Google Deepmind: The Importance of Artificial Intelligence

Developments in Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) are happening faster today than ever before. However, the nature of progress in A.I. is such that massive technological breakthroughs might go unnoticed while smaller improvements get a lot of media attention. Take the case of face recognition technology. The ability of A.I. to recognize faces might seem like a very big deal, but isn't that groundbreaking when you consider the nature of applied A.I. On the other hand, suppose an A.I. is asked to choose between a genre of music, such as R&B or rock. While it may seem like a simple choice, the mathematical algorithm that must be solved before the A.I makes a decision could take hours and days. Most people get their idea of A.I. from Hollywood movies and science fiction.