Can AI defend itself? 

The Goals of AI

 

  1. . . . the goal of AI is to provide software that can reason on input and explain on output. 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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  3. 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. 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

 

Regarding the top question 

Can AI defend itself? 

 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. 

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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We must include dualism and sentience

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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