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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think and learn like humans.

Ethical challenges

Dilemmas and issues that arise in relation to moral principles and values when developing and using AI systems.

Racial discrimination

Unfair treatment or bias based on a person's race or ethnicity.

Machine learning algorithm

A type of AI algorithm that allows machines to learn and make predictions or decisions without being explicitly programmed.

Neural network

A computer system modeled after the human brain that is capable of learning and making decisions based on patterns and connections.

Genetic algorithm

An algorithm inspired by the process of natural selection that uses genetic operators to solve optimization problems.

Decision trees

A flowchart-like structure that represents decisions and their possible consequences.

Bayesian networks

Probabilistic graphical models that represent a set of variables and their dependencies using a directed acyclic graph.

Transparent AI algorithms

Algorithms that are easily understandable and provide clear insights into their decision-making process.

Predictable AI algorithms

Algorithms whose behavior and outcomes can be anticipated or projected accurately.

Robust against manipulation

AI algorithms that are resistant to being altered or influenced in a way that could compromise their intended functionality or fairness.

Social functions

The roles and tasks performed by AI algorithms in society, such as decision-making in banking or governance.

Stare decisis

The legal principle of following precedents and established case law when making decisions in order to ensure consistency and predictability.

Machine vision system

An AI system that uses computer vision to analyze and interpret visual information from the environment.

Responsibility

The obligation or accountability for the consequences of one's actions or the actions of an AI system.

Expert system

An AI system designed to mimic the decision-making abilities of a human expert in a specific domain.

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

AI systems that possess the ability to understand, learn, and perform tasks across multiple domains, similar to human intelligence.

Competence

The ability to perform tasks or accomplish goals successfully.

Safety issues

Concerns related to the potential risks and hazards associated with the use and operation of AI systems.

Domain

A specific area or field of knowledge, expertise, or operation.

Human engineers

Individuals who design and create machines, systems, or technologies.

Deep Blue

A chess-playing AI algorithm developed by IBM that defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997.

Qualia

The subjective experiences or sensations associated with conscious perception.

Ontogeny

The development or growth of an organism from fertilization to maturity.

Moral status

The ethical consideration and treatment afforded to beings based on their inherent value or rights.

Sentience

The capacity to experience sensations, emotions, or subjective consciousness.

Sapience

Higher-level intelligence characterized by reasoning, problem-solving, and self-awareness.

Borderline cases

Situations or beings that possess attributes that are difficult to categorize or define clearly.

Principle of Substrate Non-Discrimination

The moral principle that the type of material or substrate an entity is made of does not affect its moral status.

Principle of Ontogeny Non-Discrimination

The moral principle that how an entity came into existence does not affect its moral status.

Moral principles

Fundamental guidelines or rules for ethical behavior and decision-making.

Artificial minds

Intellects or cognitive systems created through AI technologies.

Moral agents

Entities capable of making moral choices and being held responsible for their actions.

Feasibility

The practicality or likelihood of a particular technology or solution being successfully implemented.

Implications

The consequences or effects that result from a particular action or decision.

Sentient

Having the capacity for subjective experiences or consciousness.

Same person

The philosophical question of identity and continuity of self.

Disassembled

Taken apart or deconstructed.

Functional characteristics

The essential properties and abilities of a system or entity that enable it to perform its intended tasks.

Neuroscientific theory

The scientific study of the nervous system, including the brain and its functions.

Computational structure

The organization and arrangement of components in a computational system.

Subjective rate of time

The perception or experience of the passage of time, which can vary between different entities or systems.

Silicon

A chemical element commonly used in the production of semiconductors and electronic devices.

Carbon

A chemical element found in organic compounds, including the building blocks of life.

Semi-conductors

Materials with electrical conductivity between that of conductors and insulators.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances that transmit signals between nerve cells in the brain.

Moral principles

Fundamental guidelines or rules for ethical behavior and decision-making.

Moral status

The ethical consideration and treatment afforded to beings based on their inherent value or rights.

AI ethics

The discipline focused on addressing the ethical challenges and considerations arising from the development and use of AI systems.

Noncognitive technologies

Technologies that do not possess cognitive abilities or exhibit intelligent behavior.