These idiots obviously don’t know what “smart” means, and are basing their wild claims on a definition of the word that doesn’t correspond with reality.
Their systems will have access to huge storehouses of data, and will use rapid computers. But they will not be intelligent. They are manipulating symbols, but have no understanding of any of the words.
Human intelligence is vastly superior, because it is able to correlate one concept with an unlimited number of other concepts. Plus it is able to apply the standard of reasonableness to its thoughts. Plus, humans have emotions, which act as a brake on intelligence.
Humans have intelligence and emotions. Machines have neither, but can simulate both well enough to fool millions of people.
This is what I’d like to believe. Although the preponderance of atheist “futurists” out there today seem convinced that AI will make humanity unrecognizable and ultimately create some sort of religion based on a “collective consciousness” of some sort and superintelligence.
Thats why the first humans to be merged with AI will be lawyers.
ROSS is IBM’s first commercially available AI product.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-worlds-first-artificially-intelligent-lawyer-gets-hired-2016-5
Empathy not required.