Will AI Ever Be Like Us?

In this episode, biochemist Fuz Rana and philosopher Kristen Davis explore the question, Will AI ever be like us?

One of the most important questions to emerge from advances in AI is the age-old, Who are we as human beings?

Some people claim that when we achieve artificial general intelligence—the ability of machines to learn intellectual tasks that human beings can—AI systems will be persons, just like us. Others claim that when we achieve artificial superintelligence—the ability of machines to surpass human beings’ capabilities—AI systems will represent the next stage in evolutionary history.

Are these viewpoints valid?