>From: "John M Grigg" <starman125@lycos.com>
>I wrote earlier:
>Eli, I will bet you a case of your favorite brand of root beer
>that it will be at least 2020 before robots have the full cognitive
>power of a human being. Though by 2010 there may be robots as smart as I
>am! lol
>(end)
>
>I agree with Zero that 2040 is probably a good estimate of when we will see
>robots capable of matching or exceeding all human facets of intelligence.
>Arthur C. Clarke in reexamining when AI would mature put the date also at
>2040; so you are in good company.
>
>So, if Eli were to take me up on my bet I could be sipping A&W root beer a
>decade from now at his expense... And of course I would share with Joel
>and Zero!
Hey, I'm a big root beer fan so I'll never turn down a free bottle of brew
(although I prefer IBC), but as between root beer and omnipotent, omniscient
immortality? Well let's just say I hope Eli wins this challenge :)
-Zero
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