Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the ability of computer systems to perform tasks which normally require human intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence is a field of research in computer science that develops and studies methods and software (technologies) that enable computers to perform a variety of advanced functions, including the ability to see, understand and translate spoken and written language, analyze data, make recommendations, and more.

Types of artificial intelligence (AI)

  • Reactive Machine AI - reactive machines are AI systems with no memory and are designed to perform a very specific task. Since they can’t recollect previous outcomes or decisions, they only work with presently available data. Reactive AI stems from statistical math and can analyze vast amounts of data to produce a seemingly intelligent output.

  • Limited Memory AI - unlike Reactive Machine AI, it can recall past events and outcomes and monitor specific objects or situations over time. It can use past and present data to decide on a course of action most likely to help achieve a desired outcome. However, while it can use past data for a specific amount of time, it can’t retain that data in a library of past experiences to use over a long-term period enabling it to improve in performance.

  • Theory of Mind AI - though an unrealized form of AI today, it would understand the thoughts and emotions of other entities. This understanding can affect how the AI interacts with those around them. In theory, this would allow it to simulate human-like relationships. Because it could infer human motives and reasoning, it would personalize its interactions with individuals based on their unique emotional needs and intentions. It would also be able to understand and contextualise artwork and essays, which today’s generative AI tools are unable to do.

  • Self-Aware AI - like theory of mind AI, it is strictly theoretical. If ever achieved, it would have the ability to understand its own internal conditions and traits along with human emotions and thoughts. It would also have its own set of emotions, needs and beliefs. Emotion AI is a Theory of Mind AI currently in development. Researchers hope it will have the ability to analyze voices, images and other kinds of data to recognize, simulate, monitor and respond appropriately to humans on an emotional level. To date, Emotion AI is unable to understand and respond to human feelings.

The future of artificial intelligence (AI)

Innovations in the field of artificial intelligence continue to shape the future of humanity across nearly every industry.

As AI grows more sophisticated and widespread, the warnings against the potential dangers grow louder:

  • Automation-spurred job loss
  • Deepfakes
  • Privacy violations
  • Algorithmic bias caused by bad data
  • Socioeconomic inequality
  • Market volatility
  • Weapons automatization
  • Uncontrollable self-aware AI

It is highly unlikely that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will ever be empowered to manage government or any mission critical regulation due to the fact that it will always be based on bias at some point.

Some movies have been made about AI being left to run the show and inevitably removing humans because AI discerned them to be a threat to the planet.

 

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