If you haven't seen my other theories then go to this thread. It should have one of my theories and a link to another thread that has links to the rest of them. I'm just too lazy to post links to each individual theory right now. 
This will be my final theory about Dorothy. After this I'll start working on ones for Big-O and the Griphon. I might change my mind and write another one about Dorothy if I can find something to write about, but that's probably not going to happen any time soon.
Here it is:
Dorothy’s Brain
Making and android brain of sufficient intelligence would be extremely difficult. The main concern is trying to make a processor that is complex enough without sacrificing speed. As you make your chips more and more complex, they get bigger. The larger a chip is, the slower it is because the electrical signal takes longer to go through the chip.
There are two ways to overcome this. One of them is multi-processing. If you don’t know what multi-processing is, it’s when you have more than one CPU working together. The problem is that the larger and more complex your computer chips get, the slower they become. This is because an electrical signal has to take a longer path from point A to point B. Since the chips have to be extremely complex in order to carry out the processes needed, they are limited in how small they can be. This can be overcome by using several CPUs instead of just one CPU. Speed would be increased because the workload on each individual processor is decreased. This would be an effective way to increase speed without sacrificing complexity. Making them 3D instead of flat is also another way to overcome the speed vs. complexity problem. Let’s face it, the only reason all of the computer chips today are flat is because it makes them easier to design and build. With all the technology we have today, I don’t see any reason to continue with this practice. Besides, a computer chip that is 3D can be much more powerful and faster than a chip that is flat because not all of the circuits have to be put on a flat board anymore. You can then squeeze more circuits into a small space because you are no longer restricted to a flat surface. Therefore you can put make the chip more complex without sacrificing speed.
Both of these solutions create an overheating problem. There would have to be some method of cooling in order to allow the processor to operate safely. There is also the problem is making the chips last long enough. The chips would have to be in a sealed environment to prevent contamination. Even so, there is also the severing of connections that comes from the electrical charges in the wiring over a long period of time. As you can tell, making the chips last long enough is a major concern.
What about emotions? Well for starters, emotions aren’t really as incredible as we usually like to believe. Emotions are just something we evolved that increases our chances of survival. Think about it, fear protects us from danger, anger allows us to defend ourselves, and happiness rewards us for fulfilling our needs. It’s not impossible to program emotions into a machine, it’s just a matter of getting the programming right.
This brings up an interesting question: Can a machine really be considered intelligent life? In order to answer that question I would have to go into a philosophical discussion on the definition of intelligence, and I won’t because I really think that you should decide for yourself. I don’t want to start a conflict and I already know someone is going to get really angry at what I said about emotions earlier.
Tell me what you think. If you liked this one or have any questions or comments then please post them here because that's pretty much the only way I'll know that you liked it. If you think there something else about Dorothy I should write about before moving on to other stuff then either post here or PM me.
This will be my final theory about Dorothy. After this I'll start working on ones for Big-O and the Griphon. I might change my mind and write another one about Dorothy if I can find something to write about, but that's probably not going to happen any time soon.
Here it is:
Dorothy’s Brain
Making and android brain of sufficient intelligence would be extremely difficult. The main concern is trying to make a processor that is complex enough without sacrificing speed. As you make your chips more and more complex, they get bigger. The larger a chip is, the slower it is because the electrical signal takes longer to go through the chip.
There are two ways to overcome this. One of them is multi-processing. If you don’t know what multi-processing is, it’s when you have more than one CPU working together. The problem is that the larger and more complex your computer chips get, the slower they become. This is because an electrical signal has to take a longer path from point A to point B. Since the chips have to be extremely complex in order to carry out the processes needed, they are limited in how small they can be. This can be overcome by using several CPUs instead of just one CPU. Speed would be increased because the workload on each individual processor is decreased. This would be an effective way to increase speed without sacrificing complexity. Making them 3D instead of flat is also another way to overcome the speed vs. complexity problem. Let’s face it, the only reason all of the computer chips today are flat is because it makes them easier to design and build. With all the technology we have today, I don’t see any reason to continue with this practice. Besides, a computer chip that is 3D can be much more powerful and faster than a chip that is flat because not all of the circuits have to be put on a flat board anymore. You can then squeeze more circuits into a small space because you are no longer restricted to a flat surface. Therefore you can put make the chip more complex without sacrificing speed.
Both of these solutions create an overheating problem. There would have to be some method of cooling in order to allow the processor to operate safely. There is also the problem is making the chips last long enough. The chips would have to be in a sealed environment to prevent contamination. Even so, there is also the severing of connections that comes from the electrical charges in the wiring over a long period of time. As you can tell, making the chips last long enough is a major concern.
What about emotions? Well for starters, emotions aren’t really as incredible as we usually like to believe. Emotions are just something we evolved that increases our chances of survival. Think about it, fear protects us from danger, anger allows us to defend ourselves, and happiness rewards us for fulfilling our needs. It’s not impossible to program emotions into a machine, it’s just a matter of getting the programming right.
This brings up an interesting question: Can a machine really be considered intelligent life? In order to answer that question I would have to go into a philosophical discussion on the definition of intelligence, and I won’t because I really think that you should decide for yourself. I don’t want to start a conflict and I already know someone is going to get really angry at what I said about emotions earlier.
Tell me what you think. If you liked this one or have any questions or comments then please post them here because that's pretty much the only way I'll know that you liked it. If you think there something else about Dorothy I should write about before moving on to other stuff then either post here or PM me.
