"The History and Future of Artificial Intelligence: From Dartmouth Conference to Superintelligence"

The history of Artificial Intelligence (AI) dates back to the mid-20th century when the term "artificial intelligence" was first coined. Here is a brief overview of the history of AI: The Birth of AI: In 1956, a group of researchers organized the Dartmouth Conference, where the term "artificial intelligence" was coined, and the field of AI was born. Researchers at the conference believed that machines could be programmed to "think" like humans. The First AI Programs: In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the first AI programs were created. These programs were simple, rule-based systems that could perform basic tasks such as playing chess and solving mathematical problems. 

 The Rise of Expert Systems: In the 1970s, a new type of AI program called "expert systems" emerged. These systems were designed to mimic the decision-making capabilities of human experts in specific fields, such as medicine and finance. The Neural Network Revolution: In the 1980s, researchers developed neural networks, which were modeled after the human brain. Neural networks allowed machines to learn from experience and improve their performance over time. 

 The AI Winter: In the late 1980s and early 1990s, progress in AI slowed down due to lack of funding and unrealistic expectations. This period became known as the "AI winter." The Emergence of Big Data: In the 2000s, the explosion of digital data created new opportunities for AI. Machine learning algorithms could be trained on vast amounts of data to recognize patterns and make predictions. 

 Breakthroughs in Deep Learning: In the 2010s, deep learning algorithms, which use multiple layers of neural networks, revolutionized the field of AI. Deep learning algorithms could process complex data such as images and speech, leading to breakthroughs in computer vision and natural language processing. Today, AI is a rapidly evolving field with numerous applications in industries such as healthcare, finance, and transportation. As AI continues to advance, it is likely to play an increasingly important role in shaping our future.

Present Condition of AI

We all might be aware of the present situation, and what value does AI holds in our lives. AI collects and organizes large amounts of information to make insights and guesses that are beyond the human capabilities of manual processing. Amazing! Isn’t it?

With its increasing organizational efficiencies, the likelihood of a mistake and detected irregular patterns is reduced. So, if we talk about spam or fraud, or the warning it provides to business in real-time about suspicious activity, a lot has been safeguarded already.

Cost reduction has helped the business to increase their share of profits. For example – “training” the machines to handle customer support calls and replacing many jobs in that way.

Is Future in safe hands or not?

Next, in AI history article, we will see whether the future is in safe hands or not. If AI is the future, then there is absolutely no doubt.

Starting from healthcare, education, e-commerce to water power, electricity and assembly lines, everything is automated. Such machines and technologies have helped humans to achieve efficiency and effectiveness.

There is a big shift in a way we live, work and relate to one another due to the adoption of cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things and the Internet of Systems.”

With Self Aware Systems, human-like intelligence has been developed. With Artificial Superintelligence and AI algorithms, the machines are capable of outperforming the smartest of humans in every single domain.

Future of Artificial Intelligence

We all know what the future is, but there is a bit of uncertainty of how it will be presented and what changes will it do to the generations. Will it have a positive impact or will there be some negative repercussions?

Until now, there have also been some Artificial Intelligence systems that were specialists, e.g. AlphaGo (Zero), that mastered Go and were able to outperform human Grandmaster player. Superintelligence takes Artificial Intelligence to the next stage.

Superintelligence refers to smarter than a human platform that can outperform a human in any intellectual task.

The question, when there will be AGI and when there will be superintelligence, is, of course, difficult to answer (as nearly all answers refer to future prediction). Nick Bostrom, who is an AI researcher at Oxford University, evaluates this question in a paper.

You must have heard of the warnings given by Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates. The predictions are negative but, I will eagerly be looking to see what researchers produce in this field in the future. Be it Artificial Intelligence, Superintelligence – AI takeover?

Summary

Over the years, a significant resurgence is seen in AI technologies.

AI has become commonplace in every aspect of life – like self-driving cars, more accurate weather predictions, or early-stage health diagnosis’, just to name a few and all we can do is to welcome the future with open hands. AI is being taught to perform tasks that require human thinking and reasoning.

Workplaces and organizations are becoming “smarter” and more efficient as machines and humans are starting to work together. With time, we use connected devices to enhance our supply chains and warehouses.

With smarter technologies in the workplace, machines are interacting, visualizing the entire production chain and is making the decisions autonomously. The industrial revolution has made a lot of advancements in business possible and clearly there is a long way to go.