Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science that combines data sets and computer science to enable problem-solving. It is the simulation of human intelligence processes using machines, particularly computer systems, and it takes many forms, from chatbots to navigation apps to portable fitness trackers. AI algorithms are used to create expert systems that make predictions or classifications based on input data. For robots and other electronic devices to take over the tasks that humans perform, they must have artificial intelligence. The advances that AI has made in a variety of industries have been remarkable in recent years.
Artificial superintelligence (ASI) would exceed the intelligence and capacity of the human brain. The ultimate goal for many AI researchers is to create a machine with human-level intelligence that can be applied to any task. However, the search for artificial general intelligence has been difficult. Some software engineers say it's only AI if it works as well or better than a human. Alan Turing's seminal work, Computing Machinery and Intelligence (PDF, 92 KB) (external link to IBM), marked the beginning of the conversation about AI in 1950.John McCarthy offers this definition of AI in his 2004 article (PDF, 127 KB) (external link to IBM): "It is the science and engineering of creating intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs." MuZero, a computer program created by DeepMind, is a promising pioneer in the search for true artificial general intelligence. In general terms, systems with AI can perform tasks commonly associated with human cognitive functions, such as interpreting speech, playing games and identifying patterns.
The achievement of artificial general intelligence was elusive, not imminent, due to limitations in computer processing and memory and the complexity of the problem.
