Grappling with AI models
Reactive, limited memory, theory of mind & self-aware
Highlights :
- AI has had a revolutionary effect on society. But it's still hard to completely understand AI's probable impact on the future.
- The limit to which an AI device can reproduce human capabilities is used as the base idea to differentiate between the categories of AI
- Theory of mind AI will be more prepared than other types of AI to interact with people in an emotionally intelligent way.
In this article
Possibilities and Potential
Comprehending artificial intelligence
As the AI world expands, it’s becoming increasingly critical to comprehend its nuances. Artificial intelligence is one of humanity's most sophisticated and unique inventions, and despite the tremendous advancement, the field is still considered nascent and unexplored. Every incredible AI application we currently see only scratches the surface.
That the global AI market is skyrocketing has been highlighted and stressed multiple times, it's still hard to completely understand AI's probable impact on the future. It is because, even at this early point in its development, AI has had a revolutionary effect on society.
Speed and scale
Classifying AI Innovation
"Growth and innovation in AI is predicted to be increasingly pervasive as use cases expand to envelop sectors as diverse and complex as healthcare, supply chain logistics and entertainment. The increased digitization of data is expected to impact the global economy radically over the next few years."
There are specific differences among these - some are significantly more advanced than others. And the impacts of some of these intelligence models aren't yet conceivable from a scientific standpoint.
As a mode to categorize and comprehend its potential, AI is generally classified into four different types: reactive, limited memory, theory of mind, and self-aware.
Define and develop
Building human-like advanced AI
The limit to which an AI device can reproduce human capabilities is used as the base idea to differentiate between the categories of AI because this research aims to build PC-based human-like operations.
Thus, AI can be categorized into various types depending on the machine's performance compared to humans in terms of variety. In this system, an advanced AI is capable of carrying out more human-like tasks, while a less refined and more straightforward AI would have fewer capabilities.
Reactive AI: As its name implies, Reactive AI is the most basic and most utilized form of artificial intelligence since it responds to the environment. It operates as intended, producing predictable results based on input. Reactive AI was created by Deep Blue, an IBM supercomputer developed in the 1980s that eventually defeated Garry Kasparov, the chess world champion.
Limited memory AI: It is the next most advanced type of AI. It is characterized by the capacity to take in new information and develop over time depending on experience, much like the connections between neurons in the human brain. The AI environment is designed with limited memory to automatically train and update models based on the model behavior. Self-driving cars are one application of this intelligence models.
Theory of mind AI: We will have attained the theory of mind AI once machines have decision-making abilities that are on par with humans. The future of AI lies here. The power of robots to comprehend, recall and modify behavior in response to emotions, just as humans can in social interactions, is the impact of intelligence models. Although the theory of mind AI has not yet developed, the robots Sophia (2016) and Kismet (launched in 2000) demonstrated some elements of this kind of AI.
Self-aware AI: When machines reach this stage, they will be aware of their own emotions and mental states and that of others. When this AI is developed, it will be on par with human intelligence, have human-level attention, and experience similar demands, aspirations, and emotions.
Future forecasts
The impact of sophisticated intelligence models
Semrush estimates that the annual growth rate of AI will be 33.2% between 2020 and 2027. But it is still tough to fathom how the world will look when more sophisticated varieties of AI exist or the impact intelligence models have on their environment.
With limited memory, the complex classification operations can be completed by AI, which also analyses previous data to create predictions. However, theory of mind AI will be more prepared than other types of AI to interact with people in an emotionally intelligent way.
Artificial emotional intelligence researchers are already making progress, but there is still much to be done before AI doesn’t reflect and replicate the biases of its programmers. Since we don't yet have the necessary hardware or algorithms, this type of AI hasn't been completely established.
Will artificial superintelligence (ASI) enable machines to supersede humanity, as some speculate? Or will they work with people to develop things? Perhaps there will be a yet another model of artificial intelligence, one that simply isn’t yet conceivable.
