The “Father of Artificial Intelligence,” John McCarthy, coined the term “artificial intelligence” when he, with Marvin Minsky and Claude Shannon, proposed a 1956 summer workshop on the topic at Dartmouth College. The modern version of AI largely began when Alan Turing, who contributed to breaking the Nazi’s Enigma code during World War II, created the Turing test to determine if a computer is capable of “thinking.” The value and legitimacy of the test have long been the subject of debate. But once they interact with humans, we get chaos and destruction.” It’s almost as if the myths say that it’s great to have these artificial things up in heaven used by the gods. Mayor concluded, “Not one of those myths has a good ending once the artificial beings are sent to Earth. Hephaestus also created Pandora and her infamous box, as well as a set of automated servants made of gold that were given the knowledge of the gods. For example, Hephaestus created the giant bronze man, Talos, which had a mysterious life force from the gods called ichor. Mayor noted that the myths about Hephaestus, the Greek god of invention and blacksmithing, included precursors to AI. Long before technological advances made self-moving devices possible, ideas about creating artificial life and robots were explored in ancient myths.” As Adrienne Mayor, research scholar, folklorist, and science historian at Stanford University, explained: “Our ability to imagine artificial intelligence goes back to the ancient times. The idea of AI goes back at least 2,700 years. To access extended pro and con arguments, sources, and discussion questions about whether artificial intelligence (AI) is good for society, go to .Īrtificial intelligence (AI) is the use of “computers and machines to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind,” according to IBM. © MR.Cole_Photographer–Moment/Getty Images SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.
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