The Difference Between Humans And Artificial Intelligence

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Throughout history there has been an increase amount of Artificial Intelligence. Over time they have evolved into things like Siri and the basic GPS. These neat machines have been program to not only outsmart the human intellect but to become the world 's leading help. The differentiation between humans and Artificial Intelligence are their make up. Humans are deep and intellectual thinkers that require time to produce a response; meanwhile, Artificial Intelligence is an electronic that does not think.
I.B.M’s Watson, a highly intelligent computer was able to defeat very smart people in a game of Jeopardy!.According to John Markoff, a Journalist, “Watson, specifically, is a “question answering machine” of a type that artificial intelligence …show more content…

John Searle, a Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Language, described Watson to be a computer that simply was able to manipulate symbols and generate an answer (215). As astounding as this may seem, most would believe that computers should be able to generate a feasible answer and get it correct. In reality, Watson is just like the programs on computers and other devices. Stanley Fish, a literary theorist, thinks that though the super computer can process very well it could never reach the full capacity of the human intellect (218). The weird thing about all the discussions of this intelligent computer is the computer does not know it is being talked about or the fact that it is processing information. Watson simply is just a functional …show more content…

The human mind functions of a brain. The brain is considered an important and fascinating organ. Stephen Levy, a Senior Writer for Wired, describes Artificial Intelligent (AI) as humorous or we would be freaked out (qtd. The AI Revolution Is On 211). When thinking about contrasting the human thought process and how an AI process it is matchless. The human thought process is deep and intellectual. That means we take our time and gather all the we learned over the years and produce an logical answer, whereas the computer only generate an answer that comes from their database. Levy agrees that there will always be a never winning battle between the human mind and AI thought process (211). MIT 's Rodney Brooks said "I used to fight about it but now I 've stopped having fights...... I 'm just trying to win" (qtd. In The AI Revolution Is On 211). Rodney and Levy knows that we will always be compared and will always use AI. The great thing about it is they only have power if we build them or use them. We have ultimate power, knowledge, and most importantly the option to allow AI to control or over power the human mind. Another weird thing about AI is the mimicking. First they are comparing to God 's best creation the human mind, yet they are questionably taking over jobs and our minds. Humans have built smart machines to overpower the human mind and to take over lazy humans jobs. It is

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