The Development of Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents: Potential Ethical and Privacy Issues
...the technology scene couldn't be less different from the Sci-Fi movie ten years ago “Hey Google, good morning!” That was me talking to my Google virtual assistant this morning. It replied, addressing me with by the last name before updating me about the weather, traffic to work and news from three major news networks! This intelligent assistant can turn on lights, control TV and sound systems, the Thermostat and a whole range of tasks just by asking it! It is the year 2020 and the technology scene couldn't be less different from the Sci-Fi movie ten years ago; thanks to rapid development in Information Technology. The discourse about artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from marvelling at IBM’s Deep Blue computer defeating Gary Kasparov [1] in the chess to self-driving cars, AI-enhanced rockets on Mars/Moon missions, intelligent robots etc. Earlier studies tend to compare human qualities like thought, rationality, and actions when describing AI. John McCarthy de