Artificial Intelligence or Augmented Intelligence? Weak AI or Strong AI?

Artificial intelligence or augmented intelligence? It may seem strange, after talking about artificial intelligence so far, to ask this question, but it is not a strange question.

As we will see in the part dedicated to ethical issues if on the one hand artificial intelligence opens up great opportunities, on the other hand, it also raises the curtain on scenarios, for now only science fiction, but certainly alarming in a world governed by machines.

In reality, as we will see when we report some application examples, the highest level reached so far is that of an excellent student, with a powerful memory, but not of genius. The machines until now correlate what they have learned; from these teachings they draw new information to simulate human behaviour. Still, they do not have the brilliant illuminations of an Einstein, and above all, they do not develop their cognitive abilities but emulate those of humans.

Surely, however, they can support man by providing him with correlations that a human mind could hardly make, grinding up the infinite quantity of data available today and thus contributing to “increase” human intelligence; for this reason in some contexts it is preferred to use the term “augmented intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence.”

This debate reflects what, within the scientific community, is embodied in the difference between weak artificial intelligence (weak AI) and strong artificial intelligence (strong AI).

It is to the American philosopher, as well as a scholar of language, John Searle that we owe the clarification of this differentiation who for the first time uses the term “strong artificial intelligence” (from which, according to Searle himself, we are still a long way off) in the article Menti, brains and programs published in 1980. This is not the place to deepen the intense debate that develops around this issue, but we limit ourselves to summarising the two definitions.

Weak Artificial Intelligence

It acts and thinks as if it had a brain. Still, it is not intelligent, it only simulates that it is: to provide the answer to a problem, it investigates similar cases, compares them, elaborates a series of solutions and then chooses the most rational one and, on the basis of the data analysed, more consistent by simulating human behaviour. Weak AI does not fully understand social cognitive processes but is basically concerned with problem-solving (answers to problems based on general rules).

Strong Artificial Intelligence

He has cognitive abilities indistinguishable from human ones. In this context, the “expert systems” are placed, i.e. software that reproduces the performance and knowledge of experts in a given field. The heart of these systems is the inferential engine, i.e. an algorithm which, like the human mind, passes from a proposition assumed to be true to a second proposition, with deductive logic (when from a general principle it extracts one or more of particular character) or inductive (when the opposite occurs), the truth of which is derived from the content of the former. The distinctive feature of these systems is the analysis of language to understand its meaning because without understanding the importance (remember what we wrote, describing the moment of the adolescence of AI,

Let’s see what the methodologies, techniques and algorithms that today contribute to populating the world of artificial intelligence are.

TechSmashers
Tech Smashers is a global platform that provides the latest reviews & news updates on Technology, Business Ideas, Gadgets, Digital Marketing, Mobiles, Updates On Social Media and many more up coming Trends.

RECENT POSTS

How Modern Smartphones Have Revolutionized Journalism

The world has gone entirely digital; everything is now accessible online, from products and services to information. The introduction of technological innovations, such as...

The CIA Did Not Break The Encryption Of WhatsApp, Signal, Or Telegram

If encrypted messaging applications do not appear to be compromised by the CIA, the agency is using numerous techniques to take control of mobile...

Leveraging Customer Opinions to Boost Online Engagement

In the dynamic landscape of digital commerce and information exchange, the power of customer opinions has never been more influential. Today's savvy businesses are...

WiFi: 5 Constraints To Manage When Deploying A Network

The constraints on a WiFi deployment project are incredibly numerous. A necessary phase for any project is to define the need to size the...

How To Install Windows 11/10 On Your Mac With UTM

If you use a Mac equipped with an Apple Silicon (M1, M1 Max, or M2) or Intel (x86/64) processor, you will be delighted to...

The Role Of HR Management In The Digital Transformation Paths Of Organizations

Starting and managing a Digital Transformation path in the company does not only mean equipping yourself with innovative tools and methodologies but also acting...

How AV Technology Boosts Team Productivity?

If you want to have a more productive environment in your business, it’s time to consider how AV technology could help. 1. Training sessions are...

AI race: Google Hits Hard With Its Gemini Model!

After months of waiting, Google announced on December 6, 2023, the launch of Gemini, its new artificial intelligence (AI) model. It is an essential...