Edited by Courtney Boyd Myers
6/22/2009 @ 6:00PM
The AI Report
Can machines think? In 1950, Alan Turing, considered by some to be the father of modern computing, published a paper in which he proposed that, “If, during text-based conversation, a machine is indistinguishable from a human, then it could be said to be ‘thinking’ and, therefore, could be attributed with intelligence.” He predicted that a computer would pass this “Turing Test” by the end of the century. That hasn’t happened–yet. But the question continues to provoke and inspire. AI might be just around the corner, or it might be centuries away. Edited By Courtney Boyd Myers
Passing The Turing Test
By Kevin Warwick
Machine Minds
By Michael Vassar
Let’s get artificial intelligence right the first time.
When Will Computers Be Smarter Than Us?
By Nick Bostrom
Superintelligence is on its way.
Turing The Biologist
By Olaf Sporns
Another side of genius.
What Happened To Theoretical AI?
By David Gelernter
The mind does more than just solve problems.
Giving Computers Free Will
By Judea Pearl
The mathematics of cause and effect.
Computers Make Great Students
By Peter Norvig
The great leap forward in unsupervised learning.
Can A.I. Fight Terrorism?
By Juval Aviv
Yes, but we need humans too.
My Computer, My Collaborator
By Matthew Klenk
With AI, our machines will be able to reason by analogy.
Dumb Like Google
By Lee Gomes
Why AI has not lived up to its longtime promise.
The Humanoids Are Here
By Courtney Boyd Myers
The newest robots can cry and communicate, and look eerily like us.
- In Pictures: The 10 Most Humanoid Robots
The Dawn Of The Humanoid Robot
By James Kuffner
And the end of laundry, dishes and mowing the lawn.
The Gamelatron Robot Orchestra
By Aaron Taylor Kuffner
Musical machines enshrine ancient traditions.
Robots Vs. Rothko
By Margaret A. Boden
When computers get creative with art and design.
Who Needs Humanoids?
By Helen Greiner
Robots should complement, not imitate, what humans do.
Robots On Jeopardy
By Herbert Gelernter
With “Blue Gene,” IBM is finally back in the AI game.
Encounters With Electronic Pets
By Lawrence Osborne
Small dogs are bad, small robot dogs worse.
We Want More From Computers–But Not Too Much
By Eyal Amir
AI and online security go head to head.
Will A Machine Replace You?
By Courtney Boyd Myers
Your computer will steal your job, sell your house and send you the bill.
- In Pictures: Eight Jobs That Technology Will Change
AI In The C-Suite
By Dale Addison
Corporations are using it to radically cut costs.
AI And What To Do About It
By Ben Goertzel
Invest in human obsolescence.
Why Computers Can’t–Yet–Beat The Market
By Joshua Holden
Finance is more like poker than chess.
The Coming Artilect War
By Hugo de Garis
Are you a cosmist, a terran, or a cyborgist?
The Ethical War Machine
By Patrick Lin
Can a robot win hearts and minds?
Intelligence Evolution
By Barry Ptolemy
The coming merger of man and machine.