[A Sip of Books] From Philosophical Theories to Practice: 'Pretending to Know Artificial Intelligence'

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This book introduces not only the definition of artificial intelligence but also the scientific attempts and failures that occurred during the historical process of AI formation. It also explores prospects for the past, present, and future, as well as the construction and operation of AI systems.

Machine learning is a classical field of artificial intelligence that encompasses both symbolic approaches and connectionism. Here, the learning model focuses on the agent's ability to improve itself by considering information provided by the environment. Often, the learning ability of connectionist systems is cited as one of their defining features and the most attractive characteristic to AI researchers. However, importantly, symbolic approaches are also very suitable for learning. The significance of the neural network approach to learning lies in its introduction of this core interest in AI into a long research history.

Assuming strong AI is possible and trusting the predictions of prominent scientists, a new kind of evolution will occur. Instead of producing biological offspring, we will begin to produce so-called 'children of the mind,' engineering beings superior to us, as Hans Moravec describes. Both biological and cultural evolution ensure that information persists from generation to generation. If we create our own descendants through engineering technology, most people have suggested that AI could lead our species through Lamarckian evolution. In contrast to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, Lamarck proposed that evolution allows traits acquired during our lifetime to be passed on to future generations.

Knowing Artificial Intelligence | Written by Henry Brighton | Fandom Books | 13,500 KRW