The basic idea behind AI
Even though many people do not realize it, they are at the mercy of AI. Today, we have doorbells, lighting, ovens, washing machines, air conditioners, cars, and all sorts of devices that we use on a daily basis having some AI integrated within them. The problem with AI is that these devices don’t have a label on them that clearly shows whether an AI system is controlling them or not. Thus, my state-of-the-art appliance doesn’t look much different from my old one, yet underneath the bonnet, they are worlds apart.
Most people’s AI education has been heavily influenced by Hollywood movies or science fiction books. A.I. Artificial Intelligence, I, Robot, Ex Machina, Blade Runner, The Matrix, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, to name a few, all contributed to building this general understanding of AI. Unfortunately, there seems to be a recurrent theme in all of them. First, AI is all about humanoid robots. Second, they must harm the human race in...
