Emergence
"One can but hope Rubenson was not referring to the computer's sentient antics in the late Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Emergence".
I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
As if NASA's troubled Artemis program didn't have enough to worry about, tech utilising Amazon's Alexa and Cisco's Webex is set to be on board for the first mission around the Moon and back to Earth. Dubbed "Callisto" (after a follower of Artemis in Greek mythology rather than Jupiter's second largest Moon), the system will …
What is this Next Generation of which they speak?
There was only ever one Star Trek series. And as in all things, it offers us a parable for this situation.
Amazon's Alexa and Cisco's Webex is set to be on board for the first mission around the Moon and back to Earth.
There are not enough words in the English language to describe just how fucked up this idea is.
Why would NASA, the people* behind the design and operation of astounding feats such as Voyager 1/2, Moon/Mars rovers, Hubble and Webb telescopes, etc. fall for this utter BS?
Incredible.
* Probably because they are all retired or dead and now ...
O.
- I get the idea of an AI that can interpret general commands to fit its current situation.
- I get that using COTS products could be a massive cost saving over developing your own AI and comms protocols.
But this is such a massive kludge. Why not, say, send an email and cut out the loudspeaker->microphone diversion? (which wouldn't work in a vacuum anyway)
I'm sorry Dave, which communist channel do you want me to open?
Alexa I said communications, the bloody communications
I'm sorry Dave I don't have anything by The Bloody Communards. But here are some similarly bad albums I didn't find for sale on the internet as I'm obviously not connected to it ...
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I'm sorry Dave, according to not-the-Internet you cannot do that with a banana, even in space ...
From Youtube I learned that you can do just about anything with a banana - evidence here. (don’t worry, safe for work)
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