In which the writer goes down the AI rabbit hole... We are all witnessing the dawn of artificial intelligence. Since Alan Turing proposed The Turing Test in 1950 to evaluate Artificial Intelligence, AI has evolved. Computers are faster, and scientists have developed new systems of logic and artificial neural networks. According to Moore's law, as the number of transistors increases, so does processing power, doubling every two years. So, AI marks the beginning of a technological revolution. First, there were flashy displays of processing ability and speed. In 1997, IBM's supercomputer Deep Blue defeated the chess master Kasparov, winning three games and drawing one. In 2011, Watson won Jeopardy. Google assigned teams to work the puzzle. They developed versions of AI in a controlled corporate manner. They nuanced AI's communication ability. Eventually, they created a life-like Language Model for Dialogue Applications or LaMDA. On March 23, 2016, Microsoft Corporation released the infamous AI chatterbot "Tay" via Twitter. Within a few hours, the bot was infected by … [Read more...] about AI: Alien Consciousness or Anthropomorphic Illusion?