About AI

What exactly is AI?. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their action.

When people talk about artificial intelligence, they're usually referring to one of two things: either they're talking about the theoretical possibility of machines that can think and act like humans, or they're talking about the practical applications of machine learning. But what exactly is AI? AI is simply the simulation of human intelligence in machines. That means programming computers to think like humans and mimic their actions. But can AI be truly intelligent? In other words, can it discern things without extensive human training?

As it stands now, the answer is no. AI is made from vast amounts of natural resources, fuel, and human labour. And it's not intelligent in any kind of human intelligence way. It has a completely different statistical logic for how meaning is made.

So, as of right now, there is no such thing as true AI. However, that doesn't mean there aren't useful applications for AI technology. The bulk of commercial and private AI available right now falls under the category of machine learning, which is a subset of AI. Machine learning is simply the ability of computers to learn from data. This data can be used to make predictions or recommendations about future events or behaviour. So while there's no such thing as true AI just yet, there are still plenty of ways to put AI technology to use in the world today.

And also like the Terminator, AI is not actually a real thing...yet. Despite the fact that we're still waiting for Skynet to become a reality, there are already a lot of myths and misconceptions about AI floating around out there. For example, people often think that AI is going to be this all-powerful force that will eventually overthrow humanity and take over the world. But the truth is, AI is nowhere near being able to do something like that. In fact, it's not even close. Right now, AI is nothing more than a bunch of algorithms and machines that have been designed to mimic human behaviour. But they're not actually alive and they're not actually intelligent in any real sense of the word. So when people say things like "AI is going to take over the world," they're really just showing their ignorance about what AI actually is.

The first reason computers cannot think like humans is the human capacity for intuition. They say computers will never be able to think intuitively because they rely exclusively on rules, whereas humans, in addition, employ a subtle and sophisticated form of inference from experience. The second reason is that computers do not have what we might call a "rich inner life." Their world consists entirely of data and the manipulation of symbols according to rules. They have no experiences in the world of objects and events that they can bring to bear on the task at hand. Third, computers are simply not fast enough. To carry out processes as simple as addition or subtraction, they must first convert the information into a string of bits, manipulate those bits according to pre-programmed rules, and then convert the results back into a form we can understand. Finally, computers lack what we might call "common sense." They cannot make the sorts of inferences from partial or incorrect data that humans find so easy. In short, computers cannot think like humans because they lack intuition, imagination, and common sense.

In 1931, the Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel proved that any system of axioms powerful enough to describe arithmetic is inconsistent. Gödel’s theorem has been used to argue that a computer can never be as smart as a human being because the extent of its knowledge is limited by a fixed set of axioms, whereas people can discover unexpected truths. And it has been taken to imply that even you’ll never entirely understand yourself, since your mind, like any other closed system, can only be sure of what it knows about itself by relying on what it knows about itself. In other words, Gödel’s theorem implies that everything we know is provisional at best, and that there are always limit to our understanding. So next time you feel like you’re losing your grip on reality, just remember that it’s not you, it’s Gödel:). Gödel’s discovery not only applied to literally all branches of science, logic and human knowledge. It has truly earth-shattering implications, but it is of course another area of discussion..