that they couldn’t come to a draw. Read: Artificial Intelligence Will Turn Against Us, Says John McAfee However, when the bots started talking to one another, something interesting happened. Via Fast Company, here’s a partial transcript of their chat log: Alice: balls have zero to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to Bob: you i everything else Alice: balls have a ball to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to me Bob: i . . . . . .. . . . . . Alice: balls have zero to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to Bob:…
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