The Goals of AI

1. . . . the goals of AI are to provide software that can reason on input and explain on output.

3. AI will provide human-like interactions with software and offer decision support for specific tasks, but it's not a replacement for humans – and won't be anytime soon.  source

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5. The primary purpose of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is to create machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making. source

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7.  AI is increasingly used to augment and assist humans in various ways, from personalizing experiences and automating tasks to supporting complex decision-making, with applications ranging from healthcare and education to entertainment and daily life. source

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9. AI is increasingly used to augment and assist humans, rather than replace them, by enhancing productivity, streamlining workflows, and enabling innovation through tools like machine learning and data analysis. source

11. Robots can play football, and there are even competitions dedicated to robot soccer, like RoboCup. 

12. These robots use AI and sensors to move around, kick the ball, and even learn and improve their skills through deep reinforcement learning, according to a recent New Scientist article.    source

.1  Although AI does not experience the world, nor does it have a theory of mind, but some, such as Geoffrey Hinton believe that they already do possess some sort of self awareness and consciousness and may have experiences of their own which only grows in time. source

Geoffrey Hinton is here

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Some researchers and thinkers, like Geoffrey Hinton, believe that AI may already possess some level of self-awareness and consciousness. They argue that AI, even without direct experience or a theory of mind, might develop internal experiences and awareness over time, similar to the human experience of consciousness. 

. 3 However, this viewpoint is not universally accepted, and many researchers and philosophers continue to debate the true nature of consciousness and whether AI can ever truly possess it.

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The relationship between AI and dualism, the philosophical concept of mind-body separation, is a complex one. 
While dualism suggests consciousness is a non-physical entity, the possibility of AI achieving sentience is often discussed in relation to it. 
However, other perspectives, like materialism, suggest consciousness is a product of physical brain processes, making the creation of conscious AI theoretically possible.
 AI's development has also revealed a dualism in its own approaches, with symbolic and sub-symbolic methods representing different philosophical and methodological paths.   source

3.1.1 Dualism's Perspective:
From a dualistic standpoint, AI is unlikely to achieve genuine sentience because it lacks the non-physical mind believed to be necessary for consciousness.

3.1.2 Materialism's Perspective:

Conversely, materialism suggests that consciousness is a product of brain activity, making the creation of conscious AI theoretically possible if we can replicate the relevant neural processes, says Ruth Dillon-Mansfield on her blog.

3.1.3 Challenges to Dualism:
Dualism faces challenges, including the lack of a clear explanation for the interaction between the non-physical mind and the physical body and its conflict with the principle of causal closure (the idea that physical events have physical causes).

Symbolic vs. Sub-symbolic AI:
The development of AI has been characterized by a dualism between symbolic AI, which focuses on logic and formal reasoning, and sub-symbolic AI, which emphasizes learning from experience and data-driven approaches.
Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models:
This dualism is also reflected in the AI landscape, with knowledge graphs representing structured knowledge and large language models representing unstructured information, says Arunav Das in a post on LinkedIn.

.1 Human Scrutiny:
As AI automates data analytics, there's an increasing need for human oversight to handle edge cases and provide meaning to the insights, according to Talend.
.2 The Importance of Human Input:
This highlights the ongoing need for the human element in AI development and integration.