Every​AI

developX
4 min readApr 8, 2018

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THE​ ​EVOLUTION​ ​OF​ ​MACHINE​ ​LEARNING

LEARNING

One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​basic​ ​properties​ ​of​ ​any​ ​living​ ​organism​ ​has been​ ​learning.learning​ ​from​ ​life,​ ​incidents,​ ​books,​ ​internet and​ ​almost​ ​every​ ​possible​ ​resource​ ​in​ ​this​ ​universe.​ ​An infant​ ​starts​ ​learning​ ​from​ ​its​ ​family,​ ​surroundings,society implying​ ​that​ ​the​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​person​ ​one​ ​becomes​ ​is​ ​highly impacted​ ​by​ ​the​ ​environment​ ​so​ ​it’s​ ​the​ ​responsibility​ ​of parents​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​that​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​setup​ ​for​ ​their​ ​child.

MACHINES

The​ ​most​ ​lucid​ ​way​ ​we​ ​can​ ​understand​ ​machines​ ​is​ ​that​ ​machines​ ​use​ ​power​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​forces​ ​and control​ ​movement​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​an​ ​intended​ ​action​ ​but​ ​modern​ ​day​ ​machines​ ​aren’t​ ​​ ​limited​ ​to that.​ ​New​ ​age​ ​machines​ ​are​ ​much​ ​more​ ​smarter​ ​still​ ​it’s​ ​us​ ​humans​ ​who​ ​design​ ​them​ ​so​ ​there’s no​ ​point​ ​in​ ​being​ ​afraid​ ​of​ ​an​ ​​AI​-​Apocalypse​(checkout​ ​​The​ ​Terminator​​ ​​​ ​if​ ​you​ ​haven’t​ ​yet) implying​ ​the​ ​machines​ ​to​ ​become​ ​self-aware​ ​and​ ​decide​ ​to​ ​take​ ​over​ ​humanity​ ​but​ ​if​ ​you​ ​look closely​ ​to​ ​the​ ​definition​ ​of​ ​machines​ ​you’ll​ ​notice​ ​that​ ​it’s​ ​us​ ​humans​ ​who​ ​provides​ ​them​ ​with that​ ​power​ ​so​ ​just​ ​like​ ​the​ ​case​ ​with​ ​an​ ​infant,​ ​we​ ​the​ ​humans​ ​are​ ​the​ ​guiding​ ​elements​ ​to​ ​these machines,so​ ​does​ ​it​ ​imply​ ​that​ ​its​ ​humans​ ​who’ll​ ​bring​ ​the​ ​evil​ ​power​ ​into​ ​existence?​ ​Let’s​ ​dig​ ​in to​ ​find​ ​out.

Phase 1-The​ ​Evolution Rule​ ​Based This​ ​was​ ​the​ ​era​ ​of​ ​controlled​ ​programs​ ​that​ ​were​ ​just​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​controlled conditions​ ​and​ ​few​ ​situations​ ​like​ ​those​ ​involving​ ​where​ ​the​ ​processing and​ ​execution​ ​has​ ​certain​ ​limitations​ ​or​ ​we​ ​can​ ​say​ ​the​ ​outcome​ ​can​ ​be calculated​ ​or​ ​was​ ​finite,​ ​the​ ​best​ ​example​ ​being​ ​the​ ​all​ ​time​ ​wistful​ ​snake game.

Phase 2-​Analysis​ ​Based Analysis​ ​involves​ ​use​ ​of​ ​​ ​heuristic​ ​approach​ ​means​ ​​enabling​ ​a person​ ​to​ ​discover​ ​or​ ​learn​ ​something​ ​for​ ​themselves.​ ​In​ ​such​ ​cases we​ ​give​ ​the​ ​machines​ ​certain​ ​task​ ​and​ ​based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​available​ ​data we​ ​ask​ ​them​ ​find​ ​the​ ​most​ ​optimal​ ​solution​ ​for​ ​the​ ​problem​ ​defined.One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​renown application​ ​of​ ​this​ ​concept​ ​can​ ​google​ ​maps​ ​which​ ​uses​ ​the​ ​Dijkstra’s​ ​algorithm​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the shortest​ ​path​ ​between​ ​2​ ​points​ ​on​ ​map.

Phase 3-​Learning​ ​Based This​ ​​ ​phase​ ​has​ ​been​ ​in​ ​action​ ​for​ ​quite​ ​some​ ​time​ ​and​ ​has​ ​a​ ​major influence​ ​in​ ​variety​ ​of​ ​fields.​ ​The​ ​sudden​ ​rise​ ​in​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​application​ ​is due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​availability​ ​of​ ​high​ ​computation​ ​power​ ​even​ ​in​ ​devices​ ​as small​ ​as​ ​earbuds​ ​with​ ​the​ ​latest​ ​iteration​ ​being​ ​the​ ​Google​ ​Pixel​ ​Buds which​ ​can​ ​adapt​ ​to​ ​your​ ​listening​ ​pattern​ ​and​ ​understand​ ​around​ ​40 languages​ ​and​ ​can​ ​not​ ​only​ ​convert​ ​them​ ​in​ ​real​ ​time​ ​but​ ​mimic​ ​your voice​ ​as​ ​well​ ​in​ ​special​ ​cases.Some​ ​other​ ​substantial​ ​advancements​ ​are image-classification,drug​ ​discovery,emotionally​ ​intelligent​ ​bots.

