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Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. The term is often applied to the project of developing systems endowed with the intellectual processes characteristic of humans, such as the ability to reason, discover meaning, generalize, or learn from past experience.
Since AI was coined in 1956, there have been many periods of optimism and pessimism over its future. Optimistic estimations say that artificial intelligence will probably be superhuman in 2060. Pessimistic estimations say that machines will never be able to think like human beings.
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Will AI be our undoing or our savior?
Tonight Radio Wasteland Discusses Artificial Intelligence. Join us as Kara and I discuss our current understanding of what AI is and means today.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.
AI is the ability of a computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. AI is a branch of computer science that deals with intelligent behavior, learning, and perception in computers.
AI can be categorized into subfields that focus on certain aspects of AI research like:
- Neural networks – attempts to simulate the brain’s functionalities by using mathematical models
- Logic programming – attempts to find solutions to problems through logical reasoning
- Task-oriented programming – focuses on solving specific problems
An AI system should have some knowledge about the world, be able to make decisions, and learn from new information.
In order for an AI system to be considered intelligent, it should have some knowledge about the world, be able to make decisions and learn from new information.
It’s important to understand that artificial intelligence is not a single thing. It can refer to very different things:
- A computer program that can perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence (such as visual perception)
- The study of how to create computers that behave like humans in certain ways — this field includes many subfields like machine learning, deep learning, neural networks and more.
AIs cannot do everything that a human being can.
AI is not perfect. AI is not as smart as a human being. In fact, the difference between an AI and a human’s brain or mind is massive in terms of intelligence and capability. So while AI can do some pretty amazing things, it doesn’t mean that we should be afraid of it—or let it take over our jobs just yet!
An artificial intelligence cannot do everything that you can do. It cannot write poetry or compose music like Beethoven did; it does not understand what the Mona Lisa means to humanity; it cannot even notice whether your beard is too long (sorry). However, there are many things that an artificial intelligence has already mastered: playing chess, driving cars and winning board games against humans are just some examples of this power.
Computer scientists are still trying to build a computer that has the same range of intelligence as humans.
In order to understand how we build AI today, it helps to review how humans learn and make decisions. The human brain is made up of 100 billion neurons—the most complex object in the world. The human brain is also the most powerful computer in existence: A single neuron can perform several calculations per second, while a supercomputer would take thousands of years to do what just one neuron does in a fraction of a second. Finally, while many people think that our brains are primarily used for thinking and making decisions, recent studies have shown that our subconscious thought processes are much more advanced than previously believed—computers simply cannot compete with this level of intelligence yet!
An AI system should be able to handle many different types of problems.
One of the most important contributions of early AI systems was to show that a single, general-purpose computer could be used to solve many different types of problems. The Turing test famously measured whether a machine could be considered intelligent by comparing its behavior with humans. Turing’s test was not intended as an operational definition for artificial intelligence, but rather as an illustration of how difficult it would be to design an AI system that could handle many different tasks (Turing 1950). Such systems can be defined in terms of their ability to carry out arbitrary computable functions: they are universal machines capable of performing any computation if provided with enough time and memory.
The first significant result from this approach was Alan Turing’s own attempt at making such a machine: his Automatic Computing Engine (ACE), which he described in detail in 1946 (Turing 1946). In particular, ACE included specialized hardware for carrying out mathematical operations (which would not have been possible on existing computers); this allowed it to solve certain types mathematical problems more quickly than other machines were able to do at the time. It also included circuitry designed specifically for carrying out logical operations; this made it possible for ACE itself to perform logical reasoning without being given explicit instructions on how do so by programmers who knew nothing about logic themselves—a feat which no other computer had been able to accomplish until then!
Some people say that machines will never be able to think like human beings.
They are worried that AI will take over the world and make us obsolete. Others say that we can’t stop progress and it’s only a matter of time before AI takes over, but they are not worried about it because they do not believe in a God.
Some people believe that we shouldn’t use technology for our own good, but should work together as a society to make sure everyone has equal access to food, shelter, education and healthcare so that no one is left behind. While others believe in transhumanism, a movement that aims to enhance human abilities and extend human life through the use of technology. Transhumanists believe that the human body can be improved through the use of technology, and that humans can eventually transcend their physical and mental limitations.
For now, artificial intelligence is not as smart as a human being.
Artificial intelligence is a broad term that can refer to any program that can perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as speech recognition and responding to user queries. For example, if you have an Amazon Echo device set up in your home and you ask it for the weather report for tomorrow morning, it’s using artificial intelligence.
AI is not the same thing as machine learning or deep learning; machine learning refers to programs that learn from data without being explicitly programmed how to do so while deep learning includes neural networks (networks of simple processing units) that are inspired by how brains work.
While computers can do things much faster than human beings, they still cannot think like humans. We are still far from creating an artificial intelligence that is as smart as a human being. However, artificial intelligence has made our lives easier by helping us find information and complete tasks more quickly.