Artificial intelligence (AI) is the process of teaching a computer to carry out tasks that typically only a human brain could do, but there is much more to it that trying to crunch numbers on a computer.<\/p>\n

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, from the robots manufacturing cars in factories to the smartphone in your pocket, and understanding what AI actually is will give you a better understanding of the technology that surrounds us.<\/p>\n

Professor Mark Lee is a computer scientist at Aberystwyth University. His new book, How to Grow a Robot<\/em>, is all about how to design robots and artificial intelligence so that they are more social, more friendly, more playful \u2013 more human.<\/p>\n

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Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust<\/h2>\n
Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis<\/strong><\/p>\n
Penguin Random House<\/em><\/p>\n
This book spells out the growing worries about the safety and reliability of modern AI, especially big data and deep learning. This is the same motivation for my new book and I was greatly encouraged to read this theme from a different but complementary viewpoint.<\/p>\n
AI has become very powerful but, if it is to become trustworthy, it must be able to explain itself, understand the world, and be able to contemplate the consequences of its own actions. This needs what Marcus and Davis call \u201cdeep understanding\u201d, and requires much more consideration of the human sciences.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t agree more, my main difference is that I believe a body is essential for exploring the subjective understanding of objects, the environment, and other agents.<\/p>\n
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