The moment when Artificial Intelligence will surpass the human, has become even closer, reports futurism.com.
Ray Kurzweil, chief engineer at Google, is a renowned futurist who has always leaned towards the coming of the singularity - the moment when artificial intelligence will overcome human intelligence. However, for this we need to figure out the main algorithm of the human brain.
Modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems have undoubtedly advanced significantly. Nowadays, there are intelligent machine learning algorithms capable of driving vehicles, helping doctors, or even doing art and having a conversation with a person. However, despite the fact that AI is programmed as artificial deep neural networks, they are still far from repeating what the human brain is capable of.
Renowned futurist and Google engineer Ray Kurzweil believes that the key to AI at the human level is the master algorithm. And he believes that the brain contains the concept of thinking. An eminent inventor and thinker known for his accurate predictions about future technologies, said that the brain's neocortex - the part of the brain that is responsible for intelligent behavior - is made up of approximately 300 million modules that recognize patterns. These modules self-organize in hierarchies that turn simple templates into complex concepts.
Despite the neuroscience that has evolved over the years, we still don't fully understand how the neocortex works. Kurzweil claims that these multiple modules "all have the same algorithm." This was stated in the Singularity University video above. “I suppose the mathematics of thinking is understandable,” Kurzweil added, “but I would not say that we fully understand it. But we get more and more hints as we study the human brain."
Perhaps soon enough we will learn this master algorithm and understand our brains better. Then we can create an even more powerful AI - or AI that surpasses us. It's worth finding out.