The Intersection of Empathy and Artificial Intelligence
How do you define artificial intelligence? Robots and science fiction? Siri and Alexa? Unless you are an expert in the field, you will probably struggle to articulate everything that artificial intelligence encompasses. Why not turn to the experts? IBM defines artificial intelligence as technology that "leverages computers and machines to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind." The IBM definition highlights the mimicry and imitation of human mental faculties, including the ability to come up with creative solutions to social, economic or business problems. IBM also mentions the human ability to making decisions, which includes compiling, processing and analyzing data to determine the best outcome. Artificial intelligence may also imitate or reflect other human characteristics, but machine consciousness is not currently possible. Moreover, with the rise of automation and artificial intelligence, it is becoming more and more relevant for...