Artificial Intelligence

Robots are getting closer to becoming more like humans in physical aspects. The dream of robotic science is to create an artificially intelligent robot that closely resembles human form, but also mimics human thought. Programs are being attempted to make this possible. They call this "Artificial Intelligence". Many debates have sprung from this topic raising questions such as defining intelligence. By some psychologist's standards, intelligence can be calculated by completing intelligence tests (IQ) such as the WISC (for children) or WAIS (for adults). A computer would easily be able to answer these questions from its data base, but some would argue that real intelligence has other aspects as well. There are also tests for emotional intelligence (EQ). Since human emotion has yet to be successfully reproduced by a robot, these tests may prove to be more of a challenge. If they pass the IQ test, but fail the EQ, they show competence in one area of intelligence, but not another. Also arises the problem of common sense. Even among humans, common sense is not so common. Each situation presents extraneous variables that require not only logic but also an awareness of overall surroundings and emotional comprehension. Most of these are things that are unable to be programmed, because not even we know how they work.