Until today all attempts to create the structure identical to our brain did not succeed. However, different primitive (comparing to the human brain capabilities) systems of artificial intelligence have already been created for different purposes. So what is artificial intelligence? McCarthy defines AI as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs. It is related to the similar task of using computers to understand human intelligence, but AI does not have to confine itself to methods that are biologically observable.” In other words, it is the efforts to make machines think similar as we do (Levy). Is it even possible?
According to the results of empirical research, conducted in the form of playing Rock-Paper-Scissors with computer (Dance & Jackson), the development of AI continues rather quickly. After playing more than twenty rounds, it became obvious that computer tries to use predictions based on intellectual assessment of human behavior – not simple statistical analysis of the previous choices. However, the machine includes such analysis into its calculations of the future move. It provides AI with advantage a human does not have due to the limitations of memory in most cases. Thus, it can be concluded that a computer has a greater potential to win that an average human.
This small experiment shows an average visitor that computers are able to outsmart and outplay humans. However, what and AI cannot do is to consider non-logical factors that can influence humans’ choices. Such choices might not lead to the right moves however, they would only create extra statistical data within AI’s database.
Works Cited
Dance, G. & Jackson, T. “Rock-Paper-Scissors: You vs. the Computer.” The New York Times: Science. 2012. Web. 10 December 2012 < HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/science/rock-paper-scissors.html" http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/science/rock-paper-scissors.html >.
Levy, S. The AI Revolution Is On. Wired. 2010. Web. 10 December 2012
McCarthy, J. What Is Artificial Intelligence? 2007. Web. 10 December 2012 < HYPERLINK "http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/whatisai/node3.html" http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/whatisai/node3.html …