If intelligence is about the ability to learn, why can't they think like human do?
Subjects within AI which deal with "smart robots" are subjects such as Machine Vision Systems, this is where a machine can "see" its environment and learn however there has not been any large progress within this field for many years as we have yet to understand how exactly the human brain learns, it is like designing something that we dont know the workings of.
The level of complexity and the amount of monitoring of variables over time is just insufficient to approach what we would perceive as thinking.
The best model I have come across to explain thinking is in the book "On Intelligence" by Jeff Hawkins. There is actually a Wikipedia page summarizing the book but I can't vouch for how successful it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Intellig...
The reason why AI can't do this (my interpretation) is that intelligence (thinking), is massively parallel and also reliant on specialized physical structures. To model this level of processing in software is a hopeless task.
It basically like saying, even if you have have the fastest seamstress in the world, she can't hope to compete with a thousand goofballs operating in production lines.
Because they dont have discrimination or feelings. Or guilt through consequence. Programme means it does what it is programmed to. A robot cant say no. Not for love not for money leave me be i would rather die then do that. Or be with you.
It depends upon the program code used in programming the ICs and microcontrollers! You need an universal code!
Mostly because people don't WANT robots to think for themselves -
what people (customers) do want is for robots to do whatever they are told --
for example -- the things that are too dull;
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/429...
http://www.universal-robots.com/GB/Cases...
http://www.fanucrobotics.com/Products/Ro...
http://www.fanucrobotics.com/Products/Ro...
-- or too dangerous;
http://defense-update.com/20121017_robot...
Not to do the things that we do like, for example - actually think for themselves.
However some researchers HAVE built robots intended to learn for themselves...
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011...
You answered your own question.
Why, all they do is follow a series of pre-set instructions?
If intelligence is about the ability to learn, why can't they think like human do?
