Advancements in the World of Artificial Intelligence

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The Basics of AI

To start with, AI is machines that perform and achieve tasks that are normally done by humans and require human intelligence. There are four different types of AI used in today's world:

Reactive Machines

This basic form of AI is only capable of using its intelligence to react to the world in front of it. A reactive AI cannot store memory so therefore it can't rely on past experiences to make a solid decision. These machines only do a handful of tasks. A google example of this kind of AI is anytime you play against a computer on a video game or PC game. turbofuture.com

Limited Memory

This type of AI has the ability to store data but it is limited as the name states. It can gather predictions when aggregating information and then weigh possible decisions from that.

Theory of Mind

This is a theoretical AI, meaning as humans we have not yet achieved the level of technology or science capable to reach this. This type of AI would be able to understand how animals, humans, and other machines feel in order to make decisions. It would all be about machines being able to grasp the concept of the human mind in an emotional sense, not just practical.

Self Awareness

This is another type of AI that we have not achieved yet because we haven't grasped the theory of mind. This specific type of AI is the AI that most movies are based on. Human-level consciousness and beyond comes with this type of AI.

How Does AI Work?

Around a decade after World War 2, Alan Turing, a famous mathematician, asked the question: “Can machines think?” He then wrote a paper called “Computing Machinery and Intelligence," published in 1950. The paper brought on the Turing test, which established the main goal and vision of artificial intelligence. All AI is a part of computer science with a main goal of answering Turing's questions, on top of trying to replicate/simulate human intelligence in machinery.

In the field of AI, there are four different approaches to go with as stated by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig, the authors of Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. Those four approaches are as follows:

  • Thinking Humanly
  • Thinking Rationally
  • Acting Humanly
  • Acting Rationally

The first two approaches deal with reasoning while the latter two deal with behavior. They say that the rational parts tend to lead to the best outcome of AI. That is why when you speak to Siri or Alexa, there is always a bit of a distortion. She is acting rationally upon what you said, not emotionally; that's why you could never have an emotional conversation with your phone because it's based on reason.

 

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