Watch Out: What Do Elon Musk and Bill Gates Know about Artificial Intelligence. The talk of robotics and artificial intelligence is nothing new, with the world having been exposed to sci- fi movies for decades, the most lifelike robots in films such as The Blade Runner, which was certainly ahead of its time and now, a more reasonable image of what lies ahead. And let's not forget C3. PO and R2. DT, George Lucas's creation. Artificial Intelligence is not just down to robotics, however, but any form of intelligence that is exhibited by machine, rather than natural life form, the intelligence element being the machine's ability to demonstrate cognitive functions akin to those of human minds, including learning and problem- solving. As of today, according to Forbes, 1.

Google's Deep. Mind, but more common AI forms in existence today are: Siri : Apple's personal assistant, which is computer voice- activated, uses machine- learning technology to get smarter and therefore more adept at predicting and understanding questions and requests. Alexa : Introduced by Amazon, is able to decipher speech from anywhere in the room, helping users to search the web for information, shop online, schedule appointments, set alarms, etc., not to mention create a smart home environment. Tesla : Self- driving a key feature, Tesla also has predictive capabilities, with the vehicles getting smarter and smarter. Cogito : Considered to be one of the most powerful A. I. forms in existence today, is able to improve the emotional intelligence of customer support reps in the market. Cogito is a fusion of machine learning and behavioral science.

Boxever : Emphasis is on machine learning to improve customer experience within the travel industry. John Paul : Predictive algorithms for client interactions, allows John Paul to determine the needs and desires of travelers at an extreme level, the company providing concierge services for millions of customers across the globe, including Visa. Amazon : Perhaps little surprise that Amazon.

Netflix : Another successful example of predictive technology, which analyses billions of records to then be able to suggest appropriate movie choices based on previous selections and ratings. Pandora : Music technology that is being labeled as music DNA, recommending songs based on 4. Nest : This is a learning thermostat acquired by Google back in 2.

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Alexa. Nest uses behavioral algorithms to learn the heating and cooling needs, managing the internal temperatures at home and in the office. Considering where we are today on A. I., the pace of advancement is likely to accelerate, as we see smart cars, smartphones, smart watches turn into pretty much smart anything, taking the necessary control away from the user. We will expect A. I. to evolve to such an extent that by the time robotics are beyond the manufacturing industry and ever- present within the services industry, the combination of the above 1. Who needs to remember an anniversary or a birthday and struggle with selecting the right gifts, when our home robots will already have analyzed and assessed the most suitable gift and purchased it online without even a word from the less, but naturally intelligent buyer.

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Bill Gates, Stephan Hawking and Elon Musk Warn us about AIThere is a pretty mixed view on the advancement of artificial intelligence and like anything new, there are the scaremongers and those who embrace. Elon Musk has perhaps been the most vocal anti- A.

I. figurehead in recent times, despite being amongst the most forward- thinking CEOs of modern times, Tesla certainly not from the dark ages and likely to make further advancements in A. I. than many of its competitors. Musk sees Silicon Valley's thirst for artificial intelligence as a scary one and believes that everyone should be afraid of what's on the horizon, a possible take- over by machine- learning overlords. One of the more well- known creators of A. I. is Demis Hassabis , the co- founder of London Laboratory Deep. Mind. The two were sitting at Musk's Space. X rocket factory, with Musk talking about what he considered to be the most important global project, facilitating interplanetary colonization.

Hassabis had an altogether different view, this project being the most important project in the world, not just artificial intelligence, but artificial superintelligence. If there are any doubters on Musk's view on Artificial Intelligence, his response was clear. Interplanetary colonization was all the more important to provide humans a plan B in case A. I. goes rogue and turns on the human race. Hassabis may have been joking, but retorted with "A. I would simply follow humans to Mars."Hassabis is considered the Yoda of A.

I., so how quickly progress is made will have little to do with whether the concept is embraced, artificial intelligence creeping into everyday life with few aware of where we are today and where we will be tomorrow. It's pretty obvious that Musk is afraid of what lies ahead. Perhaps the doomsday outlook akin to The Terminator, where Artificial Intelligence started World War III and took over the world, is where Musk sees things going and let's face it, if we get to the point where machines are capable of self- teaching, there's little hope for natural intelligence and its limitations. Shane Legg, who is Hassabis's partner at Deep.

Mind has a more simplistic view, believing that human extinction will probably occur, with technology likely to play its part. It may sound like headline- grabbing egotism, but if you think about it, it's a more reasonable view than suggesting global warming will bring the ecosystem to an end. Watch Online Darker Than Black Season 2 here. Musk was an investor in Deep. Mind before it was acquired by Google back in 2. A. I. The CEO of Tesla may want to reconsider developing self- driving cars that may decide it's better for you to go home than go for a drink with friends on a Friday night, or worse yet, attend an anti- A.

I strategy meeting. Musk is not the only modern CEO to listen to, however, with Bill Gates certainly up there when it comes to technological advancements. As the former richest man on the planet, there's good cause for the Microsoft co- founder to want control of planet earth to remain in the hands of mankind. Surprisingly, Gates has a different view and of all the things he would like to see advance the most in his lifetime, he simply stated that he would like to see A. I. develop to the point where computers can read and understand information in the same way as humans. Watch The Black Stallion Online Forbes.