This is the science of programming computers and robots to perform the tasks of humans, such as speech recognition, language translation, visual perception and decision-making.
AI is intelligence shown by machines (computers are advanced machines and robots are advanced computers). The ideal ‘intelligent’ machine is a flexible and rational agent that sees its environment and does things to maximise its chance of success in achieving certain goals. Two good examples of AI at work are the computer that has beaten world champion chess players, and the driverless car.
As exciting as an AI future is, some researchers are aware of the risks involved in AI succeeding too well. In 2016, Google’s AI subsidiary DeepMind taught a computer program to play a variety of Atari video games at a superhuman level, in only a few hours. The program was given no background knowledge, which meant it managed to learn the game from scratch.
Questions to discuss in the classroom:
Should these results impress or scare us?
What are student’s ideas on AI and Deep Learning?
Are humans in danger through giving such power to technology?
How will this shape the world as we know it?
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08/10 - Update -Daily Telegraph