Tech Gone Wild: The Strangest AI Experiments That Actually Exist

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Everything we have known is being changed by AI, from how people work and shop to how they entertain themselves. And while AI is very useful substantiating our everyday errands, some of these experiments stretch the boundaries of machine offerings. Researchers are taking artificial intelligence in new and previously unimagined directions – from AI politicians to dreaming robots. These projects range from ingenious to downright weird. The strangest part? These AI trials are real, and they provoke more questions than they provide answers to as far as the future of tech is concerned.

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However, some AI projects are a little bit of fun, creepy and others look completely pointless. The gaming industry has also been playing with AI in unexpected ways, with even more customizable experiences for players powered by machine learning, according to DealGamble. But other than gaming, AI has been used in a way that makes one question who is really the master of our machines? Here are some of the strangest AI projects of all time – from artistic robots to bizarrely creepy chatbots.

AI Experiments That Sound Like Sci-Fi

A portion of AI tasks resemble something from a science fiction film. There are some of the freakiest ever concocted:

AI Politician – SAM a chatbot to be a political candidate – SAM would respond to voters asking him a question, and he would generate responses and policies based on majority sentiment
Resting Robot – Scientists created an AI that “dreams” surreal images when it is sleeping
Million-dollar AI Artwork – An algorithm painted using the title “Portrait of Edmond de Bellamy” was auctioned for $400,000
A Machine That Writes Jokes – Researchers tried to create an AI that could write jokes. The punchlines never really made sense.
Fake Human AI on the Internet – Some social media bots are impressively advanced to mislead people into being uncertain whether they are chatting with a human or not.

Most of these AI experiments are just for amusement but are also evoking ethical dilemmas. Is AI going to take over the politicians’ place? Is the artistic career also open to machines? And if AI can behave like a human, what about online trust?

What Happens When AI Goes Too Far?

Not every AI experiment works out as intended. However, a few projects produced surprising outcomes – making it clear that AI has a long way to go yet. For example, chatbots may quickly become hostile or begin to spew disinformation. Sometimes, even AI has been seen making biased decisions, it proves that machines can also have human prejudices.

Yet researchers keep on pushing the frontier of AI capabilities. We may not know exactly what the future of artificial intelligence looks like, but one thing is for sure – it will surprise people. From a robot candidate to a million-dollar AI painting, the weirdest AI experiments are only getting started.

When AI Crosses the Line – Should We Be Worried?

While these AI experiments can be interesting, others cross the lines of ethics, privacy, bias, and control. For example, the deepfakes created by AI, can imitate a real person so well that misinformation spreads diffusion and diffuses. Autonomous weapon systems also raise ethical dilemmas: Who is responsible when AI makes life-or-death decisions? And in entertainment, artificial intelligence influencers, virtual pop stars, and other digital content threaten the very notion of what is real.

These all leave us in doubt of how many machines we can hand control to. Is it acceptable for AI to shape a political agenda, create new forms of art or culture that displace human producers, or contribute to the automation of our digital lives? And while AI is disrupting numbers of industries, these bizarre and occasionally disturbing experiments serve as an important reminder that technology requires sensible supervision.