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No Ghost in the Machine: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ISN'T AS INTELLIGENT AS YOU THINK.

The article explores the capabilities and limitations of computer systems particularly artificial intelligence (AI). Topics discussed include the capacity of higher-order computer programming systems to respond to human language, the significant role of humans in the execution of various tasks by co...

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Published in:American Scholar Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 20 - 32
Main Author: HALPERN, MARK
Format: Article
Published: Phi Beta Kappa Society Spring2020
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Computer systems
Computer programming
Human-computer interaction
Kasparov, G. K. (Garri Kimovich), 1963-
Deep Blue (Computer)
IBM computers
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article explores the capabilities and limitations of computer systems particularly artificial intelligence (AI). Topics discussed include the capacity of higher-order computer programming systems to respond to human language, the significant role of humans in the execution of various tasks by computers, and the defeat of then world chess champion Garry Kasparov to the Deep Blue chess-playing computer developed by International Business Machines (IBM).