With the advent of artificial intelligence, science now wants to give Terminator-style robots human skin. What could go wrong?
Science fiction has been warning for a long time and we don’t pay attention. Because many are trying to implement artificial intelligence in various areas of life, with the associated consequences, but above all with the great danger that it will emerge against humans at some point. But now scientists are trying to imitate Terminator and this synthetic skin, although this time it would be based on fungi.
So they merged the Terminator concept with The Last of Us, where the cause of the apocalypse is a fungus… I’ll say it again: what could go wrong?
Here we leave you information about this progress.
For this occasion, researchers Antoni Gondia and Andrew Adamatzky have developed a robot skin made of mushrooms, taking inspiration from the famous Terminator from James Cameron’s film. Since it is an external supplement that can collect data and repair wounds. The researchers wanted to show that this is already possible in practice, and they succeeded.
The results of this research, which the two scientists published at the end of August 2023, are truly surprising. Made from mushrooms, the robotic skin is light and sensitive to touch and has the ability to heal itself when damaged, provided it is provided with the necessary nutrients for its regeneration. This is similar to the way we nourish our skin with foods and vitamins to keep it healthy.
Unlike the silicone skins used today, which have limited sensory capabilities and are difficult to manufacture, this new fungal skin offers a broader opportunity for data collection at a cheaper production cost.
Future applications.
The researchers hope to lay the foundation for the creation of living robot skins that could be used inside buildings and help regulate their temperature. This idea opens up the possibility of mushroom design buildings that could change architecture as we know it.
While these advances are exciting, they also raise questions about the ethics and safety of creating human-like cyborgs. The line between science fiction and reality is becoming increasingly blurred as technology advances. Futuristic font.
James Cameron himself has expressed on one occasion that he is afraid that the future he imagined for “Terminator” will come true. Let’s hope all these advances and artificial intelligence are controlled.
