REBOOTING AI - POSTULATES

https://blog.piekniewski.info/2018/06/20/rebooting-ai-postulates/

We are trapped by Turing's definition of intelligence. In his famous formulation Turing confined intelligence as a solution to a verbal game played against humans. This in particular sets intelligence as a (1) solution to a game, and (2) puts human in the judgement position. This definition is extremely deceptive and has not served the field well. Dogs, monkeys, elephants and even rodents are very intelligent creatures but are not verbal and hence would fail the Turing test.

AN AI LEARNS TO PREDICT A SCENE FROM JUST ONE IMAGE

https://www.axios.com/an-ai-learns-to-predict-scene-from-one-image-8e6c4831-40f7-4949-af2d-07fb7e838467.html

The big picture: Researchers want to create AIs that can build models of the world from data they've seen and then use those models to function in new environments. That capability could take an AI from the realm of learning about a space to understanding it — much the same way humans do — and is key to developing machines that can move autonomously through the world. (Think: driverless cars.)

What it’s like to watch an IBM AI successfully debate humans

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/18/17477686/ibm-project-debater-ai

 At a small event in San Francisco last night, IBM hosted two debate club-style discussions between two humans and an AI called “Project Debater.” The goal was for the AI to engage in a series of reasoned arguments according to some pretty standard rules of debate: no awareness of the debate topic ahead of time, no pre-canned responses. Each side gave a four-minute introductory speech, a four-minute rebuttal to the other’s arguments, and a two-minute closing statement.