Whatever happened to machines that think?
I just read a pretty good article over lunch by Justin Mullins in the New Scientist entitled "Whatever happened to machines that think?" The article provides an overview of the current state of Artificial Intelligence development, as well as a pretty good historical timeline of AI development over the course of the past 70 years, beginning in 1936, when Alan Turing completed his paper "On computable numbers" which paved the way for artificial intelligence and modern computing. Worth a read.
The article begins with the definition of "The Sigularity" from Wikipedia, and then:
"CLEVER computers are everywhere. From robotic lawnmowers to intelligent lighting, washing machines and even car engines that self-diagnose faults, there's a silicon brain in just about every modern device you can think of. But can you honestly call any machine intelligent in a meaningful sense of the word?"
posted by Fergie @ 4/26/2005 10:47:00 AM
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