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CATEGORIES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The three categories of artificial intelligence are: Narrow AI, General AI and Super AI.
NARROW AI
Narrow AI systems are intelligent systems that are programmed to perform specific tasks. In
other words, this technology is designed to work on narrowly defined tasks intelligently.
Examples of Narrow AI around us include Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Cortana, audio-visual
feed, self-driven cars, facial recognition tools, customer service bots that redirect inquiries on
web pages, spam filters that keep our inbox clean, etc.
GENERAL AI
Artificial General Intelligence or Strong AI has the capability of understanding a vast scope
of activities that allows the machine to apply knowledge and skills in a different context. This
is considered an intelligence that closely mirrors human intelligence as shown through movie
characters like R2-D2 in Star Wars, Jarvis in Iron Man, and The Terminator.
To match human intelligence, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) needs to resemble the cognitive
abilities of humans so that it is able to transfer its learning from one environment to another, use
common sense, work collaboratively with other machines, and attain consciousness.
SUPER AI
This category of AI is hypothetical and yet to be created. But, the concept of this technology is to
build machines that are superior to machines in every aspect. This means Super AI will be self
aware like humans. In other words, Super AI will be able to make decisions logically and rationally
while exhibiting emotions at the same time with 100% accuracy.
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ADVANTAGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
It is a widely known fact that the capabilities of the human mind vary from time to time, situation
to situation, their surroundings, and physical and mental exertion. Whereas, AI, on the other hand,
has no such limitation and can function efficiently even under harsh conditions. Similarly, AI also
has some other advantages over human intelligence.
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