Human Intelligence And The Development Of Artificial Intelligence

The human mind is an interesting thing, it can produce works of great wonder, it can imagine, it can reason and it can make sense of complex phenomena that surround it, such as politics or the economy. But, can the same be said for Artificial Intelligence? Can a robot, equipped with a sense of awareness and an ever growing base of knowledge achieve all those things? Better yet, can an AI be called into existence without at least looking at some of the problems inherently linked with intelligence that surpasses that of humans?

The concept of AI is not new, it has been in the forefront of human interest for decades, ever since the first computer was invented. However, the level of understanding of AI and the fundamental principles it would have

First, is there a chance that an AI with sufficient levels of intelligence may become hostile to its makers. And second, can the human species survive in a world completely operated by intelligent machines – in other words, how will human life advance when all of its challenges have been solved (Thompson, 2013; Kelly, 2012)?

The first question is one of great importance, mainly because it implies that the development of AI is a factual reality. If, and when an AI is developed, how will it affect society is unclear. On the one side are those who would argue that an AI can be created and controlled in such a way that will bring tremendous benefits to humanity. The proponents of AI claim that a system that is continuously improving itself and is able to effectively learn and adapt would create prosperity, it could cure almost every disease and stop hunger, poverty, war and other plagues of the human race (Thompson, 2013; Kelly, 2012).

However, on the other side stand those who argue that a self-sustaining, constantly developing AI must reach a point in its development when it realizes that the only impediment to its survival and prosperity is humanity. If an AI is made to be self-aware, that moment will come and it will either completely destroy humanity or leave it in a state of near-complete