No. SpaceX's problems are well constrained and don't require AI to solve them. AI is reserved for problems that are otherwise impossible to solve without AI. SpaceX's problems are mostly control system problems (automated vehicle landing) that AI is poorly suited towards.
Quote from: mlindner on 02/16/2018 06:58 pmNo. SpaceX's problems are well constrained and don't require AI to solve them. AI is reserved for problems that are otherwise impossible to solve without AI. SpaceX's problems are mostly control system problems (automated vehicle landing) that AI is poorly suited towards.I wouldn't be so sure about that. AI has been around for a long time now. I remember reading many years ago about NASA using AI to design a new antenna for one of their outer planet space probes. It was far removed from anything I have seen, looked like a bent coat hanger, one single rod with about 3 fairly sharp bends more or less pointed at earth. This was apparently superior to anything else from a performance, mass, size viewpoint.
Maybe the main control computer of the BFSs will be called "HAL"
Quote from: hkultala on 02/17/2018 09:38 pmMaybe the main control computer of the BFSs will be called "HAL" I hoped so. Elon usually named his SpaceX products based on his favorite science fiction novels and movies.
Is there a popular science fiction AI that isn't evil or dystopian though?
I just watched a video from August of last year where Open AI was matched against a game player and won. Then the video went into a discussion of the Alphago defeat of the GO player. It got me thinking about whether or not SpaceX (or any of Musk's companies) was using this technology. Even in it's most rudimentary or primitive roll out, it would be a very powerful tool...
Quote from: cro-magnon gramps on 02/16/2018 06:20 pmI just watched a video from August of last year where Open AI was matched against a game player and won. Then the video went into a discussion of the Alphago defeat of the GO player. It got me thinking about whether or not SpaceX (or any of Musk's companies) was using this technology. Even in it's most rudimentary or primitive roll out, it would be a very powerful tool... No. In this field (rocket launches) you want deterministic behaviors. How do you qualify an AI system? How do you test it and how do you ensure a 100% test coverage if the behavior is not deterministic?Not to mention development costs. an AI system is actually quite expensive to create. Not only you need developers, you need people to "train" the system, and even people to train the people who train the system!Then you need to collect a huge amount of data.I'm sure even your fridge could benefit from AI system, for example to regulate cooling depending on users habits and types and quantities of food. But is it worth it?
Quote from: niwax on 02/18/2018 06:09 amIs there a popular science fiction AI that isn't evil or dystopian though?The main computer of the lunar settlement in The moon is a harsh mistress.
Well, Robots in Asimov are the good guys, most of the time.
Quote from: francesco nicoli on 02/18/2018 11:52 amWell, Robots in Asimov are the good guys, most of the time.It's from Heinlein. But in those days SF was generally more optimistic.
Quote from: guckyfan on 02/18/2018 12:08 pmQuote from: francesco nicoli on 02/18/2018 11:52 amWell, Robots in Asimov are the good guys, most of the time.It's from Heinlein. But in those days SF was generally more optimistic.As I recall, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress was written back in the day when people thought that if a computer was upgraded until it was big enough, it would spontaneously become intelligent.