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Imagine a computer that has emotions just like you. This could soon be a reality, as scientists are inching closer to new class of computers which they say can feel "sorry" for their mistakes.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University's Blavatnik School of Computer Science are developing programmes which will make computers realise their mistakes and them operate much faster and predict events. The programmes, the researchers said, will ask computers to try and do something only for them to be deliberately thwarted.
By understanding the difference between the desired outcome and the reality, the machines will learn a sense of "regret" and how to minimise it, the Daily Mail reported.
Computers that experience this will be less likely to make the same mistake in the future and will run more efficiently, the researchers said.
It could also teach them to predict the future – by considering all possible outcomes, they work out which is the most likely to succeed before they even start.
