By: Futurism
November 16, 2018
Since the days of ELIZA, the rudimentary computer “therapist” who represented one of the earliest versions of interactive AI, the dream of artificial intelligence has captivated futurists, technologists, and science fiction writers. But when the artificially intelligent machines of the future come into their own, how will the world change?
It’s a concern that’s starting to seem more than just theoretical. As AI technology continues to advance, it’s quickly changing the way we conceptualize the world around us. Yes, Turing Test-shattering robot avatars are still a long way off (probably a good thing) but everywhere we go, especially on the internet, the lines between human and bot are becoming more and more blurred, sometimes with disturbing results.
As this encroachment become increasingly apparent big thinkers around the world are starting to grapple with the implications in innovative ways. In Silicon Valley, Anthony Levandowski’s Way of the Future church is building what they describe as “an artificially intelligent god.” Last month, Portrait of Edmond de Bellamy, an original piece of artwork created by an artificial intelligence, sold at Christie’s for a whopping $432,500. And Niantic, the visionary development team behind the genre-defining Pokemon Go, recently announced a thought-provoking campaign using AI to relaunch their AR game Ingress as Ingress Prime.