13 Things About Artificial Intelligence You May Not Have Known

In the past few years, AI (Artificial Intelligence) has gotten a lot of recognition, even through the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, there’s even more buzz in the technology industry regarding AI and the development around it.

And while you’ve seen what AI can be in the future through the silver screen, you might be surprised at just how far humans have come when it comes to creating artificial intelligence that copies not only people but other organisms too.

In this article, you’ll learn 13 things about artificial intelligence you may not have known.

1. The Existence Of AI Pets

Everyone knows that real pets are cuddly and lovable, but they don’t come without their setbacks. As we all know, pets need to be well taken care of, feeding them and cleaning them when needed.

Pet-bot developers, however, are confident that they can deliver AI-driven pets to the market by 2025. These “pets” will feel, look, and act just like their real counterparts, but won’t be as challenging to manage.

2. Female Bots Rule

Research shows that most people prefer to hear a female voice compared to a male voice. Because of this, many companies opt to use a woman’s voice in their products, with Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and Microsoft’s Cortana as prime examples.

Whenever you ask them a question, you’re greeted politely and pleasantly.

3. AI Can Recognize Emotions

In the late 1990s, Dr. Cynthia Breazeal built a robot head to recognize emotions by analyzing humans’ voice tone and body language.

Created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the robot was named “Kismet,” which comes from a Turkish word that translates to “fate” or, in other times, “luck.” It was designed to be an experiment in affective computing and was able to recognize and stimulate emotions.

4. AI Have The Ability To Self-Repair

According to research, robots that have been damaged can tap into experiences used in stimulated lives to “heal” themselves. While it may sound like science fiction at first, a six-legged robot was able to adapt in just over a minute and continue walking even after two of its legs were no longer usable.

In this experiment, researchers found that such abilities could lead to more autonomous, effective, and robust robots.

5. AI To Permanently Replace Humans In The Workforce?

In Canada alone, around 1,160,000 are out of a job as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. And while AI can help reduce the costs in a business, it’s also forecasted to create many significant problems.

According to The Guardian, 85% of customer service jobs may be taken over by AI this year.

6. AI Is The Smarter Race?

Everyone already knows that AI is built to be smart and calculating. But just how smart can they become? Because AI can learn things quickly, it’s no surprise that their intelligence can increase, just as it does in humans.

AI systems from 2013 had the intelligence level of a 4-year-old, so experts estimate that by 2029 AI systems will have the same intelligence as an adult human.

7. Romance And Marriage With AI

Some people believe that a romantic relationship between robots and humans should be made legal.

David Levy, a chess master and a notable figure in artificial intelligence, believes that marriage with a robot will be possible by 2050. Unfortunately, scientists haven’t created robots that are advanced enough for such activities.

8. AI Are Given A Nationality And Passport

Sophia is a life-like artificial intelligence developed by Hanson Robotics, a Hong-Kong based company. She was first turned on and revealed on February 14, 2016, and made her first appearance to the public the following month at SXSW (South by Southwest Festival) in Austin, Texas.

The AI “became” a Saudi Arabian citizen in October 2017 and is the first robot to get citizenship to any country. However, this sparked controversy as people question whether a robot should be given such rights.

9. AI Have The Ability To Write

On March 18, 2014, programmer and journalist Ken Schwencke created an algorithmic program to generate a short article automatically whenever an earthquake takes place. As a result, a robot could write an essay on an earthquake in California for the Los Angeles Times.

10. AI In Our Homes

While you are already familiar with the voice recognition apps on your phone, you might not be aware that artificial intelligence also exists in your home. Usually taking the form of Amazon Alexa, pairing our phones with smart home systems accelerates the integration of AI systems in our rooms. The living room is the primary location for smart speakers and is followed by the kitchen, bedroom, and home office. Other rooms don’t usually need to call on Alexa as much.

11. AI For Diagnosing Cancer

Artificial intelligence has been able to detect tumors 99% of the time, according to research into identifying tumors in lymph node images. While the AI couldn’t get perfect results and occasionally misidentified white blood cells as cancer cells, such results are very promising to the future of treating cancer.

12. AI For Driving

Everyone is already aware of autopilots for aircraft, but AI systems for cars are now being developed further to keep vehicles in a dedicated lane. These efforts are being studied so that robots can learn to assess and monitor roadside situations.

When an accident takes place, a person only has seconds to evaluate the situation and provide a response to get to safety. Robots, however, only need fractions of that time to avoid rear-end collisions and other road accidents.

13. AI For Painting And Design

Humans can create a work of art using their passion, love, taste, moods, and experiences, which should be things that a robot lacks.

However, a painting called “Portrait of Edmond Belamy” was recently auctioned for $432,500—and the artist responsible was an AI. Machine learning was applied, where the AI processed images that were already in existence and created its design based on them.

The primary intention behind creating artificial intelligence is to help people manage their businesses to get work done quicker and more efficiently.

However, with so many advances in the field so quickly, will AI end up doing more than just help you? Will they eventually take over the jobs and companies you’ve worked so hard to begin and maintain? Only the future will tell.