Artificial intelligence is increasingly impacting today's society. The document discusses the history and current state of AI, how it is informed by nature, and how it currently impacts areas like robotics, the military, business, healthcare and more. The future of AI is uncertain but it may help solve major problems while also raising issues about job loss and whether advanced AI could ever pose a risk to humanity. Overall AI is seen as something that can make processes faster, more efficient and better, but its long term societal effects remain unclear.

1. Impact of AI onToday’s
Society
Society of Athens

2. Talking Points
• Status ofAI in ourWorld
• The Magic Behind AI
• Artificial Intelligence Informed by Mother Nature
• How AI Impacts usToday
• Why we Need AI
• Future of AI in our Society

3. Status of AI in ourWorld
A Peaceful Coexistence

4. Reality of AI
• Artificial = man-made / synthetic
• Often negative connotations
• Intelligence =
• Cognitive ability to learn
• Ability to reason
• Ability to recall important information
• Weak AI
• Strong AI

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How many atoms are in the observable universe?
Between ten quadrillion vigintillion and one-
hundred thousand quadrillion vigintillion atoms.
1078 to 1082

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13. The Magic Behind AI
Complex Simplicity

14. AI Magic
• Machine Intelligence vice Natural Intelligence
• Typical Capabilities
• Human Speech Comprehension
• Strategy
• Simulations
• Complex Data Interpretation
• AI Goals
• Reasoning
• Knowledge
• Planning
• Learning
• Perception
• Object Manipulation
Heuristics
Search
Knowledge
Representation

15. More AI Magic
• Heuristics
• A*
• Iterative-Deepening A*
• Depth-First Brand-and-Bound
• Recursive Best-First Search
• Heuristic Path
• Pure Heuristic Search
• Search
• Forward / Goal-Directed
• Backward
• Bi-directional
• Subgoaling
• Blind Search
• Informed Search
• SearchTrees
• Max-Min
• Knowledge Representation

16. ItTakes aVillage
• Computer Science
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Neuroscience
• Philosophy
• Psychology

17. AI Informed by Mother Nature
Mother Knows Best

18. Mother Nature – Swarm Intelligence

19. Mother Nature – Foraging Intelligence

20. How AI Impacts usToday
Enrichment

21. Today’s AI
• Better Robotics
• MilitaryTactical Applications
• Business-to-Business Negotiations
• Cybersecurity
• Finance
• Big Data
• Medical treatment Planning
• Consumerism
Big Dog

22. WhyWe Need AI
Like it or Not

23. The Need for AI
• Faster
• More Efficient
• Better
• Safer
• Planetary-Threatening Problems
• New Ways ofThinking

24. Future of AI in our Society
One Society Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all

25. Societal Questions
• Does AI pose a risk to humanity?
• Will AI eliminate traditionally human jobs?
• AutonomousAI
• Android Citizenship

26. Societal Questions
• Does AI pose a risk to humanity?
• Will AI eliminate traditionally human jobs?
• AutonomousAI
• Android Citizenship

27. Societal Questions
• Does AI pose a risk to humanity?
• Will AI eliminate traditionally human jobs?
• AutonomousAI
• Android Citizenship

29. ThankYou