flash cards

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Machines designed to perform tasks requiring human intelligence.

General AI

The ultimate goal is to match or exceed human intelligence across all domains.

Narrow AI

AI systems designed to handle specific tasks, such as Siri, Alexa, or Google Maps.

General AI example

A hypothetical fully autonomous human-level machine.

AI hallucination

When AI generates false or fabricated information.

Ethical concerns of AI

Issues such as bias, job loss, surveillance, and inequality.

Critical thinking with AI

Needed because AI can make mistakes, hallucinate, or show bias.

Ameca

A humanoid robot known for its lifelike expressions.

Theory evaluation minimum requirement

Must have internal and external consistency.

Criteria of Adequacy

Includes testability, fruitfulness, scope, simplicity, and conservatism.

TEST formula

Theory, Evidence, Scrutinize alternatives, Test with criteria of adequacy.

Inference to the Best Explanation

Choosing the best explanation that fits evidence and adequacy criteria.

Scientific theory

A well-supported, testable explanation.

Hypothesis

A testable prediction.

Double-blind testing purpose

To reduce bias in experiments.

Scientific basis of evolution

It is testable and supported by extensive evidence.

Non-scientific Creationism

It cannot be tested or falsified.

Worldview

Your overall perspective on reality and existence.

Emotivism

The view that moral statements express emotional responses rather than facts.

Moral argument structure

Includes a moral principle, factual premise, and conclusion.

Cultural Relativism

The idea that morality is dependent on cultural norms.

Subjective Relativism

The belief that morality is based on individual choice.

Utilitarianism

The ethical theory that the morally right action is the one that produces the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

Divine Command Theory

The view that morality is determined by God’s commands.