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AI's Objective-Driven Model
- AI's goal is to create machines whose actions achieve objectives.
- This objective-focused model has driven AI's progress, influencing fields like control theory and economics.
Early AI Successes
- AI's computational approach revolutionized psychology and led to advancements like symbolic computation and machine learning.
- Early successes include a checkers-playing program in 1956 and self-driving cars in 1987.
AI's Double-Edged Sword
- AI's real-world applications reveal both benefits and risks, including algorithmic bias and disinformation.
- Algorithms designed to kill and autonomous weapons are already available, highlighting ethical concerns.