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Currently, I have been reading about the latest developments in robotics and AI. Engineers and Computer Scientists marvel at the day when a computer will take the human form and interact with us seamlessly; simply called a robot. If you will read through the following, I think you'll agree I have some interesting thoughts to share...
Robots and AI are already a pretty big part of our lives but in terms of true AI the devices we now have only simulate a small fraction of human intelligence. While trying to program a computer with human intelligence, scientists are looking at the human mind in many new ways. What they are actually saying is that first off the requirements for a computer system to have true AI is it must be aware of itself and its position in the real world, it must also be able to physically interact with the world, using its sensory input, and above all it must be able to learn. (learning itself is hard to define)
By observing the way a child learns to walk and then run, computer scientists are getting better ideas for programming a computer to do the same, sort of.
When a child wants to move and walk it just thinks about it and then does the action. However, a robot is constrained by its programming to analyze the terrain, calculate trajectory, shift weights, positions, and repeat. So, they are trying to bridge the gap between 'thought' and action.
Personally, I think computer systems that learn and devlop based on simple 'unconscious programming' much like a child, is the future of AI and robotics.
After that, obviously, mankind will need a clean and renewable energy source for our new friends. Friends? Yeah right, maybe. I dont know about you but I cant handle perfect digital logic, judgement and emotion, or will we have to dumb down machines to interact with us? Because you know its only a matter of time before the machines look at us and ask themselves, "Why do we even keep them around?"
Robots and AI are already a pretty big part of our lives but in terms of true AI the devices we now have only simulate a small fraction of human intelligence. While trying to program a computer with human intelligence, scientists are looking at the human mind in many new ways. What they are actually saying is that first off the requirements for a computer system to have true AI is it must be aware of itself and its position in the real world, it must also be able to physically interact with the world, using its sensory input, and above all it must be able to learn. (learning itself is hard to define)
By observing the way a child learns to walk and then run, computer scientists are getting better ideas for programming a computer to do the same, sort of.
When a child wants to move and walk it just thinks about it and then does the action. However, a robot is constrained by its programming to analyze the terrain, calculate trajectory, shift weights, positions, and repeat. So, they are trying to bridge the gap between 'thought' and action.
Personally, I think computer systems that learn and devlop based on simple 'unconscious programming' much like a child, is the future of AI and robotics.
After that, obviously, mankind will need a clean and renewable energy source for our new friends. Friends? Yeah right, maybe. I dont know about you but I cant handle perfect digital logic, judgement and emotion, or will we have to dumb down machines to interact with us? Because you know its only a matter of time before the machines look at us and ask themselves, "Why do we even keep them around?"