Artificial Intelligence

1. Artificial Intelligence I. seeks to simulate or imitate human intelligence, such as reasoning and learning, by using computer science and computer systems • Computers are far more efficient than people in storing information, solving complex numerical problems and doing large-scale repetitive tasks • Prior to the advent of AI technology, people would program into the computer solutions to problems and instructions on how to solve them

2. C. AI software gives the computer an information base including facts, comparisons, methods, procedures and other thinking tools. It then gives the computer interaction functions to arrange the material such as searching, comparing, patterning and matching techniques, and the computer reaches its own solution based on the facts – similar to the way human intelligence would solve a problem.

3. II. The Start of AI • The father of Artificial Intelligence is British mathematician Alan Mathison Turing. • In 1950 he declared that in the future there would be a machine that would duplicate human intelligence. • He devised a specialised test, known as the “Turing test”, to be used to prove artificial intelligence. • In the test, a human and a computer hidden from view would be asked random identical questions. If the computer was successful, the questioner would be unable to distinguish the machine from the human.

4. III. The original purpose of AI A. The original focus of AI was the incorporation of human information processing and problem-solving skills into computer systems, which led to advances in problem-solving technologies in many fields including industry, medicine, military and science

5. IV. How is AI used today? • In the medical field with systems that can diagnose and treat disorders and diseases. • Drug and other medical research is being assisted by AI. • Manufacturing and industry use AI for automatic operations such as scheduling, property management and factory operations. • AI systems are used internally for configuring software and hardware, organizing and ordering information from the Internet and sophisticated computer systems that perform operations to handle large bodies of information.

6. V. Potential uses of AI • As creators • Musicians • Artists • Novelists • Cooks 2. As problem solvers 3. Medical Diagnosis and surgeons 4. Soldiers 5. Space Travelers 6. HAZMAT Techs 7. Rescue and Recovery

7. 8. Teachers • Distance learning 9. Manual labor 10. Personal assistants • Baby sitters • Aiding the disabled 11. Companions and lovers

8. VI. The androids A. The idea of personal assistant robots are not too far off, perhaps. But how will these human-like robots, called androids, behave and how will they be governed? Won’t they “take over the world?” If the robot laws of Isaac Asimov is followed, we’ll be safe. 1. Asimov’s first law is that robots may not harm humans either through action or inaction. 2. They must obey humans except when the commands conflict with the first law. 3. Androids must protect themselves except, again, when this comes into conflict with the first law.

9. VII. Will AI Destroy Humanity? A. AI will be • Smarter than us • Superior to us • Will use logic, foregoing emotion, ethics and morality B. Our future is unkown