When a machine learns
As the golden chariot rolls smoothly along a sun-dappled forest path, Kaikeyi is thinking about what Dasaratha said earlier.Kaikeyi: Maharaj, while your Forest Intelligence Network is brilliant, something you said earlier is bothering me. You spoke of humans using metal eyes on poles (CCTV cameras) and metal birds (drones) in the 21st century. How can a machine “watch” or “understand” a human or an animal?Dasaratha: They don’t have brains like ours, Kaikeyi, but possess an ‘artificial brain’ powered by Artificial Intelligence.
- ▪As the golden chariot rolls smoothly along a sun-dappled forest path, Kaikeyi is thinking about what Dasaratha said earlier.Kaikeyi: Maharaj, while your Forest Intelligence Network is brilliant, something you said earlier is bothering me.
- ▪You spoke of humans using metal eyes on poles (CCTV cameras) and metal birds (drones) in the 21st century.
- ▪How can a machine “watch” or “understand” a human or an animal?Dasaratha: They don’t have brains like ours, Kaikeyi, but possess an ‘artificial brain’ powered by Artificial Intelligence.
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As the golden chariot rolls smoothly along a sun-dappled forest path, Kaikeyi is thinking about what Dasaratha said earlier.Kaikeyi: Maharaj, while your Forest Intelligence Network is brilliant, something you said earlier is bothering me. You spoke of humans using metal eyes on poles (CCTV cameras) and metal birds (drones) in the 21st century. Metal has no life or brain. How can a machine “watch” or “understand” a human or an animal?Dasaratha: They don’t have brains like ours, Kaikeyi, but possess an ‘artificial brain’ powered by Artificial Intelligence. Instead of storing information on paper using words and letters, they use a far more advanced method: binary code. Let me show you.He halts the chariot and sketches a specific pattern in the air with his hands.Dasaratha: Hold my hand.
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