A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence Research

November 02 2021 A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence Research Christoph Adami Christoph Adami Michigan State University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Program in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior. adami@msu.edu * Contact author. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Christoph Adami Michigan State University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Program in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior. adami@msu.edu * Contact author. Online Issn: 1530-9185 Print Issn: 1064-5462 © 2021 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2021Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Life (2021) 27 (2): 131–137. https://doi.org/10.1162/artl_a_00349 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Search Site Citation Christoph Adami; A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence Research. Artif Life 2021; 27 (2): 131–137. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/artl_a_00349 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll JournalsArtificial Life Search Advanced Search Artificial Intelligence, neuroevolution, deep learning Day by day, however, the machines are gaining ground upon us; day by day we are becoming more subservient to them; more men are daily bound down as slaves to tend them, more men are daily devoting the energies of their whole lives to the development of mechanical life. —Samuel Butler, "Darwin Among the Machines," 1863 Can machines ever be sentient? Could they perceive and feel things; be conscious of their surroundings? From a materialistic point of view the answer must surely be "Yes," in particular if we accept that we ourselves are mere machines, albeit made from flesh and bones and neurons. But a point of view is not a proof: Only if we succeed in creating sentient machines can this question be answered definitively. But what are the prospects of... © 2021 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2021Massachusetts Institute of Technology You do not currently have access to this content.