Artificial intelligence
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Artificial intelligence (often abbreviated AI) is the technology of giving computers or other man-made devices the ability to think for themselves, making them more than tools that follow a defined set of instructions. An artificial intelligence has creative ability and individual initiative, enabling it to respond to circumstances not addressed in its original programming.
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[edit] AI in Science Fiction
AI is a common element in science fiction stories involving advanced computers. AI is frequently -- but not always -- depicted as a threat to humanity, with the AI seeing humans as dangerous and attempting to exterminate them.
[edit] AI in Star Wars
In Star Wars, droids are robots with varying degrees of artificial intelligence. They are a well-established technology that is largely depicted as useful or benign, although negative droid images exist, such as Darth Vader's interrogation droid and the Trade Federation's battle droids.
[edit] AI in Star Trek
Various types of artificial intelligence have appeared in Star Trek. In TOS, an intelligent computer designed to operate a starship turned out to be a disaster [1]. In TNG, Commander Data is an artificially intelligent android, and the ship's main computer has created artificially intelligent holograms[2] and even demonstrated independent intelligence of its own on one occasion[3].
[edit] AI in Other Science Fiction
- The Skynet computer defense system from The Terminator movies is a hostile AI, as are the Terminators themselves..
- The machines from The Matrix movies are hostile AIs.
- The HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey and it's sequels is an AI.
- The Transformers features sentient robots from the planet Cybertron that could be regarded as AI.
- The Replicators from Stargate are vonn neumann machines that only replicate, assimiliate technology, and replicate.
