Posthuman Blues

Scientists to build robot society

Scientists say the robots will be organised into groups or "villages" and told to observe then copy each other's behaviour in different situations.

The team believes that when one robot copies another's behaviour it will be slightly different, creating unpredictable results.

Theoretical biologist Professor John Crawford said: "Of course the behaviours which emerge and evolve will not be human but decidedly robotic."

(Via KurzweilAI.net.)