ITGS

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

 

     Artificial Intelligence and robots are popular topics for science fiction films, often featuring advanced computerised machines that fully resemble human beings in both apprearance and abilities. This chapter examines the current state of artificial intelligence rfesearch, the methods computer scientists use to make machines achieve 'intelligent' behaviour, and the problems that are often encountered. Robots- computerised machines capable of performing physical rather than mental tasks- commonly use artificial intelligence techniques, and this chapter also looks at the design, development, and impacts robots have on society. finally, perhaps more so than any other ITGS topic, the development of artificial intelligence raises great ethical questions about the creation of autonomous machines, our ability to control them, and the limits we shoud impose on their development.