The​ ​Evil-​Power So​ ​far​ ​the​ ​implications​ ​have​ ​been​ ​great​ ​constructively​ ​but​ ​the​ ​real​ ​problem​ ​with​ ​every​ ​great power​ ​in​ ​world​ ​is​ ​that​ ​it​ ​has​ ​two​ ​sides​ ​like​ ​a​ ​coin.Today​ ​AI​ ​is​ ​being​ ​used​ ​to​ ​make​ ​extremely addictive​ ​products​ ​that​ ​take​ ​substantial​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​your​ ​daily​ ​life​ ​like​ ​facebook’s​ ​news​ ​feed​ ​being highly​ ​optimized​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​your​ ​attention​ ​on​ ​the​ ​screen​ ​and​ ​indulge​ ​you​ ​into​ ​scrolling​ ​endlessly but​ ​still​ ​if​ ​you​ ​observe​ ​its​ ​again​ ​us​ ​humans​ ​who​ ​choose​ ​to​ ​move​ ​to​ ​such​ ​platforms​ ​for refreshment​ ​and​ ​that’s​ ​not​ ​end​ ​of​ ​it​ ​when​ ​we​ ​take​ ​a​ ​closer​ ​look​ ​to​ ​the​ ​AI-threats​ ​coz​ ​recently facebook​ ​had​ ​to​ ​shut​ ​down​ ​one​ ​of​ ​it’s​ ​AI​ ​program,​ ​because​ ​it’s​ ​components​ ​started​ ​interacting​ ​in some​ ​language​ ​that​ ​the​ ​systems​ ​developed​ ​on​ ​their​ ​own​ ​without​ ​any​ ​human​ ​intervention. Whatsoever​ ​the​ ​consequences​ ​are​ ​in​ ​the​ ​end​ ​everything​ ​(​now​ ​including​ ​AI​ ​as well​)​ ​is​ ​an​ ​outcome​ ​of​ ​some​ ​desire​ ​and​ ​it’s​ ​the​ ​sole​ ​adversity​ ​that​ ​with​ ​great power​ ​comes​ ​infinite​ ​possibilities​ ​whether​ ​good​ ​or​ ​bad​ ​implying​ ​that​ ​in​ ​the end​ ​it’s​ ​us​ ​humans​ ​who’ll​ ​design​ ​destructive​ ​or​ ​uncontrolled​ ​machines​ ​but the​ ​main​ ​concern​ ​lies​ ​is​ ​the​ ​existence​ ​of​ ​solution​ ​of​ ​such​ ​situations​ ​which​ ​is

A bit 2-MUCH but it’s cool i guess.

Decentralization-The​ ​Solution​​ ​​Elon​ ​Musk​ ​who​ ​is​ ​known​ ​for​ ​remarkable breakthroughs​ ​like​ ​SPACEX,​ ​TESLA​ ​has​ ​an​ ​AI​ ​research​ ​company​ ​‘​OpenAI​’ explains​ ​​ ​the​ ​solution​ ​very​ ​easily​ ​by​ ​saying​ ​that​ ​”​Freedom​ ​consists​ ​in​ ​division of​ ​power​ ​and​ ​despotism​ ​in​ ​its​ ​concentration​ ​”​ ​​which​ ​translates​ ​to​ ​it’s​ ​our responsibility​ ​to​ ​make​ ​these​ ​systems​ ​unbiased​ ​remove​ ​any​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​change​ ​in its​ ​effectiveness​ ​due​ ​to​ ​humans​ ​or​ ​machine​ ​interaction.The​ ​most​ ​selling application​ ​of​ ​such​ ​concept​ ​is​ ​bitcoin​ ​which​ ​eliminates​ ​the​ ​middleman​ ​in​ ​astronomical​ ​number of​ ​transactions​ ​and​ ​removes​ ​despair​ ​but​ ​unfortunately​ ​it’s​ ​also​ ​helping​ ​online piracykings​ ​​ ​to access​ ​money​ ​without​ ​a​ ​hitch,but​ ​still​ ​the​ ​applications​ ​of​ ​such​ ​decentralized​ ​system​ ​are​ ​immense To​ ​sum​ ​up,​ ​everything​ ​can​ ​be​ ​controlled​ ​in​ ​this​ ​modern​ ​age​ ​it’s​ ​just​ ​that​ ​we​ ​need​ ​to​ ​design​ ​new systems​ ​more​ ​carefully​ ​and​ ​understand​ ​how​ ​actually​ ​all​ ​tech​ ​works​ ​at​ ​least​ ​the​ ​topmost​ ​layers.

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