Artificial (not so) Intelligence
Author Janelle Shane explains why AI is not quite as smart as we think.
Artificial Intelligence 鈥� or AI for short 鈥� is often depicted in films in the shape of helpful droids, all-knowing computers or even malevolent 鈥榙eath bots鈥�. In real life, we鈥檙e making leaps and bounds in this technology鈥檚 capabilities, with satnavs and voice assistants like Alexa and Siri making frequent appearances in our daily lives. So should we look forward to a future of AI best friends, or fear the technology becoming too intelligent? Tim Harford talks to Janelle Shane, author of the book You Look Like a Thing and I Love You, about her experiments with AI, and why the technology is really more akin to an earthworm than a high-functioning 鈥榙eath bot鈥�.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Lizzy McNeill
(Image: A robot thinking about something. Credit: Getty images)
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