| Mankind is fascinating with making artificial | | | | thought processes, but it strikes at the core of |
| intelligence, which can compete with 150 million | | | | the Pilot VS. UAVs debate indeed. Such basic |
| years of humankind and their organic brains. Many | | | | background does enter into the picture with UAV |
| kids growing up are being introduced to robotic | | | | and fighter aircraft survivability in combat; Man |
| systems and many Colleges and Universities are | | | | VS. Machine. I guess if you are interested in |
| hot on the trail at advancing our knowledge in | | | | learning more of the thinking and theory behind |
| what we call artificial intelligence. But we have | | | | these ideas a good first stop might be Ray |
| been designing computers to compete with | | | | Kurzweil's AI website: |
| mankind for decades. A few books ago, I was | | | | For now the artificial intelligence Debate for UAVs |
| reading; "A Shortcut through Time; The Path to | | | | VS. Piloted Aircraft in the Battlespace rages on |
| the Quantum Computer" by George Johnson, he | | | | and indeed the argument is taken to greater |
| made a note of that Tinker Toy Tic Tac Toe | | | | heights and a whole new level, a deadly one as it |
| Machine, Geniac Electric Brain construction kit, | | | | is a "winner take all" game. Can the humans really |
| Turing Computer, Blue Mountain, etc.. I | | | | beat computers, which teach themselves and can |
| recommend this book to anyone who is studying | | | | think as fast or faster than their human |
| these concepts of Man VS Computer. | | | | counterparts? Think on this, as you will hardly be |
| Some get carried away with the concept of | | | | alone in those thoughts. |
| Human VS. Machine and the programming and | | | | |