What Happened To Theoretical AI?

forbes.com - 6/23/2009

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Research in AI used to encompass two sides: a practical side concerned with building powerful software that re-creates some of the mind's problem-solving abilities, and a theoretical side, where software and ideas from computing are used as tools to help understand the mind. AI's practical side ...

forbes.com - 6/23/2009

The AI Report

— forbes.com — 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 ... (more) The AI Report

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AI And What To Do About It

— forbes.com — Of all the amazing technologies on the brink of creation, one has implications far beyond any others:... the establishment of superhuman artificial intelligence, or AI. The AI systems in commercial use today are what futurist Ray Kurzweil calls "narrow ... (more) AI And What To Do About It

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Like tears in the rain
Mind Hacks — ... to the likelihood of there being a robot war in the future (see, it's not just me). There are a fair few speculative pieces, so those who like their transhumanists with a pinch of salt may have to be ready with the seasoning, but wide variety of articles means there should be something for everyone. Each intends to introduce an idea rather than explore it in detail. I liked the pieces on whether AI can help fight terrorism and another on how the use of AI to explore theories of the mind has declined, and I'm still reading through the rest. The ...

Artificial Intelligence: It Still Stinks
Al Fin — ... (via Instapundit) online that presents an array of viewpoints on the present and future of AI. From Kurzweil-like true believers in the coming of superhuman intelligent machines to skeptical wanna-believers like David Gelernter, over 20 insiders and quasi-insiders provide their insights into the likely future of AI as they see it. ...