is artificial intelligence possible?

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: myusername
IOW, you require emotion to be a component of "true AI"?

What is emotion? Physical responses actuated by recognition? Physical damage?

 

[myusername]

That which is not strictly logical?
You differentiated Agent Smith from the other agents as being the "true AI", yet he is remarkable in that he is strikingly human - determined, if not evil, but decidedly emotional. A machine would have no need to explain itself to the vermin it was trying to exterminate - particularly if doing so risked lowering its odds of success.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

artificial intelligence = a blonde who dies her hair brunette

 

[EmperorIQ]

AI is possible! I prdict in about 200 years there will be a functionall fully AI robot, and not long after that it will take over the world. . . i'm serious.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: myusername
That which is not strictly logical?
You differentiated Agent Smith from the other agents as being the "true AI", yet he is remarkable in that he is strikingly human - determined, if not evil, but decidedly emotional. A machine would have no need to explain itself to the vermin it was trying to exterminate - particularly if doing so risked lowering its odds of success.

Of course, if it's goal is success. But imagine AI that could, in your own opinion, interact with humanly. I guess I am incorporating much more than just basic AI.

It isn't too hard to fathom that with enough computer chips, rudimentary reasoning could be created to a point.

Still, I find that a great toolset arises when so much capacity for learning is suddenly thrust into irrelevance. Man exists because he is, and yet, we find something to do, something around which to congregate, religious or otherwise. Would a machine with simple AI be able to be selfish, conscienceiously believeing that its reasoning is more favorable to equally logical alternatives? Would it be able to willingly choose seemignly illogical ones because of emtion? True, impressive AI by all stretches of known science, will be a machine that can embrace irrelevance and continue to live by choice, and not by purpose.


That said, I am probably swaying from the original topic too much.

Can we do it?
most likely.

Should be do it?
No, or at least VERY carefully.

Why?
Because we are imperfect. Creating perfection will only serve to have that perfection exploit our obscolescance in its presence without empathic consideration. If it will not know of our confusion, and the true gravity of the fruit of our labor, it will have no reason not to overthrow us...


wow..I was getting a little too deep ther for a moment.....I think I will go eat a cookie...