Let's answer the basic question "who's better, humans or robots" Well… It's not that simple, as we know robots are the machines created by humans to do specific kinds of stuff or the tasks assigned to them, we have seen robots working in factories and recently as assistants in hospitals, and waiters to serve food. On the other hand, humans are able to do anything they put their mind into, they have the power of decisions, intellect, to discover and to learn. Now the real competition here is between the human brain and computer's brain (CPU). Human brain, and the nervous system is our trump card. You May Also Like: 15 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Brain This is where AI comes in, Artificial Intelligence gives robots the ability to make decisions on the basis of algorithms provided in the code, which is basically machine learning.

We've all seen the film where robots take over the world, with their mechanical bodies causing Hollywood-style screams from unsuspecting (or maybe very suspecting) victims. And, while these kinds of films let us live an alternate reality for an hour and a half, there's always that niggling thought at the backs of our minds telling us that this could actually happen in the not-too-distant future. In fact, the "father of AI", Alan Turing, was beavering away on it in the 1950s. He developed the Turing Test, which had a judge ask questions to a machine and a human. The judge would then have to decide who was the human and, if the computer could fool the judge at least half of the time, it was considered intelligent.

We've all seen the film where robots take over the world, with their mechanical bodies causing Hollywood-style screams from unsuspecting (or maybe very suspecting) victims. And, while these kinds of films let us live an alternate reality for an hour and a half, there's always that niggling thought at the backs of our minds telling us that this could actually happen in the not-too-distant future. In fact, the "father of AI", Alan Turing, was beavering away on it in the 1950s. He developed the Turing Test, which had a judge ask questions to a machine and a human. The judge would then have to decide who was the human and, if the computer could fool the judge at least half of the time, it was considered intelligent.

Changing world: "As the first generation of self-driving cars and battlefield warbots filter into society, scientists are working to develop robots with moral decision-making skills." THE World Science Festival held in Brisbane in early March confirmed that robots, artificial intelligence and machine learning were now part of our lives. Thousands attending the festival came to watch, touch and play with cute, shiny robots capable of dodging objects, following commands and engaging in smart banter. However, if the future has arrived, now we have to deal with it. The World Science Festival was also an important forum as world experts discussed robot morality and ethics and what role we wanted robots to play in the future.