Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• It is a section of Computer Science that is concerned with making computers behave and act like humans.
• At the moment, there are no computers that are capable to simulate human behaviour completely.
• In the computer games industry, some of the best computer chess games/programs are now fully capable of beating humans.
• Recent rapid changes in 2016 in the section of Artificial intelligence has caused concerns to the potential impact of Artificial intelligence to humans and society.

There are a few points outlined by the Edexcel exam board that could cause potential threats by Artificial intelligence:

• Privacy - if a PC is able to listen to and analyse all human conversations, via telephone or email.
• Human dignity - AI shouldn't be used for the purpose of jobs that actually require respect and care (e.g. a nurse)
• Survival - AI could cause problems with trying to survive against more intelligent machines like AI.

Benefits by using AI

• Expert systems - it will be able to make real-life decisions that may be done better than if a human would figure out these decisions. (e.g. disease diagnosis based on symptoms)
• Precision - e.g. in…