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John McCarthy: A Brief History in Computer Science



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John McCarthy, an American cognitive scientist and computer scientist, is recognized as one of the original founders of artificial Intelligence. His theories about intelligence are the basis of machine learning. However, McCarthy's ideas are not limited to AI. McCarthy was also an innovator in other areas of computer sciences, including Time-sharing technology, Chess programs, as well as the creation of LISP. We'll be discussing his most significant ideas in this article and what made him an important figure throughout the history of computer sciences.

Chess program

Charles Niessen, Elwyn Berekamp, Michael Lieberman (MIT) and Alan Kotok, a freshman at MIT, created a chess game based on the concepts and plausible move generators in 1959. McCarthy's original work had been improved by McCarthy's new alphabeta pruning algorithm. Also, they added a plausible generation of moves. The computer program could generate a single move within five to twenty minutes depending upon its difficulty.

Time-sharing technology

Time-sharing refers the concept of using one computer to allow interactive general-purpose computing. Due to their limited capacity, early mainframe computers could not support multiple concurrent users. These machines were expensive. Computers can now share idle time or small chunks of input time with time-sharing systems. Time-sharing computer system operate in batch mode, and most of them work overnight. In the 1950s, time-sharing computer systems were common for scientific research.


Creation of LISP

When McCarthy started writing routines for a chess playing computer, he realized that the language's syntax was far too complicated for his purposes. To resolve this problem, McCarthy created the "true” conditional phrase. If the test passes, then sub-expression A is returned. Sub-expression B is returned if it fails. The compiler evaluates the returned sub-expression, not the original one.

Conservative politics

It is not surprising that prominent Republicans and conservative pundits are calling for the arrest of prochoice protestors in a period of political polarization. This latest controversy recalls the McCarthy-era statute, which forbade protests against the prosecutions of suspected communists. However, this manufactured outrage has been manufactured to distract from the real issue. That is the threat from a conservative supermajority trying to remove basic reproductive rights for tens of million people in roughly half our country.

Develop artificial intelligence

John McCarthy obtained his PhD from Princeton. He later co-founded the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and the MIT Artificial Intelligent Systems Laboratory. He also taught at Dartmouth University and Stanford and held professorships in both institutions. McCarthy received the A.M. Turing Award from the Association of Computing Machinery in 1971. This award is the highest honour in the field of computer sciences. In 1988, McCarthy was presented with the National Medal of Science as well as the Kyoto Prize. He was also an honorary member of the National Academies.




FAQ

Which countries are currently leading the AI market, and why?

China has the largest global Artificial Intelligence Market with more that $2 billion in revenue. China's AI industry is led Baidu, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Tencent Holdings Ltd. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Xiaomi Technology Inc.

The Chinese government has invested heavily in AI development. The Chinese government has established several research centres to enhance AI capabilities. These include the National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition and State Key Lab of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems.

China also hosts some of the most important companies worldwide, including Tencent, Baidu and Tencent. All these companies are actively working on developing their own AI solutions.

India is another country that is making significant progress in the development of AI and related technologies. The government of India is currently focusing on the development of an AI ecosystem.


How does AI work?

An artificial neural networks is made up many simple processors called neuron. Each neuron receives inputs and then processes them using mathematical operations.

Neurons are organized in layers. Each layer serves a different purpose. The first layer receives raw data, such as sounds and images. It then sends these data to the next layers, which process them further. Finally, the last layer generates an output.

Each neuron has its own weighting value. This value gets multiplied by new input and then added to the sum weighted of all previous values. The neuron will fire if the result is higher than zero. It sends a signal down to the next neuron, telling it what to do.

This process continues until you reach the end of your network. Here are the final results.


Who is the current leader of the AI market?

Artificial Intelligence (AI), a subfield of computer science, focuses on the creation of intelligent machines that can perform tasks normally required by human intelligence. This includes speech recognition, translation, visual perceptual perception, reasoning, planning and learning.

Today, there are many different types of artificial intelligence technologies, including machine learning, neural networks, expert systems, evolutionary computing, genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic, rule-based systems, case-based reasoning, knowledge representation and ontology engineering, and agent technology.

There has been much debate about whether or not AI can ever truly understand what humans are thinking. Deep learning has made it possible for programs to perform certain tasks well, thanks to recent advances.

Google's DeepMind unit today is the world's leading developer of AI software. Demis Hassabis was the former head of neuroscience at University College London. It was established in 2010. DeepMind, an organization that aims to match professional Go players, created AlphaGo.


How will governments regulate AI

AI regulation is something that governments already do, but they need to be better. They need to make sure that people control how their data is used. Aim to make sure that AI isn't used in unethical ways by companies.

They must also ensure that there is no unfair competition between types of businesses. You should not be restricted from using AI for your small business, even if it's a business owner.



Statistics

  • That's as many of us that have been in that AI space would say, it's about 70 or 80 percent of the work. (finra.org)
  • In the first half of 2017, the company discovered and banned 300,000 terrorist-linked accounts, 95 percent of which were found by non-human, artificially intelligent machines. (builtin.com)
  • The company's AI team trained an image recognition model to 85 percent accuracy using billions of public Instagram photos tagged with hashtags. (builtin.com)
  • More than 70 percent of users claim they book trips on their phones, review travel tips, and research local landmarks and restaurants. (builtin.com)
  • According to the company's website, more than 800 financial firms use AlphaSense, including some Fortune 500 corporations. (builtin.com)



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How To

How to make Alexa talk while charging

Alexa is Amazon's virtual assistant. She can answer your questions, provide information and play music. And it can even hear you while you sleep -- all without having to pick up your phone!

Alexa can answer any question you may have. Just say "Alexa", followed up by a question. Alexa will respond instantly with clear, understandable spoken answers. Alexa will continue to learn and get smarter over time. This means that you can ask Alexa new questions every time and get different answers.

You can also control lights, thermostats or locks from other connected devices.

Alexa can adjust the temperature or turn off the lights.

Alexa to speak while charging

  • Step 1. Turn on Alexa Device.
  1. Open the Alexa App and tap the Menu icon (). Tap Settings.
  2. Tap Advanced settings.
  3. Select Speech Recognition
  4. Select Yes, always listen.
  5. Select Yes to only wake word
  6. Select Yes, and use a microphone.
  7. Select No, do not use a mic.
  8. Step 2. Set Up Your Voice Profile.
  • You can choose a name to represent your voice and then add a description.
  • Step 3. Step 3.

Use the command "Alexa" to get started.

Example: "Alexa, good Morning!"

Alexa will reply to your request if you understand it. For example: "Good morning, John Smith."

Alexa will not reply if she doesn’t understand your request.

  • Step 4. Step 4.

If necessary, restart your device after making these changes.

Note: If you change the speech recognition language, you may need to restart the device again.




 



John McCarthy: A Brief History in Computer Science