Soon, you could talk with computers like friends
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Humans may soon be able to talk to computers and robots the same way they talk to their friends, scientists say.A new programme from the US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) aims to get computers to express themselves more like humans by allowing them to use spoken language, facial expressions and gestures to communicate. “Today we view computers as tools to be activated by a few clicks or keywords, in large part because we are separated by a language barrier,“ said Paul Cohen, DARPA's communicating with computers (CwC) programme manager. “The goal of CwC is to bridge that barrier, and in the process encourage the development of new problem-solving technologies,“ Cohen said.
One of the problem-solving technologies CwC could help further is the computerbased modelling used in cancer research.
Computers previously developed by DARPA are already tasked with creating models of the complicated molecular processes that cause cells to become cancerous. But while these computers can churn out models quickly, they are not so adept at judging if the models are actually plausible and worthy of further research. If the computers could somehow seek the opinions of flesh-andblood biologists, the work they do would likely be more useful for cancer researchers.
To get computers up to the task of communicating with people, CwC researchers have devised several tasks that require computers and humans to work together toward a common goal, `Live Science' reported.
Better communications technologies could help robot operators use natural language to describe missions and give directions to the machines they operate both before and during operations.
One of the problem-solving technologies CwC could help further is the computerbased modelling used in cancer research.
Computers previously developed by DARPA are already tasked with creating models of the complicated molecular processes that cause cells to become cancerous. But while these computers can churn out models quickly, they are not so adept at judging if the models are actually plausible and worthy of further research. If the computers could somehow seek the opinions of flesh-andblood biologists, the work they do would likely be more useful for cancer researchers.
To get computers up to the task of communicating with people, CwC researchers have devised several tasks that require computers and humans to work together toward a common goal, `Live Science' reported.
Better communications technologies could help robot operators use natural language to describe missions and give directions to the machines they operate both before and during operations.
