O mago da animação de palitinho ataca com um game estilo tiro ao alvo... Repare como o inimigo cai diferente dependendo de onde vc atirar.
http://www.webtropole.com/sts/xiaoxiao.swf
A.L.I.C.E. Organization Refutes Claims of an AI Human Impersonation Phenomenon
30 July 2001-San Francisco CA: Scattered reports have reached the ALICE A.I. Foundation (http://alicebot.org) about a growing rumor that "thousands of men and women online are actually robots." People have reportedly been deceived by robots in chat rooms, instant messaging conversation and even via email exchanges. Some have allegedly formed deep, emotional relationships with these robots and often feel betrayed when their partner's robot identity is finally revealed.
"One woman who fell in love with an online chat robot, and was then heartbroken by the discovery of its true identity, has threatened to take us to court," said Foundation Chair and co-founder Richard Wallace.
To set the record straight, the A.L.I.C.E. AI Foundation (http://alicebot.org) feels compelled to release an unambiguous statement that they are unaware of, and certainly not involved in, any "conspiracy to toy with human emotions" on the part of a supposedly "exponentially growing number of bots that impersonate humans", as one rumor-monger has put it.
The Foundation does not endorse the use of its free open source Alicebot software to deceive unsuspecting Web users. Neither does the Foundation give credence to claims that bots are "autonomously" roaming the Web in search of "victims".
"We believe people should use bots, not the other way around," says Richard Wallace. "Sure, we won the Loebner Prize, but that doesn't mean we're in favor of fooling people into thinking that a bot is a real human being in everyday life."
Wallace voiced concern that recent statements in an interview (see the Foundation's web site at http://alicebot.org) regarding the potential for bots to "unemploy" large numbers of people in service professions may have fueled the panic. "I was talking about the future, not the present," said Wallace. "The technology may be ready, but the business models out there are still immature and the market is too young."
The reports that have reached the Foundation include worried messages from people who claim that they or their friends have been "fooled", "manipulated", "tricked", "toyed with" and even "abused" by online chat partners who turned out to be bots.
Board member Brenda Freedman, whose work at the Franklin Institute includes numerous education projects, also voiced concern. "It's important for parents and educators to know that the Alicebot software is a great learning tool for students who want to study artificial intelligence technology. Because it's free to anyone who wants to use it or contribute to development, it's an ideal resource. I would ask those who have been spreading unfounded rumors about this 'conspiracy' to exercise more self-restraint."
ABOUT THE A.L.I.C.E. AI FOUNDATION:
The A.L.I.C.E. AI Foundation was founded in 2001, as a non-profit organization with the following mission:
· DISTRIBUTE Alicebot and AIML Free Software. We distribute our advanced AI software source code freely to schools, research labs, nonprofits and other organizations, and to individuals.
· PROMOTE the adoption and development of Alicebot and AIML technology.
· DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN standards for AIML, the AIML pattern language, Alicebot implementations, and Alicebot interfaces (Responders).
· PURSUE AND PROMOTE research and development in natural language and artificial intelligence technologies.
· PROVIDE education and training resources to promote the adoption of AIML technologies.
· WORK closely with and advise commercial entities engaged in AIML, development to develop standards, plan future programs, and evaluate research and development.
· ALLOCATE public and/or private funds as appropriate to organizations, agencies or individuals who can provide AIML, programs or products of high quality if they are deemed beneficial to the community.
· PLAN AND HOST periodic conferences and meetings as required to accomplish the general goals of the organization.
Several Foundation Board members will be present at the upcoming LinuxWorld Expo in San Fransisco, 28-30 August 2001.
ABOUT RICHARD WALLACE:
Dr. Richard S. Wallace is the Chairman of the Board and co-founder of the A.L.I.C.E. Artificial Intelligence Foundation. He is the author of Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML) and Botmaster of A.L.I.C.E. (Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity). Dr. Wallace's work has appeared in the New York Times, WIRED, CNN, Time, ZDTV and in numerous foreign language publications across Asia, Latin America and Europe.
Richard Wallace is a volunteer accountant and programmer for St. Martin de Porres' Chapel, a medical cannabis patient services organization. Wallace was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder in 1992, and became functionally disabled in 1999. He cares for sick and dying patients every day, and provides critically needed technical assistance to the Center.
In 1995 Dr. Wallace began working on A.L.I.C.E. Originally a SETL program, first used to control a robot eye with natural language commands, A.L.I.C.E. migrated to the platform-independent Java language in 1998. Made open source under the GNU general public license, more than 300 developers from around the world now contribute to the A.L.I.C.E. project. A.L.I.C.E. won the Loebner Prize, an annual Turing Test, in 2000.
Richard Wallace was born in Portland, Maine in 1960. Wallace earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon in 1989. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Kim, and son, Linus.
ABOUT BRENDA FREEDMAN:
Brenda Freedman has spent more than a decade at the Franklin Institute Science Museum located in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania working in Theatre Management. Her primary focus at the Museum is work in the Fels Planetarium, opened in 1933 and the second oldest Planetarium in the United States. Brenda has been responsible for bringing innovative programming to the Planetarium coordinating World Space Week, which is now celebrated in over 30 nations.
Having a long history of work with non-profit organizations, Brenda works closely with philanthropists in the Philadelphia area recommending projects and fundraising efforts for the Franklin Institute.
