A new experiment conducted by an
artificial intelligence lab has proved successful in getting robots to lay the
groundwork for creating their very own language. Experts at Open AI, the
artificial intelligence lab, designed a two-dimensional big, white square where
robots had to learn how to communicate with each other in order to accomplish
menial tasks. The robots, which were green, red and blue circles, had to do
things like moving themselves, or telling each other to move, from point A to
point B. If they wanted to be successful, they had to talk to each other.
They used reinforcement learning,
according to the group. This trial-and-error technique had the robots trying
out a bunch of different sounds to figure out what worked and what didn’t. And
just as human language evolved through words, sounds and gestures, Wired.com
writes that robots will eventually be able communicate their ideas using
sentences. Open AI’s next project is developing a robot-to-English translator,
so hopefully we’ll get a heads-up when the robots start talking about how they
plan to take over the world.
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