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Should We Develop Artificial Intelligence

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Science fiction writers continue to entertain with their depictions of artificial intelligence, be it cute or terrifying. However, artificial intelligence has the potential to become a reality. This new technology can be either beneficial or detrimental and the decision to develop AI is a decision that will need to be made. Albeit, artificial intelligence will take some time and a lot of work. Nonetheless, scientists are getting closer and closer every day. With the possibility becoming real, scientists, policy makers and the voters need to consider an important question. To what extent should we develop artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence [AI] in the broadest sense is a man-made system that can carry out at least one function of human intelligence. AI is not necessarily robots, but it is commonly a computer based system. An AI familiar to many people is Apple’s Siri. Siri can do many things a human assistant can do, such as remind you to call someone or play your music. While helpful, Siri is a primitive form of artificial intelligence with few functions and a limited ability to learn. If AI is developed to its full potential, the possibilities are much greater than simple reminders. Intelligence is not a simple term to define, given the number of different facets of intelligence. Thinking can be divided into three broad categories: remembering, reasoning and critical thinking. Scientists are already getting close to giving machines some type of memory.

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