(Anne Arbor, 1) The computer was mans artificial mind, although at the time and even presently computers do not have the power equal to the human brain. ... (Danylo Hawaleshka, 348) Will computers ever gain consciousness and take over the world? "Computer sentience is possible," said John Holland, professor of electrical engineering and computer science and professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. ... Take Deep Junior, a supercomputer used solely for playing chess, as one of the first artificial intelligent machines to compete head to head with us. ... We build computers and ...

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Computers are found everywhere in today's world. Everyone uses a computer. ... Personal computers have become common household items, and more people interact with computers at a personal level. ... Can computers become intelligent? ... Over the next four decades, despite many stumbling blocks, AI has grown from a dozen researchers, to thousands of engineers and specialists; and from programs capable of playing chess, to systems designed to diagnose disease. ...

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But as human understanding and intelligence of computer systems and technology progresses the idea of artificial intelligence becomes more of a reality instead of a vision. Right now a computer can be a matchmaker, a chess champion, and a useful searcher of medical information. ... Some of these very small robots are actually modified computer chips that are so tiny that the take advantage of the piezoelectric effect which directly converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. ... Robotics: the marriage of computers and machines. ...

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According to Henry Lucas (2000 p. 595) As our world simultaneously shrinks and expands through the growing abilities and applications of computers in our everyday lives, it seems that the role of the computer has been reversed. Before we knew that the computer only understood what we programmed it to understand; however, now the majority of our society is learning more from computers than they are able to input into it. ... These neurons may be physically constructed or simulated by a digital computer. ... With all that the computer is learning now a new question arises: How long before a com...

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