Why Cognitive Technology May Be A Better Term Than Artificial Intelligence

One of the challenges for those tracking the artificial intelligence industry is that, surprisingly, there's no accepted, standard definition of what artificial intelligence really is. AI luminaries all have slightly different definitions of what AI is. Rodney Brooks says that "artificial intelligence doesn't mean one thing… it's a collection of practices and pieces that people put together". Of course, that's not particularly settling for companies that need to understand the breadth of what AI technologies are and how to apply them to their specific needs. In general, most people would agree that the fundamental goals of AI are to enable machines to have cognition, perception, and decision-making capabilities that previously only humans or other intelligent creatures have.