AI Lexicon

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Artificial Intelligence, once confined to science fiction, now permeates daily life. AI defies precise definition, blurred by rapid evolution, our fluid understanding of its capabilities, and the dynamic interplay between humans and technology. This lexicon offers alternative perspectives, reframing AI’s monolithic view and illuminating its diverse applications and implications.

A Brief History of the ‘A’ in AI.

How we think about AI is partly driven by how we have changed the usage of the word "artificial" over time, resulting in evolving attitudes and perceptions. John McCarthy’s selection of ‘artificial’ in coining the term artificial intelligence at a conference at Dartmouth College in 1956 was

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Aldine Intelligence

Aldine Intelligence seeks to harness AI's power to democratize knowledge. Unlike a traditional concept of AI, which often replicates existing processes, Aldine Intelligence prioritizes efficiency, quality, and impact. In 1494, Aldus Manutius and the Aldine Press revolutionized book publishing. Before his innovations, books were unwieldy replicas of manuscripts,

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Attention Intelligence

One of AI’s most pernicious capabilities is its capacity to manipulate content to ensnare the learner’s attention. Digital engagement is already a finely tuned science, exploiting vast data troves to construct user profiles and predict behavior. As exemplified by “doomscrolling”, social media platforms deploy infinite scrolling and autoplay

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Alan Intelligence

"I propose to consider the question, 'Can machines think?' - Alan Turing Computing Machinery and Intelligence Alan Turing, in his 1950 paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” proposed a means to answer this question while working at the University of Manchester. The Turing test, originally called the imitation

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Artificial Incunabula

The earliest creative outputs generated by Artificial Intelligence systems are characterized by a high degree of human intervention and revision necessary to achieve the desired outcome. These “first steps" of AI creativity require human assistance to reach a more polished form. Examples of Artificial Incunabula include: * Early attempts at

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