The Last Human Century Jamais Cascio Garry Kasparov, the best human chess player in the world, is going to be beaten by a toy, and you can read about it right here on Electric Minds. A very expensive toy, to be sure, and one with an impressive logo and heritage.
Artificial intelligence is an elusive prize .
The term itself has a history of grand pronouncements and even grander failures . Hard AI is a lot more fun. Although the cognitive sciences and the technology of computing have advanced significantly in the last fifteen years, this article remains quite relevant in the artificial-intelligence debate. Projects currently underway in the lab include the development of a system to communicate location to mobile robots via natural language , and Cog , a humanoid robot project. Cog is particularly interesting.