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That could be true in some distant future, but today's lineup of shopping assistants have felt cumbersome and clunky – you may be chatting with a slightly smarter machine, but not one that can have a true conversation.
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The current wave, characterised by automation becoming smarter, machine-to-machine communication, artificial intelligence and continued technological improvements – and otherwise described at the fourth industrial revolution – still brings uncertainty and threatens a broader range of occupations and skill levels.
The idea of a runaway explosion in artificial intelligence as smart machines design ever smarter machines, leaving humans in the dust is a staple of millenial science fiction.
It's not just software and diagnosis, either: surgeons will have to make way for smarter machines.
Schjøll Brede argues that humans need increasingly smarter, machine-assisted ways to navigate the ever-growing mountain of scientific knowledge, and to help researchers keep pace and come up with new and better theories and ideas.
The research is the latest development in the field of "deep learning", which is paving the way for smarter machines.
But how imminent is the danger and if it is remote, do we still need to worry about the implications of ever smarter machines?
"It is quite a smart machine," Dr. Ji said.
NOVA Smartest Machine on Earth On PBS stations on Wednesday night at 10 (check local listings).
"Smartest Machine on Earth" is part of an all-"Nova" night on PBS dedicated to the theme of intelligence.
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