Fully Autonomous AI.

In the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics, the term "autonomy" is generally used to mean the capacity of an artificial agent to operate independently of human guidance. It is thereby assumed that the agent has a fixed goal or "utility function" with respect to which the appropriateness o...

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Publicado en:Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 2473 - 2486
Autor principal: Totschnig, Wolfhart
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2020
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