A paragraph from an interview in the on-line European
Conservative attributed to Pedro Uria Recio defines AI
as this:
Artificial intelligence is a collection of algorithms that
perform functions traditionally associated with the
human mind, such as language, object recognition,
planning, and decision-making. It relies on complex
models that require large amounts of data and
computational power to function efficiently.
According to Merriam Webster, an algorithm is:The current term of choice for a problem-solving
procedure, algorithm, is commonly used nowadays for
the set of rules a machine (and especially a computer)
follows to achieve a particular goal.
Language and object recognition are areas that seem to
be fairly easy to fit into an algorithm and evidence of
that is all around us. Planning operations and decision-
making is another story. How much data is necessary to
make a viable decision on a particular plan?
Where AI is most impressive is in a situation as seen
here:
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the robotic auto
workers is what happens when something goes wrong.
There are a multitude of things that can foul up the
production process, a dropped tool or broken part or
more. Does the robot have the capability to effectively
respond to unique problems? Or will future human
employees specialize in covering for their brainless
associates? Failures in the complicated digital,
electrical and mechanical systems in a production
facility may take a long time to analyze and correct.
Management may be very disappointed with equipment
that won't work.
Will some robots be more effective and reliable than
others, just as their human counterparts now relegated
to robot supervision also show varying levels of
expertise?
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