A common way for normal people (who are not specialists in artificial-intelligence) to think about artificial-intelligence is
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- to imagine an artificial-brain along with humanoid robots — robots that with 2 legs, 2 arms, a head, and the general form of a human, that walk and talk similar to a human.
+ to imagine an artificial-brain along with humanoid robots
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+ robots that with 2 legs, 2 arms, a head, and the general form of a human, that walk and talk similar to a human.
+ I.e., a common way for normal people (who are not specialists in artificial-intelligence) to think about artificial-intelligence is to imagine an android.
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Sci-Fi AI
- These (non-specialist) conceptions of artificial-intelligence (also) get expressed in science-fiction fictional-worlds.
- Some example of this includes:
+ Although this lay-person conception of artificial-intelligence (as an android) is definitely a type of artificial-intelligence
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+ artificial-intelligence is broader than, even simpler than, this.
+ I.e., artificial-intelligence is more than just androids.
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Adam Link from I, Robot,
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Alpha 5 from Power Rangers,
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Astro Boy (also known as Mighty Atom) from the fictional-world of the same name — Astro Boy,
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the B.A.T.s from G.I. Joe,
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B.O.B. from The Black Hole,
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C-3PO from Star Wars,
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Cosmos from Transformers,
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the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica,
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Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation,
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B-9 from Lost in Space,
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Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still,
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HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey,
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Johnny 5 from Short Circuit,
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K-2SO from Star Wars,
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Maximillian from The Black Hole,
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Metalhead from Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT),
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R2-D2 from Star Wars,
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Ravage from Transformers,
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the Replicators from Stargate SG-1,
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Rosey from The Jetsons,
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Soundwave from Transformers,
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Swerve from Transformers,
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Tik-Tok from Oz,
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The Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager,
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The Dummy from A Clever Dummy,
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Twiki from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,
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Ultron from Marvel Comics,
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V.I.N.CENT from The Black Hole,
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and many many many others.
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- There are large number of these types of conceptions of artificial-intelligence in science-fiction fictional-worlds!
+ But more on that later — let's explore the lay-person conception of artificial-intelligence a bit more.
+ A common way for normal people (who are not specialists in artificial-intelligence) to imagine artificial-intelligence is to imagine an android
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+ a robot that looks like and behaves like a human.
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+ Although an androids is definitely a type of artificial-intelligence
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+ in reality artificial-intelligence is broader than, and even includes things that are mucm much much simpler than, androids.
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+ But this (non-specialist) lay-person concept of artificial-intelligence as an android pervasive.
+ In fact, it is so pervasive that it (also) get expressed in science-fiction fictional-worlds.
+ Some examples of this includes:
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Adam Link from I, Robot,
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Alpha 5 from Power Rangers,
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Astro Boy (also known as Mighty Atom) from the fictional-world of the same name — Astro Boy,
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the B.A.T.s from G.I. Joe,
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B.O.B. from The Black Hole,
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C-3PO from Star Wars,
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Cosmos from Transformers,
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the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica,
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Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation,
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B-9 from Lost in Space,
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Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still,
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HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey,
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Johnny 5 from Short Circuit,
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K-2SO from Star Wars,
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Maximillian from The Black Hole,
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Metalhead from Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT),
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R2-D2 from Star Wars,
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Ravage from Transformers,
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the Replicators from Stargate SG-1,
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Rosey from The Jetsons,
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Soundwave from Transformers,
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Swerve from Transformers,
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Tik-Tok from Oz,
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The Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager,
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The Dummy from A Clever Dummy,
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Twiki from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,
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Ultron from Marvel Comics,
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V.I.N.CENT from The Black Hole,
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and many many many others.
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+ There are large number of these types of conceptions of artificial-intelligence in science-fiction fictional-worlds!
+ (We have only listed a very small number of them.)
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Robots & Androids
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robot (noun):
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an intelligent machine
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android (noun):
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a robot that looks like and acts like a human
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+ Humans have had a long fascination with robots — and especially robots that look similar to humans.
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