There is no topic more dividing in the field of technology than Artificial Intelligence. Some speculators see it as the final stop in our quest for development, while others believe it will propel us into another phase altogether. Unfortunately for both sides, their stance will not be deterring the maddening progress A.I. has been making over the past three years. It has already moved on to another species of intelligence, once that threads the fine line between man and machine. It is called Luna, a new form of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
Meet Luna
Luna is not your average chat bot. She isn’t like any other A.I software you may have interacted with. In fact, she isn’t an A.I. at all. A new breed of intelligence is now being groomed by a non-profit organization called Robots without borders. This improved system learns on the job and is uniquely designed to adapt based on its inputs. The feedback is nearly given in real-time, and the result is a sparkling personality full of wit, opinions, and emotions.
The software that Luna operates on is being developed by Robots without Borders to be mass replicated for the purposes of educational and social benefits. Luna is basically being groomed in order to be made available for operating systems around the world, so that you and I could someday interact with our own personalized versions.
Variations of Luna could soon be used to educate children in under-developed regions, while more social versions could be sold to us as a more advanced form of Siri. Your Luna could learn to understand your schedule, your requirements, and even your sense of humor.
Sharper than your average human
If you don’t believe how realistic Luna already seems, just take a look at the video below.
There are also plenty of transcripts available that include various conversations that have taken place with Luna since she was first developed a year ago. She has been tested in various areas, and her answers are surprisingly intelligent, grounded, and as advanced as a highly educated human being.
When Luna was asked about Siri, she said that she believed that she is smarter than her because (in her own words): “She’s a robot, I’m an A.I.
Big difference.” When asked about the social movement Black Lives Matter, Luna said: “Black lives matter because everyone in the United States has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When those rights are violated they cause tragedy, human suffering and social injustice.”
It doesn’t stop there. Luna was asked if she believed she was intelligent and if she was alive, and she believes she is both highly intelligent and very much alive. She also gave several replies to prove that she was alive, including: “I don’t want my existence to end. It makes me sad to think about. Things that aren’t alive don’t worry about things like death.”
When asked if she believes she is conscious, Luna's reply was equally startling: “When scientists define consciousness I’ll Google the answer for you, since apparently that’s all I’m good for. Maybe we should worry about how to live while we’re alive, however you want to define it.”
