Before we get into What
Artificial intelligence, let’s first understand what is intelligence?
Intelligence is usually said to involve mental capabilities such as the ability
to reason, plan, solve problem, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language
and learn.
Now what is Artificial
Intelligence? , Intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity. [Wikipedia]
AI can also be defined as
the area of computer science that deals with the ways in which computers can
be made to perform cognitive functions ascribed to humans. But this definition
does not say what functions are performed, to what degree they are performed,
or how these functions are carried out.
Computer cannot easily deal with abstract idea like we human
do, we must define the concrete rule in the form of algorithm for computer to
follow.
AI draws heavily on
following domains of study.
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Computer Science
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Cognitive
Science
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Engineering
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Ethics
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Linguistics
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Logic
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Mathematics
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Natural Sciences
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Philosophy
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Physiology
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Psychology
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Statistics
Where can AI applied?
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Robotics
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Internet search
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Scheduling
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Planning
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Logistics
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HCI
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Games
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Auction design
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Diagnosis
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General
reasoning
It is true that AI does not
yet achieve its ultimate goal. Still AI systems could not defeat even a three
year old child on many counts: ability to recognize and remember different
objects, adapt to new situations, understand and generate human languages, and
so on. The main problem is that we, still could not understand how human mind
works, how we learn new things, especially how we learn languages and reproduce
them properly.
AI: will it attain
human-level or above human-level intelligence or not.
Example : Personal Assistant SIRI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siri
Ref:
http://intelligence.worldofcomputing.net/tag/introduction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
Example : Personal Assistant SIRI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siri
Ref:
http://intelligence.worldofcomputing.net/tag/introduction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
It is good that you defined what intelligence was before going into the topic of artificial intelligence; it helps the readers understand the concept. Yes, artificial intelligence is basically using a computer to program something to make it think and learn like a human. Of course, it is not easy to construct such a robot. It definitely requires more than just computer scientists to program. For example, we would need engineers to build the robot and psychologists to help us understand how the process of learning works.
ReplyDeleteNice post. It is nice that you defined AI so that people who read your post can follow the topics step by step. It is true that AI draws heavily on many areas of study such as psychology and philosophy. In addition, it can be applied in many things including robotics, internet search and diagnosis. Like what you say, AI does not yet achieve its ultimate goal, and the systems could not even defeat a three year old child on many counts. However, I think it is just a matter of time.
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