Artificial intelligence, as it implies, is an unnatural intellect mimicking human or natural intelligence.
Even though machines are nowhere near the intellectual quotient of a normal human being, some machines have exhibited special intriguing features and behaviors that are replicated elements of human intellectual ability.
A humanoid machine is an example; It is a robot designed to demonstrate intelligence through human-robot interaction.
One of those robots is Kismet; Kismet was created by Dr. Cynthia Breazkeal at M.I.T’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) in 1993.
Kismet is built to interact socially with the ability to decipher human body language and voice inflection, responding appropriately. Robots like Kismet are gaining acceptance and are used as companions to reduce social isolation and loneliness.
Kismet does not only interact with its owner but is also helpful for home sanitization and mobility assistance.
The interactions are a result of perceived stimuli by robot sensors and programmed responses based on the correlation of the input with the programmed output, which is formed by the interpretation of those stimuli such as sound, skin colour, vision, and even auditory content.
For example, Kismet would respond differently to “You are so clever” and “Move out quickly.”
Consequently, with the advancement in artificial intelligence, there have been innovative designs to create more independent machines that recreate human thought processes(es) with the ability to reason and generate original ideas.
Although there are still limitations because it can only respond to what it has been programmed to do and can only formulate an action when input is continuously repeated.
Since robots have become an integral part of human interaction as smartphones can be said to be portable robots, will you consider getting a robot like Kismet to help with your domestic work?
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