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    closely related to such intellectual concepts as mind, reasoning, perception, intelligence, and learning that outline numerous capabilities of human mind and expected properties of synthetic intelligence. Therefore, cognitive science has been brought out to examine what cognition is, what it does and how it works. According to Paul Thagard (2010), cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of human mind and intelligence. The aim is to understand the phenomena of thinking and the relationship between

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    Technology and Human Interactions Technology serves to define and dictate the nature of interactions that a human being may have with their environment. Technology is fluid and impacts the human lives in critical sectors such as communication (Turkle 1). Since the discovery of computer and the subsequent evolution of the computer technology, human lives have been simplified by technology. Some critics often argue that humans are not exclusively controlling technology with the computer taking over

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    Social media is a phrase that we throw around a lot these days, often to describe what we post on sites and apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and others. The "social" part: refers to interacting with other people by sharing information with them and receiving information from them. The "media" part: refers to an instrument of communication, like the internet (while TV, radio, and newspapers are examples of more traditional forms of media). Social media are web-based communication tools

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    The Turing Test determines if an AI system is intelligent. The test requires the computer to have a normal conversation with a human. However, there are limitations to this test. A better alternative is to have computers do an 8th grade science exam. Answering exam questions requires scientific reasoning, language processing, and knowledge of the world. The Turing Test has problems. First, the conditions of the Turing Test are not well-defined. For example, it doesn't say what type of questions

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    Many people may argue that technology has helped us become more efficient in today’s society. Technological advances such as the internet and Google has also opened up many new opportunities for people. However, with such advances some may argue that we begin to lose some of our cognitive thinking ability. In an essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr, he argues his thesis that people will lose concentration and cognitive thinking as a result to reading online. Carr begins by explaining

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    Superintelligent Machines is a Serious Threat to Human Survival Technology is advancing at a tremendous rate. However, the the future doesn’t look so promising. The infamous singularity will pose a threat to the human race. Artificial intelligence will eventually advance at a rate so fast, that each generation of intelligent systems will create more intuitive systems. Throughout history, computing power and programs have been changing rapidly. Flaws have always been an ineluctable fact when it comes

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    Similarly, The Veldt emphasises Peter’s devotion to Africa in the nursery. Both sacrificed their time and human interaction to be with their machines. Nathan’s intense drive to research Artificial Intelligence caused him to eventually feel alienated from his products, Ava and Kyoko, as they betrayed him. Similarly, David McClean felt alienated from his product due to the nursery’s use being transformed into an outlet for Peter’s resentment. Both

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    The Matrix, The Cave And Meditations PHIL 201 John L. Hill II Liberty University John Hill Professor Allyn Kyes Philosophy 201 October 18, 2012 The Matrix, The Cave And Meditations Thesis: There are many similarities in the Matrix ( Wachowski, Andy, and Lana Wachowski 1999 ), The Allegory of the Cave ( Plato ) and Meditation I of The Things of Which We May Doubt ( Decartes, 1641 ). It appears as you take a close look at the Matrix that it is a retelling of “The

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    915397384 Word Count: 1500-1600 Assignment 2 • How would you characterize effective altruism? Are there good reasons to support this view? I characterize effective altruism as planning and strategizing on how to do good for the world. This can be done through a career, political advocacy, or charitable giving. This contrasts with how people usually do good acts for the world, which, according to Matthews, is donating to a charity whenever we feel like it, many times on a whim to make ourselves feel

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    Computers. Since I’m working as an software engineer teaching and figuring out a new solution in computers application intersect me, but that interest does not stop on computers development applications. It extends to begin a research on Artificial Intelligence. I have always been very strong in the area of computers and Electrical. From hardware to software I have natural inclination to understanding and scripting for the computers applications. To justify my eligibility to get into your respected

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