Artificial Intelligence reassessed through IBM’s Watson: The Dawning of AI Expertise
Translated title
Revurdering af kunstig intelligens gennem IBMs Watson: Ekspertise inden for kunstig intelligens opstår
Author
Møller, Loreta
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-06-09
Pages
71
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger kunstig intelligens (AI) og de forventninger og forudsigelser, der knytter sig til den. Som case ser jeg på IBM’s Watson, en “kognitiv” teknologi, der fik global opmærksomhed ved at vinde quizshowet Jeopardy! over menneskelige deltagere. Hovedspørgsmålet er, om AI kan udvikle ekspertise. For at besvare dette forklarer jeg, hvad ekspertise er hos mennesker—f.eks. dyb viden, erfaring og dømmekraft—og undersøger, om disse elementer findes i Watson. Tilgangen bygger på antagelsen om, at nutidens AI ofte er designet til at efterligne aspekter af menneskelig kognition, hvilket er grunden til, at Watson betegnes som kognitiv teknologi. Afhandlingen bruger denne sammenligning til at vurdere AI’s nuværende evner og begrænsninger i forhold til at udvikle ekspertise.
This thesis explores artificial intelligence (AI) and the expectations and predictions surrounding it. As a case study, it examines IBM’s Watson, a “cognitive” technology that drew global attention by winning the Jeopardy! quiz show against human contestants. The central question is whether AI can develop expertise. To address this, I explain what expertise means in humans—such as deep knowledge, experience, and sound judgment—and then examine whether these elements are present in Watson. This approach assumes that today’s AI is often designed to model aspects of human cognition, which is why Watson is described as cognitive technology. The thesis uses this comparison to assess the current abilities and limits of AI in developing expertise.
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