As our technology continues to advance in complexity Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has become more crucial to modern society. The many facets of AI can be seen in 1984 in the way the telescreens can spy on people which is seen when the workout instructor talks to him when he slacks off doing his exercises. AI is a branch of computer science dedicated to the production of an automated computer system that can function to be self sufficient for short periods of time and be able to perform set tasks. There is no AI in 1984, but there is AI in The Matrix. The overall goal of AI is to create a sentient being that can function fully as a human. There have been many advancements in the fields of AI that are used in everyday life that we would be lost without.
Many people have raised questions about the morality of creating super complex AI computers and forcing them to perform tasks at our will. Many people wonder where we draw the line, and AI becomes self aware (alive) and inherits the rights of sentient beings. Though this point hasn’t been reached yet, many people fear that this point may be near because of the rapid expansion of our technological advancement. The thought has also been brought up in philosophical circles that when sentient AI is created they will be used as slaves such as the African Americans of the pre-Civil War south. (Wikipedia)
Currently, the closest we have come to sentient AI is seen in most video games. The most notable of these are the master chess computer systems which can use logic to predict the moves of opponents and analyze the best possible way to win. Students from Stanford explain about chess machines on their website saying “You can buy machines that can play master level chess for a few hundred dollars….To beat a world champion by brute force and known reliable heuristics requires being able to look at 200 million positions per second”. And, what does this mean? Simpler versions can be seen in most modern console video games where AI “boss” computer sprites are programmed with a series of reactions in counter the players in thousands of combinations. Even yet more simple AI can be seen in cell phones in which computer chips can be programmed to help users have the most pleasant experience using the device by organizing and prioritizing. (Stanford) Explain better.
On the cutting edge front of modern AI is the air force. Their computerized defense systems are among the most advanced in the world. These planes can be programmed to do maneuvers that would normally put g forces on pilots that would knock them unconscious which is why computers must fly the planes instead of a person. John Rhea talks about the advancements of unmanned aircraft and similar technologies are taking the head of the field saying “the military services are beginning to implement AI methods in such new generations of weapons platforms as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous submersibles to perform unmanned surveillance in shallow waters.” They are also very efficient because they can protect human lives in dangerous situations. These high tech computers are designed to adapt to their enemy in order to predict the moves of other enemy pilots. (MAE) interesting
Overall, AI is a crucial part of our lives, whether is protecting our country or helping in us organizing our cell phones. The complexity and applicable situations grow everyday as more powerful programs are created. It won’t be long before a computer will become sentient and AI will be taken to the next level.
Many people have raised questions about the morality of creating super complex AI computers and forcing them to perform tasks at our will. Many people wonder where we draw the line, and AI becomes self aware (alive) and inherits the rights of sentient beings. Though this point hasn’t been reached yet, many people fear that this point may be near because of the rapid expansion of our technological advancement. The thought has also been brought up in philosophical circles that when sentient AI is created they will be used as slaves such as the African Americans of the pre-Civil War south. (Wikipedia)
Currently, the closest we have come to sentient AI is seen in most video games. The most notable of these are the master chess computer systems which can use logic to predict the moves of opponents and analyze the best possible way to win. Students from Stanford explain about chess machines on their website saying “You can buy machines that can play master level chess for a few hundred dollars….To beat a world champion by brute force and known reliable heuristics requires being able to look at 200 million positions per second”. And, what does this mean? Simpler versions can be seen in most modern console video games where AI “boss” computer sprites are programmed with a series of reactions in counter the players in thousands of combinations. Even yet more simple AI can be seen in cell phones in which computer chips can be programmed to help users have the most pleasant experience using the device by organizing and prioritizing. (Stanford) Explain better.
On the cutting edge front of modern AI is the air force. Their computerized defense systems are among the most advanced in the world. These planes can be programmed to do maneuvers that would normally put g forces on pilots that would knock them unconscious which is why computers must fly the planes instead of a person. John Rhea talks about the advancements of unmanned aircraft and similar technologies are taking the head of the field saying “the military services are beginning to implement AI methods in such new generations of weapons platforms as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous submersibles to perform unmanned surveillance in shallow waters.” They are also very efficient because they can protect human lives in dangerous situations. These high tech computers are designed to adapt to their enemy in order to predict the moves of other enemy pilots. (MAE) interesting
Overall, AI is a crucial part of our lives, whether is protecting our country or helping in us organizing our cell phones. The complexity and applicable situations grow everyday as more powerful programs are created. It won’t be long before a computer will become sentient and AI will be taken to the next level.