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Feb 16, 2021
While it does not seem likely at current progress, human-level artificial intelligence (AI) by 2025 is not as far-fetched as some may believe and we are already on that journey.
By Lionel Bisschoff, CEO and founder of Learning Machines
Major enterprises like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon are pumping billions into AI research, including neuroscience research.
Good examples of major artificial intelligence labs conducting research include DeepMind, OpenAI, and Google Brain.
Neuroscience is an evolving discipline and AI is an evolving technology. The exploits of Ray Kurzwell can be used to explain this.
Kurzweil is known for stating that exponential progress is often underestimated, especially since it is difficult to recognise exponential progress in the beginning stages. An example he often uses is that of the Human Genome project.
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AI. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
While it does not seem likely at current progress, human-level AI by 2025 is not as far-fetched as some may believe and we are already on that journey.
Major enterprises like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon are pumping billions into AI research, including neuroscience research.
Good examples of major artificial intelligence labs conducting research include DeepMind, OpenAI, and Google Brain.
Neuroscience is an evolving discipline and AI is an evolving technology. The exploits of Ray Kurzwell can be used to explain this.