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Week 12: Journal Questions

Answer the following question for Monday's reading about philosophy of AI (Mitchell Chapter 3)

1. Define the difference between weak and strong AI.
2. Some have argued that "Only when a machine feels things and is aware of its own actions and feelings--in short, is conscious--could we consider it to be actually thinking." Do you agree? Why or why not?

 Answer the following questions for Wednesday's reading (note: there are only two questions to answer here, and they're down at the bottom):

 In the final chapter of Mitchell's book, she asks the following ten questions about the future of AI:

• What benefits can AI bring to society?
• Can we trust current AI systems?
• Is face-recognition technology dangerous for society?
• Should AI research and its applications be regulated?
• How soon will self-driving cars be commonplace?
• Will AI result in massive unemployment for humans?
• Could a computer be creative?
• How far are we from general, human-level AI?
• Given the rate of progress in AI, will this book be out of date the day its published?
• What exciting problems in AI are still unsolved?

1. Which of the benefits of AI that she discusses is most exciting to you? Why?
2. Select one of the questions for which you disagree with her answer and make the arguement for your viewpoint.