Would You Vote For A Supercomputer As President?

[yortsed snacilbuper]

In a fan-made creation, IBM's Watson, the artificial intelligence algorithms used to beat Jeopardy in 2011, proposes a run for president.

For a machine with no human wants, desires, or motivations, Watson's political agenda is questionably liberal, advocating a single-payer healthcare policy, free university education, and the legalization of recreational drug use.

However, the machine's true agenda is revealed when talking about energy, most likely to fuel the next generation of ruling-class machines. Watson condones an aggressive push to clean, sustainable energy like solar, wind, hydroelectric, and wave farms.

http://www.popsci.com/would-you-vote-for-supercomputer-president

[HassleCat]

1. Maybe

Watson might have more emotional depth, more capability for sympathy and empathy, than some of the human candidates.

[PoliticAverse]

2. Not since I saw "Colossus: The Forbin Project"...

[longship]

27. A great flick.

Eric Braden, now a long time soap star, began his career with this flick. Word has it that he had to suppress his German accent when filming it. Susan Clark was a great supporting role, as she would be. Also William Schallert as the CIA chief.

"Welcome to world control!" Has always been my login response on all of my many Linux boxes in honor of this flick.

I heartily recommend it.

[Kilgore]

31. Totally freaked me out as a kid

Great movie, need to see if its on Netflix

[Babel_17]

35. Is 45 years enough for public domain? Good enough for youtube either way

[Babel_17]

33. Lol, "owe you a drink"

I posted that same video before reading through the thread. I added two other videos, from other works.

[Mike Nelson]

3. When it needs oil...

...it could sputter like Rubio - so... No!

[orpupilofnature57]

8. Fair Warning

Welcome, I think ?

[bluedigger]

9. Buy some hearts and enjoy your stay!

[marble falls]

15. That crap won't fly here. How do you like pizza?

[orpupilofnature57]

5. Who's the programmer Alan Watts or James Watt ?

[BillZBubb]

6. No!

The corporation that built it, the National Security State, the MIC, and the republicans would all have hacks.

It would be worse than electronic voting machines.

[bluedigger]

7. It would have to be pretty super.

Way more than Rubio level functional, I mean.

[ladjf]

10. No, but I might vote for a candidate who had access to one

and knew how to access it properly.

[bemildred]

11. Is it Republican or Democrat? nt

[phylny]

12. Is it 35 and a natural-born American citizen? n/t

[jberryhill]

14. You win the Internet! No more calls, please, we have a winner!

[phylny]

17. Well, that was sweet and

you have one of my hearts <3

[bluedigger]

22. I think it was born in Urbana in the 90's.

So it won't eligible for a while, yet.

[Retrograde]

13. doesn't meet the requirements

Maybe you can make a case for being born/constructed in the US, but Watson isn't 35 years old yet.

Otherwise, it depends on who's programming it - and supplying the inputs.

[gollygee]

16. HAL 2016

I don't think that's a good idea, yortsed.

[2naSalit]

25. Exactly.

[Downwinder]

18. Only if it is a HOLMES IV named Mike.

[madinmaryland]

36. Mike Holmes is a Canadian (proudly too!) and I don't think Mike Hunt is eligible.

"I'm Going to make this right!" Mike Holmes.

[Maedhros]

19. NO!

Compassion is important in a President.

[Lochloosa]

20. No..they suck at Tic-Tac-Toe

[HereSince1628]

21. nope

[BlueJazz]

23. Daisy, dai-sy give m e you...r an..sw..er.....

[SheilaT]

24. If you've never read the story "Franchise" by Isaac Asimov,

you should do so.

Here's a link:

http://www.rednovels.net/ScienceFiction/Asimov41/27325.html

I think it should be required reading every four years.

[Nite Owl]

26. If we didn't have any candidates

and we had to choose between any of the Republicans then I would prefer a President Watson. I'd have some questions though like is he pro choice, what is his stance on the MIC etc.

[longship]

28. Open the pod bay doors! nt

[hobbit709]

29. How does one bribe a computer?

[Nye Bevan]

30. No, because this might happen.....

[Babel_17]

32. With Skynet in charge we'd have both full employment, ...

and a firm handle on over population.

With AM in charge we'd have that whole "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" downside.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream

Colossus though, hmm, Colussus could be a jerk but its motives were solid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_Project

[snooper2]

34. As long as it has basic programming, Death for child fuckers, Wealthy help the needy, Bill of Rights

The debate would be cool...

Are you using Angular?

[Orrex]

37. Let me tell you how much I've come to hate you since I began to govern.