What is artificial intelligence? AI definitions, applications, and the ethical questions

SciTech Europa delves into the world of AI, defining what it means, giving examples of the real-life applications, and discussing the ethical questions it prompts. The computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term Artificial Intelligence in 1956, and defines the field of artificial intelligence as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines." As well as the term for the scientific discipline, artificial intelligence refers to the intelligence of a machine, program, or system, in contrast to that of human intelligence. Alessandro Annoni, the head of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, spoke at the Science Meets Parliaments conference at the European Parliament, Brussels in February 2019. He said: "Artificial intelligence should not be considered a simple technology…it is a collection of technologies. It is a new paradigm that is aiming to give more power to the machine. It's a technology that will replace humans in some cases."