Weak artificial intelligence

Weak artificial intelligence (weak AI) is artificial intelligence that implements a limited part of the mind, or, as narrow AI,^[1]^[2]^[3] is focused on one narrow task.

Weak AI is contrasted with strong AI, which can be interpreted in various ways:

Artificial general intelligence (AGI): a machine with the ability to apply intelligence to any problem, rather than just one specific problem.
Artificial superintelligence (ASI): a machine with a vastly superior intelligence to the average human being.
Artificial consciousness: a machine that has consciousness, sentience and mind (John Searle uses "strong AI" in this sense).

Narrow AI can be classified as being "limited to a single, narrowly defined task. Most modern AI systems would be classified in this category."^[4] Artificial general intelligence is conversely the opposite.

^ Dvorsky, George (1 April 2013). "How Much Longer Before Our First AI Catastrophe?". Gizmodo. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ Muehlhauser, Luke (18 October 2013). "Ben Goertzel on AGI as a Field". Machine Intelligence Research Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ Chalfen, Mike (15 October 2015). "The Challenges Of Building AI Apps". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ Bartneck, Christoph; Lütge, Christoph; Wagner, Alan; Welsh, Sean (2021). An Introduction to Ethics in Robotics and AI. SpringerBriefs in Ethics. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51110-4. ISBN 978-3-030-51109-8. S2CID 224869294.

[Gizmodo-1] Dvorsky, George (1 April 2013). "How Much Longer Before Our First AI Catastrophe?". Gizmodo. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[2] Muehlhauser, Luke (18 October 2013). "Ben Goertzel on AGI as a Field". Machine Intelligence Research Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[3] Chalfen, Mike (15 October 2015). "The Challenges Of Building AI Apps". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[4] Bartneck, Christoph; Lütge, Christoph; Wagner, Alan; Welsh, Sean (2021). An Introduction to Ethics in Robotics and AI. SpringerBriefs in Ethics. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51110-4. ISBN 978-3-030-51109-8. S2CID 224869294.

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