Comments on: Top Ten A.I. Characters (redux)

By: Kalel

Kalel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:23:02 +0000

And I have to say, I think the Terminator owes much to the Gunslinger — the image of the absolutely cold and relentless killing machine.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:16:40 +0000

I had Colossus on my list, but had to keep the list to ten. But certainly Colossus embodies everything we fear about Artificial Intelligence dominating mankind… while at the same time, he represents what we want MOST from Articial Intelligences: To be cared for.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Colossus gives a fascinating speech at the end of the movie, noting that under his rule, all we are giving up is our pride, and that in time, we will come to love and defend him.

I think he’s right.

By: BamaChris

BamaChris — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:08:48 +0000

I agree.

By: Luvneatorama

Luvneatorama — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:48:39 +0000

It’s an old one, but I’ve always felt COLOSSUS was a movie all congressmen should watch. I still think so.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:20:22 +0000

Kalel, that’s a fine list, especially The Gunslinger. Their list only had four of yours, and hopefully the link can be fixed soon so ya’all can read the reasons for their picks. HAL was number one, btw.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:47:35 +0000

OK, then…. let’s make our own list. Off the top of my head, here are some iconic AIs.

– Roy Batty, ‘Bladerunner’.
– R2D2, ‘Star Wars’
– David, ‘A.I.’
– HAL, ’2001′
– Robby, ‘Forbidden Planet’
– Maria, ‘Metropolis’
– The Gunslinger, ‘Westworld’
– Data, ‘Star Trek’
– The Wives, ‘The Stepford Wives’
– The Terminator, ‘The Terminator’

By: PaulVI

PaulVI — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:07:14 +0000

So, um, who was #1? Btw, I’ll take the Firefox + AdBlock solution on a WinXP laptop. Seriously, no viruses or BSoDs in 4 yrs of ownership @ 1/5 – 1/3 the cost of a mac laptop.

By: morton

morton — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:20:37 +0000

Malaware?

Oh yeah thats a Windows thing.

Wouldn’t it be fun if AI was run on Windows,

By: M555

M555 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:56:38 +0000

Thanks Colin. Big Help.

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:57:38 +0000

Easy solution, buy a Mac.

By: Jenna Patrick

Jenna Patrick — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:38:38 +0000

Yikes, I think I might have gotten infected with something on my computer, but I downloaded Malwarebyte’s Anti-Malware and it seemed to clean it up. If any of y’all got infected, I would download that.

By: Tim Giachetti

Tim Giachetti — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:20:27 +0000

Use firefox with AdblockPlus, Nothing runs that you don’t approve first. I never get redirects, and it also will give a red screen with “known attack site” if you click a link.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:46:16 +0000

The malware is in Unreality Mag’s third party ad server – it’s a rogue ad in rotation with regular ads, so you don’t always see it, but if you visit Unreality Mag often enough, you’ll find it.

Basically it’s a pop up that automatically redirects you to a Virus Doctor website. The website will perform a fake scan that will always reveal a fake infection (viral/malware/unauthorized intrusion, etc) and will solicit you to buy a software (Virus Doctor) that can remove these infections. Unfortunately, the only malware is actually the Virus Doctor itself.

Bleepingcomputer has more info about the rogue antivirus Virus Doctor here.

Even if you ctrl-alt-del out of the browser or do a hard shut down, the next time the browser opens up, it will try to restore the session and the malware’s fake scan will pop up again. Instead, start a new browsing session.

Regardless, you can/should run an anti-malware/anti-spyware scan (like Malwarebyte’s Anti-Malware freeware available at CNET) regularly.

By: Tim Giachetti

Tim Giachetti — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:42:11 +0000

Thank Johnny. Great find.

By: Jaundicedi

Jaundicedi — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:29:21 +0000

The $#&@ malware is still there. Maybe warn first next time?