Turings test is an interesting way to approach the idea of intelligence.
This testing theory allows the creator of the machine to “fool” the
person it is talking to into thinking it is human. In the examples listed
in the video, it explained that the creator had to get creative to cover
the inadequacies of the programming such as poor grammar,
emotional responses, or specific topic redundancy. Intelligence
requires a person to problem solve, adapt and learn. A computer can
solve a problem, and it can learn from the responses it receives but I
am not sure it has the true capability at this time to truly adapt itself
completely. I do not feel that a computer could be considered
intelligent when it is only able to function at the level given to it by
the programmer. The programmer is really the intelligent one that has
found clever ways to trick people into thinking it is a human on the
other end. a
The memory model shows us that the brain encodes information into
our brain, stores it and then retrieves it later. A computer does the
exact same process. In this way, it is similar how the memory of a
human and computer works. However, memory stored in a human
brain is not just data as it is stored in a computer. Memory in a human
brain is stored through experiences and includes sensory things such
as touch, smell, sounds, and taste. The smell of a flower can trigger a
memory of a sunny day at the park with your loved one. The
computer is incapable of this type of memory as it does not have a
way to store sensory information. Additionally, a computer can only
store the information for retrieval later for as long as the computer is
functionable. If something were to go wrong and the computer
crashed, all that data, or memory, would be lost forever. A person
stores that memory for a lifetime, even if they were to be diagnosed
with Alzheimer's, they still get glimpses of those memories from time
to time when they become coherent or retrieve their long-term
memories. That data is still inside the human brain and able to be
retrieved in a moment of clarity, unlike the computer that would lose
it all if it were to crash. a
I do not feel that a computer could ever be as intelligent as a human.
The human brain is complex and has so many facets to it that it just
cannot be duplicated. A computer is never going to be able to feel
emotion or have sensory reactions such as a burned finger or a loud
squeal that hurts your ear. These emotions and sensory reactions play
a large role in our ability to learn and adapt to experiences in our life.
If a child were to touch a hot burner and burn his hand, he processes
that information and learns not to do that again. However, a
computer would be unable to process that type of reaction and
understand that it should not do that again unless the programmer
informs it. A computer's intelligence can only go as far as its
programming which is why it will never be able to be as intelligent as
a human being.
Human intelligence relates to the programmatic course themes in
many ways through our ability to empathize, create moral values,
ethical boundaries, socialization skills, work well with co-workers and
care for ourselves. However, because artificial intelligence has no
emotion it is unable to relate to the programmatic course themes. It
can be programmed to have morals and values as well as understand
right and wrong but there are so many areas of grey that it cannot
process. It is not black and white how a situation should be handled in
the right way. There are many elements that come into play to make
that decision and the computer does not have the capability to adapt
to those factors unless every possible scenario is programmed into it.
This is an impossible task and therefore makes the programmatic
course themes unrelatable to a computer.
