May 19, 2008
Artificial Intelligence in Second Life
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are using Second Life as testing ground for rudimentary artificial intelligence. They have created an avatar, Edd Hifeng, with a limited ability to converse and reason.
“I think the real future for this is when people take these AI-controlled avatars and let them free in ‘Second Life,’” Lester said, ” … let them randomly walk the grid.”
That is years off by most experts’ estimations. Edd’s most sophisticated cognitive feat so far — played out in “Second Life” and posted on the Web — involves him witnessing a gun being switched from one briefcase to another. Edd was able to infer that another “Second Life” character who left the room during the switch would incorrectly think the gun was still in the first suitcase.
This ability to make inferences about the thoughts of others is significant for an AI agent, though it puts Edd on par with a 4-year-old — and the calculus required “under the hood” to achieve this feat is mind-numbingly complex.
comments
One Response to “Artificial Intelligence in Second Life”
Leave a Reply
Artificial Intelligence in Second Life…
[Source: clusterflock] quoted: “I think the real future for this is when people take these AI-controlled avatars and let them free in ‘Second Life,’” Lester said, ” …