A new 'common sense' test for AI could lead to smarter machines

Content provided by IBM and TNW. Today's AI systems are quickly evolving to become humans' new best friend. We now have AIs that can concoct award-winning whiskey, write poetry, and help doctors perform extremely precise surgical operations. But one thing they can't do -- which is, on the surface, far simpler than all those other things -- is use common sense. Common sense is different from intelligence in that it is usually something innate and natural to humans that helps them navigate daily life, and cannot really be taught.