Machines And Technology: The History Of Artificial Intelligence

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The idea that machines and technology can, and are, becoming “intelligent” is a scary thought. Throughout the history of technology, there has been a steady increase in the capabilities of software, and much research has gone into how these capabilities can be used to “better” our lives. In our lives today, we all use some form of artificial intelligence daily. Some of these activities include: using cellular apps (Google Maps, Siri, Cortana), playing video games, and listening to music. Although the use of artificial intelligence has made human life more efficient and effective, it has also insinuated reliance and unsuspected ignorance into our minds as well, and we do not even see it coming. The history of artificial intelligence dates …show more content…

Technologists now differentiate between AI and ML (Machine Learning) when considering intelligence. While artificial intelligence is the broader way of describing a machine being able to complete a task using human input, machine learning is specifically a division of artificial intelligence in which computers can self-learn without the need for human programming. In simplest terms, the goal of machine learning is to provide the machine with data and it be able to learn how to compute it by itself. By allowing the machine to learn, it will become smarter, allowing its capabilities to grow. Using quantum computing, scientists would be able to complete calculations that take a regular computer years to figure out, within seconds, due to a significant amount of processing power. The NASA Ames Research Center calls this innovation “quantum artificial intelligence”, and considers it too complex for regular computers …show more content…

In addition, he quotes a Microsoft researcher to support a different claim, “As artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, people need to make sure it’s not being used by authoritarian regimes to centralize power and target certain populations.” With this being said, Parnas would agree with the fact that as we increase the capabilities of technology, our enemies will also be working to obtain it, or learn to improve it themselves. This could put the lives of the people we intend to protect with AI, directly in

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