The Future of Artificial Intelligence
In today’s new and improved state of technology and machines, the majority of us believe we are on a high to developing life changing technologies that completely alter the human race. With advanced stages of technology, particularly in artificial intelligence, many critics believe we will be able to defeat certain problems the human race is facing from disease, poverty, and environmental disaster. But how can one specific science create life-changing solutions? The research of our years of trans-humanism and AI have proven to us that we can exceed the human intelligence.
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World Champion Garry Kasparov takes on IBM's Deep Blue
Artificial intelligence is defined as the capacity of a computer to perform operations analogous to learning and decision making in humans. The evolution of science and technology has increased exponentially over the past few years, especially artificial intelligence. AI has made particular improvements in certain areas of technology over these years including nanotechnology, medical treatment and epesically the human brain. For example, in May of 1997, a chess match between the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue and world champion Garry Kasparov marked a place in history for AI researchers, having the computer defeat the champion. Development in the area of creating a human-like robot has been experimented with as well. Even though there is not one in exsistence today, AI researchers are still hopeful in the future. Like said before, AI is a apart of our society now, from a robotic vaccuum cleaner to the cruise control on our vehicles, it is there and will be in our future. The question stands how will an artificial intelligence exceed our human intelligence? Ray Kurzweil believes there is a way.
Ray Kurzweil: Believer of the Future
Called “the restless genius” by the Wall Street Journal and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes, Ray Kurzweil knowledge of science and technology has left our futurists praising his knowledge. Ray Kurzweil is widely regarded as one of the leading inventors of our time. He himself, believes that artificial intelligence, in time, will exceed our human intelligence. To focus on one portion of AI, Kurzweil believes by the years of 2030s, our knowledge of the brain will be met, enabling the inventions of robots and nano-bots capable of doing anything a human can do. The nanotechnology revolution is upon us, Kurzweil believes, that this field of science promises the tools to rebuild the physical world, with the brain included. Since Kurzweil is a strong believer in the future, he believes that our research and knowledge of the brain will be met, and we will be able to understand the interneuronal connections of the human brain. The understanding of the brain will ultimately enable us to create an intelligence that will out perform our human one today, from our cognitive abilities to our neural firings, the new intelligence of the future will surpress any knowledge of the human.
Thinking Big
Provided here is a brief informative video on a Stanford University Robot, STARE. Quest is a television, radio, digital media and educational service that has researched more on this robot displayed in the video that could take care of tasks around the house in ten years time. Even though computers have gotten faster and more versatile, it's still a big challenge to get them to demonstrate intelligent behaviors like a human. The video gives an understanding how artificial intelligence is advancing and the capabilities of such creations like robots.
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University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
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Steph Fultano
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
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Steph Fultano