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A Touch of Weird: Partnership on AI

9/29/2016

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Yesterday, it was announced that Amazon, DeepMind, Google, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft created a partnership revolving around artificial intelligence.  So, let's start by looking at what artificial intelligence is exactly.  According to wikipedia, AI is "intelligence exhibited by machines."  That is mildly creepy, but also could be practically useful for future technological advancements.  For example, Uber has recently completed work on self-driving cars that would reduce the amount of human-caused car accidents.  I'm still unsure of how I feel about the idea of cars driving themselves, but if accidents are less likely with this innovation then it is a practical development in AI.  Based on the Partnership on AI website, the mission of the partnership is to benefit people and society through research and discussions.  AI has been something that people have feared since the release of I, Robot.  Okay maybe some people feared it before then, but people definitely feared it after they saw the stark images of intelligent robots trying to take over the world. 

Alright, this might be a confusing blog post at this point.  You might be pondering why you should care about this.  Well if you haven't noticed that the cinema world is exploring AI more and more, then you are a bit behind with the times.  If you look at the list of films I have reviewed, there are at least a handful of films that I have discussed involving AI.  These films include Ex Machina, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Avengers: Age of Ultron.  I predict that films about AI are going to become more prevalent as technological innovations advance.  Upcoming films with AI include Blade Runner 2, Assassin's Creed, Star Wars: Episode VIII, and many more.  It will be very interesting to see how these technological advances leak into the cinematic universe, where there seems to be a call for better CGI and special effects.

Now I will leave you with a broad question: Should we fear the creation of artificial intelligence?

​Let me know what you think in the comments or on Facebook.

PS: I totally used to have one of these Tekno Puppys, and it was awesome!

Image credit: By Toyloverz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19687619
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