A person never stops at what has been achieved. He purposefully changes nature, habitats the planet, creates a technique that in many ways surpasses his physical capabilities. And now humanity has swung to create its own semblance, endowing it with the ability to think. But can future robots become intelligent?
Robot is the perfect human assistant
Among the topics actively developed by science fiction writers, futurists and serious engineers, robotics stands out. Interest in the creation of mechanical devices, endowed with the ability to think and independently make decisions, is explained not only by scientific, but also by commercial interests.
It is assumed that the robot of the future will be able to copy human movements and perform other functions inherent only to the representatives of the human race.
Robots have been helping humans for decades. They can be found in production and in everyday life. Toy robots, which resemble humans in appearance, amuse not only children, but also adults. More serious machines allow you to explore the depths of the oceans and the bowels of the earth, where human access is still closed.
While exploring and conquering nature, a person cannot rely entirely on himself. Biological life is too fragile for that. The human body does not withstand critical temperatures, pressure and destructive radiation. That is why the efforts of scientists today are aimed at creating robots that can replace humans in a life-threatening environment. Such machines must be able to learn and find a way out of any situation.
Prospects for creating intelligent robots
On the way to the creation of a machine mind, there are many complex problems to be solved and a number of questions that have not only practical but also philosophical significance to be answered. Does a person represent what his intellect really is? Is it possible, in principle, to breathe life and intelligence into an artificial structure made of metal and plastic? Is humanity in danger of ending up under the rule of robots that surpass their creator in terms of intelligence?
The problem of creating an intelligent robot today is aligned with the issues related to the creation of artificial intelligence. Both the world's leading research centers and individual enthusiasts are working hard in this direction. Systems have already been created that can easily beat even the most powerful grandmasters in chess. On the way are smart devices that will be able, according to a predetermined program, to perform a number of complex household and industrial functions, freeing a person from routine operations.
Serious researchers are gradually realizing that blind and detailed copying of a person's appearance and principles of thinking is not very promising. A mechanical robot will never be able to achieve the same dexterity and dexterity of behavior that a trained person can boast. Another way is more promising - the creation of intelligent technical systems, not similar in appearance to their creator, but aimed at performing specific functions.
The principles of human thinking and intelligence of future intelligent robots may be radically different from each other.
One of the most promising directions in the creation of smart machines is the transfer of human consciousness to an artificial material carrier. In simple terms, the researchers hope to recreate the structure of the human brain from modern materials, and then transfer to it what constitutes the basis of intelligence, including individual self-awareness. Such an intellectual block, if, of course, it is possible to implement such a heretical idea, can become the basis for the creation of multifunctional intelligent robots capable of thinking, feeling and even … love.
