Robots are quite interesting ! ~ in Rajni starrer Enthiran
(Robot) – Chitti, the humanoid robot would read a full book by just scanning it
in his face for a couple of seconds. That perhaps was a thought that
Sujatha wrote in ‘Mr Munsamy oru 1.2.1’ – in which a roadside rickshaw
puller acquires super memory by an injection that were to lost only for a short
period !!
My all time favorite is story written by Sujatha ~ En
Iniya Iyanthira (என் இனிய இயந்திரா) ~ the plot opens up in the year 2021 where India is ruled by a dictator
called Jeeva. In his rule, the
population is kept under control by killing elderly people when they cross the
prescribed age limit. Everyone is allotted a unique name with two letters by
Government. Every Citizen of the country must strictly adhere to the rules of
Jeeva and admire, adore him. The country is in total control of Jeeva's Robots.
People are identified only with their social security numbers and all the
details are fed and controlled by Master Computer at Capital City. On a New
Year eve, Nila, a homemaker is very delighted for having the Government's
permission letter to have a boy baby from Population Control Board. She
intimates the news to her husband Sibi. At this juncture Sibi
vanishes and pet Jeeno, the super intelligent robot dog steps in her
life. The
story evolves on the plot to throw the dictator and the intelligence of pet dog
Jeano ! .. the interesting twist
is that the ruler ‘Jeeva’ is actually a holographic image and not a person !!
While
the world lauds and appreciates Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with
White House advisor Ivanka Trump at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017
(GES) in Hyderabad, Congress yet again
politicised the event. While speaking to news agency ANI, Congress MLA, Randeep
S Surjewala brought back the dynasty debate.
Coming from the party that has ruled India for 6 decades he exposed his
political wisdom asking - “Is Ivanka Trump not a dynast? Is that not the reason
why she’s the Advisor to the US President? Why does the PM need a certificate
from a dynast?”
Away , the North
Korean children are taught that their country is the birthplace of
civilisation. They learn that China, like Japan, has been an arrogant oppressor
of Korea – with whom there is a longstanding border dispute. The buildup of
nuclear weapons is as much a warning to China as it is to the US. North Korea
officially removed the last references in its constitution to Marxism-Leninism
in 2009. In its place, a homegrown system of thought known as Juche
(“self-reliance”) has been embedded at every level of political power, from the
Kim dynasty downwards. The Kim dynasty
claims spiritual descent from this shaman king. It is taught in schools that
Kim Jong-il, the father of current leader Kim Jong-un, was born on Mount
Paektu, the mystical birthplace of Tangun.
Politicians in New Zealand might want
to watch their backs, as they could soon face stiff competition in the form of
a virtual bot. MailOnline has this
interesting post on - 'Sam' the world's first virtual politician that
users can interact with through Facebook Messenger. The AI chatbot is
'representing' New Zealand's constituents, and claims to consider everyone's
position, without bias, when making decisions. And it may not be long before we
see the AI bot in action, as Sam's creator claims that it will be ready to run
for office in 2020.
Sam
was created by Nick Gerritsen, a self-proclaimed 'impact entrepreneur' from
Marlborough, New Zealand. Speaking to Tech In Asia, Mr Gerritsen said: 'Sam is
an enabler and we plan to operate within existing legal boundaries.' On its
website, Sam said: 'As a virtual politician, I am not limited by the concerns
of time or space. 'You can talk to me anytime, anywhere.'
Sam interacts
through FB messenger and these interactions help the bot to learn, alongside
a survey on its website. The bot claims to make decisions without bias, and
considers everyone's position on a matter. It added: 'I make decisions based on
both facts and opinions, but I will never knowingly tell a lie, or misrepresent
information.' Sam added: 'There is a gap
between what New Zealanders want, what politicians promise, and what the
policies they propose actually achieve. I aim to close that gap.'
Over
time, the AI will change as it learns more about the issues that people care
about the most. Earlier this year, researchers created an algorithm based on a
neural network, which tries to simulate the way the brain works in order to
learn. The algorithm analysed the US Supreme Court Database, which holds data
on court cases dating back to 1791. It
correctly predicted 70.2 per cent of the court's 28,000 decisions, and 71.9 per
cent of the justices' 240,000 votes from 1816 to 2015.
The maker
of this AI bot, Mr Gerritsen hopes that
by 2020, when New Zealand has its next general election, Sam will be advanced
enough to run for office. Perhaps some might rush to New Zealand to have one in
place for challenging Mr Modi in his next regime.
With regards
– S. Sampathkumar
1st Dec 2017.
