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Understanding the four types of AI, from reactive robots to self-aware beings

  • Written by Arend Hintze, Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology & Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
imageRobots will need to teach themselves.Robot reading via shutterstock.com

The common, and recurring, view of the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence research is that sentient and intelligent machines are just on the horizon. Machines understand verbal commands, distinguish pictures, drive cars and play games better than we do. How much...

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