Superficial Intelligence

Just a quick thought while I recover from this last weekend's road trip to South Dakota.

Do you think artificial intelligence will someday be able to achieve human-like intelligence? Or will it only achieve the illusion of intelligence? I specifically mention human-like intelligence because there are many ways to define intelligence. In this case, I'm referring to intelligence like that of humans, not just the ability to make good decisions (as it is sometimes defined). I personally believe computers will only ever be able to produce the illusion of intelligence. There is the possibility that quantum computing brings some new cards to the table, but will computers ever actually think the way we do? Are our minds more similar to computers than we think or is there some intangible quality to our minds that computers will never be able to simulate? What are your thoughts?

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For my A.I. class project, my partner and I decided to tackle the game of Tetris. It has proven to be very interesting. You notice there is much more to a game when you actually try to implement it. Tetris seemed so simple to me before this project. One thing I had never noticed in all the Tetris games I have played is how the rotation isn't always the same. In fact, there are at least five different types of rotation. I didn't realize this until my partner and I found out we were both rotating the tetris blocks (or tetrominoes) in different ways. Here are some pictures of rotation systems:

Can you see the differences? If you crave for more Tetris knowledge, check out the tetris wiki at Tetris Concept.

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