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One definition of artificial intelligence is offered by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence -- "the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines".
Another definition I found sums up artificial intelligence as: "intelligent behavior in machines".
My own oversimplified version is "reasoning machines".
If I understand AI correctly, the ability to reach a new conclusion from what I have learned is one faculty that separates me from most "intelligent" machines today.
Artificial intelligence is difficult to describe because as humans, we still have not clearly defined what intelligence is. What is it that makes us, or any entity intelligent? Is it simply the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge? Is it consciousness? If so, can computer software be intelligent, a robot self-aware?
The idea of self aware machines has inspired many Hollywood movies, but don't expect to see a robot with the desire to be human any time soon. The human brain is just too complex. For artificial intelligence to become a reality, much will need to be learned in the areas of psychology, neuroscience, cognitive and computer sciences and more.
I found the AI depot to be an excellent source for introductory information on artificial intelligence.
Like the singularity at the center of a black hole, our model of the world breaks down when it contains entities smarter than human.
Futurists give varying predictions as to the date, cause and likelihood of such an event.
I like the idea of comedic computers. I wish my ATM had a better sense of humor. Artificial intelligence researchers are creating computer programs that can recognize a good joke.
Scientists are taking satire seriously because humor is an important aspect of improved interaction between humans and computers.
Here is a quick test I created for your humor bot:
Knock knock
Who's there?
A.I.
A.I. who?
A.I. heard you were looking for a good joke.
If your computer laughs at this, I would classify it as non-intelligent.
A chatbot is a computer program that is designed to simulate an intelligent conversation with humans. Many chat bots use artificial intelligence to interpret speech or text input and before providing a response. Some simply scan for keywords within the input and pull a matching reply from a database. Chatbots may also be referred to as talk bots, chatterbots, or chatterboxes.
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| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Computers Learn to Listen, and Some Talk Back | NY Times | 06/10 |
| 6 Mashups of Music and Artificial Intelligence | Wired | 06/10 |
| Cerebral Imperialism | IEET | 06/10 |
| The AI Doctor Is Ready To See You | Singularity Hub | 05/10 |
| A New Take on Human Intelligence | ABC News | 12/09 |
| Nine games computers are ruining for humanity | New Scientist | 05/09 |
| Tests that show machines closing in on human abilities | New Scientist | 01/09 |
| Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. | Wired | 12/08 |
| The Future of A.I. | PBS | 12/08 |
| Cognitive computing | PhysOrg | 12/08 |
| Predicting the Future of AI | G4 | 11/08 |
| Next generation of cognitive robots | ICT Results | 05/08 |
| Computer decodes dog communication | New Scientist | 01/08 |
| Computers crack famous board game | BBC News | 11/07 |
| How I failed the Turing test | Blog Cadre | 09/05 |
| A Wager on the Turing Test: The Rules | KurzweilAI.net | 04/02 |
| Are you a Computer? | Modern Humorist | 07/01 |
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| AI Polaris | Man vs Machine Poker Project |
| On Intelligence | Intelligent memory systems |
| Project Oxygen | MIT Project |
| The Mind Project | Illinois State University |
| Turing Test questions | Turing Test |
| The Turing Test Page | Turing Test |
| Computing machinery and intelligence | World Wide Mind project |
| The Imitation Game | Turing Test |
| Artificial Intelligence | BBC |
| CALO | World Wide Mind project |
| SILVIA | Cognitive Code |
| Human Knowledge: Foundations and Limits | Brian Holtz |
| AIGameDev | Ai game development |
| Ai Research | HAL and 'Virtual Children' |
| AI From TAU | Recommended |
| Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory | Iowa State University |
| Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory | MIT |
| Research on Emotions and Human-Machine Interaction | World Wide Mind project |
| Artificial Intelligence | BBC Science and Nature |
| Artificial Intelligence | BBC h2g2 |
| Discovery Channel | Artificial Intelligence mini-site |
| Neural Networks at your Fingertips | Neural network architectures |
| Turing Test Page | Turing Test |
| The Alan Turing Home Page | Dedicated to Alan Turin |
| What is Artificial Intelligence? | World Wide Mind project |
| AI Toolkit | Robotics ai software |
| AI Depot | Ai stuff |
| Artificial intelligence | Wikipedia |
| Artificial Intelligence: AI | The movie |
| WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? | John McCarthy |
| AI Planet | Virtual world for artificial intelligence |
| JAIR | Journal of Artificial Intelligence |
| Indiana Poker Programming Contest | For students in the state of Indiana |
| Article | Sources |
|---|---|
| Eye On AI | Article by FFA Image by FFA modified from a licensed photo from istock.com |
| Artificial Humor | Article and image by FFA, robot from wikimedia commons |
| The Singularity | Article by FFA Image is a licensed photo from istock.com |
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