The Prospects of Artificial Intelligence: Science Fiction or Reality?

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The Prospects of Artificial Intelligence: Science Fiction or Reality? The final scene from Kubrick’s 2001 Space Odyssey in which a supercomputer that runs the entire space shuttle begs the main character not to unplug him because it hurts him, is so vivid and at the same time amazingly frightening. The idea that humans will be able to build true artificial replicas of themselves has been consequently appealing to human vanity and has been alive ever since the famous novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. This desire for artificial intelligence has been fueled by the incredible technological advancement of the preceding decades. However, despite great promises little has been delivered in the field of artificial intelligence, a little, at least, in the sense that the general public hoped for. Instead of robots with which they could spend an afternoon betrothed in conversation about physics, new automatic vacuum cleaners appeared on the market. At this point, it is natural to ask whether artificial intelligence in the true sense belongs to the field of science fiction after all. As the substantiation suggests at this point, it seems that machines that can think imaginatively are merely not a realistic goal that the field of artificial intelligence should endeavor towards. First off, those who are expectant about the prospects of artificial intelligence customarily first point to the enormous success that the line of consideration has had over the last few decades. This progress has been so astonishing, that now we have software that can beat world’s best chess players with effortlessness. There is virtually no area of human life in which computers cannot outperform people. Abu-Mostafa (2012) writes about some of the highly demanding hum... ... middle of paper ... ...how they will become self-conscious, creative and truly intelligent beings at some point. Works Cited Abu-Mostafa, Y. (2012). ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE New techniques for teaching computers how to learn are beating the experts. Scientific American, 307, 78-81. Brooks, R. (2012). Avoid the cerebral blind alley. Nature, 482, 462. French, R. (2012). Dusting off the Turing Test. Science, 336, 164-165. Heaven, D. (2012). Higher state of mind. . New Scientist, 219, 32-35. Hayes, B. (2012). The Manifest Destiny of Artificial Intelligence. American Scientist, 100, 282-287. Koch, C., & Tononi, G. (2011). A Test for Consciousness . Scientific American, 304, 44-47. Norvig, P. (2012). ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. New Scientist, 216, 8. Vaynshteyn, M., & Lanis, A. (2013). Applications of Electrochemical Elements in Systems of Artificial Intelligence.. Nature & Science, 11, 45-51.

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