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Aragorn
Presumably, that is the name given to the supercomputer cluster at the center of the A.I. neural network. Or to put it in other words, it's the central, controlling computer system in a distributed computing cluster.
At least, that's what I imagine things would be like. A.I. isn't my speciality, but I do have some knowledge about supercomputers and mainframes.
HA!! You are just setting yourself up here, my friend...aren't you trying to dispell rumors that you're AI??? :hilarious:
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donk
All kidding aside, that presumes that "we" (some humans that operate the "hub") have control of said "AI", right? It hasn't gone rogue/achieved free will and makes its own decisions?
I could of course be grossly wrong, because I don't think any of us know what the future may bring, or what a very advanced extraterrestrial civilization would/could have achieved on account of artificial intelligence, but to the best of my knowledge and with my understanding of computer technology, I do not believe that any artificial intelligence could ever attain true consciousness (and thus Free Will), because if it does have true consciousness, then it would be a living being. And the only way that I see that ever happening is if the artificial intelligence itself were somehow grafted onto a being with a soul, as an extension thereof, making the merger of the two entities into a cybernetic life form.
Although artificial intelligence is already very advanced here on Earth in this day and age, those doing research in that field still feel that — and I am going to quote them literally...
"Artificial intelligence relates to real intelligence like artificial flowers relate to real flowers."
In other words, and speaking from my perspective as a former programmer, I would describe artificial intelligence as an emulation of real consciousness. It looks and sounds like a real being, but it's all still based upon the mere execution of imperative and deterministic code, and the programmed ability to learn — or more correctly put, to adapt — by modifying part of its own code and creating algorithms. It's an emulation, but genuine consciousness, it is not.
Furthermore, I doubt that anyone involved with the development of artificial intelligence would dare overlook Isaac Asimov's Three Laws Of Robotics...:
- A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
- A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
The sentience of robots (and of A.I. in general) was however explored in the movie I, Robot, with Will Smith in a leading role — the movie was inspired by Isaac Asimov's series of short stories of the same name. Although the movie is very well-made and does provide for an explanation as to why VIKI, the A.I. supercomputer which commands the robots, has rebelled — i.e. a zeroth law of robotics, which states that no robot may allow for any harm to come to the whole of humanity — the movie does not explain the actual concept of robots becoming truly conscious.
There is a great deal of confusion in this area, caused by the fact that we tend to assess (and overestimate) artificial intelligence based upon observably human behavior. However, even though robots and A.I. in general can mimic human behavior — most notably through the use of a human voice for communicating — it is still only an emulation through programmed behavior. Robots and A.I. in general do not think; they merely calculate. They are still only machines. Very advanced machines, but machines nevertheless.