Will virtual life forms come to life?

Posted by ljmacphee on October 24, 2007 under artificial intelligence in the news |

Researchers at US firm Novamente have created software that learns by controlling avatars in virtual worlds.Initially the AIs will be embodied in pets that will get smarter by interacting with the avatars controlled by their human owners.
[read more. . . ] Online worlds to be AI incubators

Lately virtual worlds have been a test bed for experimenting with how humans will behave in various situations. Now the more complex virtual worlds are being used to create AIs. It’s a great idea. You can give your AI a body and a safe, controlled place to grow.

More information:
Novamente
Novemente Talk at Google
Ben Goertzel
Novamente: An Integrative Architecture for Artificial General Intelligence