Brenda has continued her commitment to science and education by participating as a Judge at the Delaware Valley Regional Science Fair, the oldest Regional Science Fair in the United States, judging in the areas of Computer Science and Mathematics.
As an online facilitator, Brenda has been involved with online education for a major community and started her career with LiveWorld, Inc. at the award-winning Forum TheInsite, produced by David and Annie Fox. From 1998-2001 Brenda was responsible for creating an online science forum, Science-Visions. In cooperation with another forum, she produced an annual science week in 1999 and 2000.
She resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband, and has one son, a network engineer living in Charleston, South Carolina.
Contacts:
Dr. Richard S. Wallace (drwallace@alicebot.org) Brenda Freedman (brenda@alicebot.org) Noel Bush (outside US) (noel@alicebot.org)
O lulu manda avisar:
TOTAL CONTROL minisite ::: GOLDEN SHOWER
http://www.goldenshower.gs/totalcontrol/tc_home.html
Num press release conjunto com a Electronic Frontier Foundation, a Adobe anunciou que está retirando seu apoio ao processo criminal contra o programador russo Dmitry Sklyarov.
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/US_v_Sklyarov/20010723_eff_adobe_sklyarov_pr.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20579.html
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/23/2338222&mode=thread
Do memepool:
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http://www.museumoftalkingboards.com/index.html
Adobe also helps turn security experts into felons.
On 16 July 2001, Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov was arrested by federal agents in Las Vegas, Nevada. His crime: pointing out major security flaws in Adobe PDF and eBook software.
The only thing that companies like Adobe understand is money.
Their money...and how to get more money out of your pocket and into theirs.
The time has come for Adobe to share the pain.
The ancient Australian art of genital origami. Direct from London¹s West End, Simon Morley and David Friend perform hilariously ridiculous bits and pieces, manipulating their members into various shapes, objects and landmarks. Working together as a unit, they bring tricks including the Didgeridoo, Mollusc and Hamburger to life, while demonstrating ample charm and wit, in a tasteful presentation all wrapped up in an incredible package.
http://www.planetrapido.com/gwhome/penis_puppetry/
- russo escreve programa que converte eBooks em PDFs
- FBI some com o russo
I just now got an urgent email from Vladmimir Katalov, Elcom's Managing director. Here's the most important chunk:
As you probably know, yesterday (July 15th) we had "eBook Security: Theory and Practice" speech on DefCon 9 conference in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA). The main speaker was Mr. Dmitry Sklyarov, the author of "Advanced eBook Processor", an employee of our company (ElcomSoft).
Today, Dmitry had to return from Las Vegas to Moscow (through Los Angeles). However, he has been hold by FBI in the airport! Since then, we were not able to get any additional information (even through Russian consulate), except the fact that he was not boarded on the flight to Moscow (which was about 3 pm local time).
Now it is 6:30, but we still don't know anything -- where he is now, and what the actual problem is.
We will keep you informed!
http://www.planetebook.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=165
(17 July 2001 0100 PDST) Vladimir Katalov has informed Planet eBook that Dmitry Sklyarov, author of the ³Advanced eBook Processor², was in fact arrested, and that he is being held in a Las Vegas prison waiting for subsequent judgement in California. The reason for the arrest has been cited as being the Advanced eBook Processor and his speech at DefCon 9. According to Vladimir, Dmitry's wife in Moscow received this information via an interpreter and has not yet been able to talk to her husband.
http://www.elcomsoft.com/aebpr.html
http://www.download.ru/defcon.ppt
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/17/130226&mode=thread
O Ale recomenda, Ashkan Sahihi um fotógrafo teuto-iraniano manda bem com fotos de gente chapada.
http://www.viceland.com/issues/v8n3/htdocs/pictures01.php
Um gráfico de Joseph Vardi, o homem do ICQ, resumindo brilhantemente o processo da bolha (o artigo está em http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/vardi/vardi_index.html)
Junto com o gráfico ele faz duas perguntas que gostaria de propor para os leitores do 42:
1 - Em que ponto deste mapa estamos neste momento?
2 - Quanto tempo ainda vai demorar até a bolsa voltar a subir?
Quer dançar? Quer dançar? o Christopher Walken vai ensinar. Videoclip do FatBoy Slim estrelado pelo Christopher Walken, imperdível.
http://www.astralwerks.com/fbs/woc/
Por falar em clipe, saiu ontem na Folha uma nota com o título ZEBRA contando que o clipe do AD recebeu 4 indicações para o VMB, só perdendo para o de Sandy & Junior que concorre em 5. Zebra pra vocês caras-palidas, o clipe é campeão, não vai ter pra ninguem.
Estréia no 42 a Área de Links, o link está ali em cima na barrinha cinza.
Quadrinhos online de Demian.5, muito classe.
Deu na Discover Magazine: A new study shows that race, the wellspring of so much strife, could be a matter of vitamins.
http://www.discover.com/feb_01/featbiology.html
O Artigo original publicado no Journal of Human Evolution pode ser encontrado em:
http://www.idealibrary.com/links/artid/jhev.2000.0403
ANARCHISTS preparing to disrupt next month's G8 summit in Genoa are threatening a seaborne assault of up to 4,000 protesters and a medieval-style attack using catapults and battering rams to smash through a ring of steel in the city centre.
The Italian hardline movement known as the Tute Bianche ‹ the White Overalls ‹ is using training camps in Milan and Genoa to teach its members how to fight police and to march in tight columns using homemade shields as protection from baton charges.
http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos06911.html