Artificial Intelligence
... they will evolve through the development of independent robots whose "brains" have been closely designed on the human brain. That is, that like biological brains, these artificial brains will be based on a neural network architecture containing billions of neurones. And importantly, that these neural networks will be implemented directly in hardware, i.e. not in a simulation running on top of today's conventional von Neumann computer architecture. These neural networks will also be able of self-configuration and learning without any kind of external computer control. Artificial Intelligence has come a long way from its early roots, driven by dedicated researchers. The beginnings of AI reach back before electronics, to philosophers and mathematicians such as Boole. AI really began to fascinate researchers with the invention of the computer in 1943. The technology was finally available, or so it seemed, to simulate intelligent behaviour. Over the next four decades, despite many stumbling blocks, AI has grown from a dozen researchers, to thousands of engineers and specialists; and from programs capable of playing chess, to systems designed to diagnose disease. AI has always been on the pioneering end of computer science. Advanced-level computer languages, as well as computer interfaces and word-processors owe their existence to the research into artificial intelligence. The theory and insights brought about by AI research will set the trend in the future of computing. The products available today are only bits and pieces of what are soon to follow, but they are a movement towards the future of artificial intelligence. The advancements in the quest for artificial intelligence have, and will continue to affect our jobs, our education, and our lives. DEFINITION What is Artificial Intelligence? Well Artificial Intelligence is an area of Computer Science, Physiology, Philosophy, Mathematics, Biology or Engineering and even History. It is simply the application of artificial or non-naturally occurring systems that use the knowledge-level to achieve goals. It focuses on creating machines that can engage on behaviours that humans consider intelligent. A more practical definition that has been used for Artificial Intelligence is trying to build artificial systems that can “think” and will perform better on tasks that humans currently do better and use human like reasoning skills to solve logic based problems. The characteristics of human intelligence include learning, adapting, reasoning, self-corr...