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Justine Faith Tabligan
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The Artificial Intelligence in Robotics 2.0
Why is an Artificial Intelligence helpful? How has it been helpful? Have you ever seen
the movie Bicentennial man? Have you ever thought that robots can feel and touch too and
have emotions? These are just a few questions that comes to my head when I think of
Artificial Intelligence. By definition from techopedia.com, Artificial intelligence (AI) is an
area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and
react like humans. Some of the activities computers with artificial intelligence are designed
for include speech recognition, learning, planning, and problem solving. Artificial
Intelligence has been enhancing our lives with their ability to learn, to solve and interact
socially with humans.
First, according to howstuffworks.com, some modern robots have the ability to learn
in a limited capacity. Learning robots recognize if a certain action achieved a desired result.
The robot stores this information and attempts the successful action the next time it
encounters the same situation. However, modern computers can only do this in very limited
situations. They can't absorb any sort of information like a human can. Some robots can learn
by mimicking human actions. In Japan, roboticists have taught a robot to dance by
demonstrating the moves themselves. Robotics has improved enormously over the past
decade. Robots have the ability to learn just about anything, the ability to reason, the ability
to use language and the ability to formulate original ideas. Roboticists are nowhere near
achieving this level of artificial intelligence, but they have made a lot of progress with more
limited AI. An Artificial Intelligence can be taught how to do basic chores. In the movie
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bicentennial man, Andrew was called a household appliance. In his programming, a human
can command him to do anything and he must obey. But after he jumped out of the window,
he had defects that he started acting differently. He has always been nice and friendly but
after the incident, he started doing what he wanted to do. This showed that he has freewill
and started making his own decisions.
Second, computers can already solve problems in limited realms. The basic idea of AI
problem-solving is very simple, though its execution is complicated. First, the AI robot or
computer gathers facts about a situation through sensors or human input. The computer
compares this information to stored data and decides what the information signifies. The
computer runs through various possible actions and predicts which action will be most
successful based on the collected information. Of course, the computer can only solve
problems it's programmed to solve. It doesn't have any generalized analytical ability. Chess
computers are one example of this sort of machine. Machines have helped enhance our lives
with their ability to solve problems faster than humans. The Turing Test is a test of a
machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that
of a human. For example, a human judge engages in natural language conversations with a
human and a machine designed to generate performance indistinguishable from that of a
human being. The amazing ability of the AI led us to amazing capabilities that we can do now.
Virtual games are becoming more and more realistic as engineers explore more of their
capability. With this same technology, virtual worlds can be created where virtual tests can
be held. In the field of robotics, roboticists are trying to create robots with a more human
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form. As shown in the photo below, as they observe human behavior, they can mimic what
they are doing.
In the photo below you will see a chart that the most industrial robots used in a single
country are in
Japan,
Europe.(spectrum.ieee.org)
however 50%
of all industrial
robots
are used in
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Third, some robots can interact socially. Kismet, a robot at M.I.T's Artificial
Intelligence Lab, recognizes human body language and voice inflection and responds
appropriately (ai.mit.edu). Its creators are interested in how humans and babies interact,
based only on tone of speech and visual cue. This can be the start of a more human
interaction. Kismet and other humanoid robots at the M.I.T. AI Lab operate using an
unconventional control structure. Instead of directing every action using a central computer,
the robots control lower-level actions with lower-level computers. They believe that this is
a more accurate model of human intelligence. We do most things automatically; we don't
decide to do them at the highest level of consciousness. The interaction of artificial
intelligence has enhanced such that they can walk and talk like us.
Lastly, Artificial Intelligence has been enhancing our lives with their ability to learn,
to solve and interact socially with humans. I believe that artificial intelligence is going to keep
improving and advancing to help us in our daily activities. We use technology every single
day of our lives. I don't think AI will take over the world, humans seem to power hungry to
let that happen, however, I see them helping with elderly individuals, teaching, making
transportation safer, and helping humans advance more. This are just my views on how I
foresee the future.
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Bibliography
Guizzo, EG, (2008). The rise of the machines. http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/industrialrobots/the-rise-of-the-machines/0
Harris, TH, (2002). How Robots Work. http://science.howstuffworks.com/robot6.htm
Hodges, AH, (2001). Turing Test. http://www.turing.org.uk/scrapbook/test.html
Menzel, PM, (2007). Kismet. http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/humanoid-roboticsgroup/kismet/kismet.html