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Spacecraft to be controlled by artificial intelligence
- nyellin 16y agoThe article is interesting, but it is also an example of sensationalist journalism. All spacecraft and even regular aircraft use computers to make critical flight decisions faster than humans can. That is not artificial intelligence, and neither is what the article describes. Edit: I made my comment less harsh. You clearly thought the article was interesting (and in a way, it is) so I apologize for my original comment's tone.
- noonespecial 16y agoAll spacecraft and even regular aircraft use computers to make critical flight decisions faster than humans can. That is not artificial intelligence, and neither is what the article describes. It actually is considered "artificial intelligence" according to a strict definition of the term. This would be a kind of weak AI called an "expert system". The article is about extending this system beyond traditional expert systems by allowing greater environmental feedback to influence future automatic decision making. Still firmly in the weak AI sphere, but exciting nonetheless. Many journalists are guilty of leaping right into the Hal 9000 strong AI angle and then sensationalizing the dangers of strong AI run amok. I thought this article did a good job of not going too overboard, although Hal got the obligatory mention. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_AI_vs._weak_AI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_AI_vs._weak_AI
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoYou are right, but I thought the article was interesting in its own right, as it gives at least some idea of the sorts of systems currently in use and development. It's obviously not really AI, but the problem is that you can't get anything covered by the press without the huge hyperbole.