How long until computers can actually reason, adapt, think, problem solve, tell stories, and understand and convey humor? These are all questions which computer scientists taking care of Artificial Intelligence BI programming and theory are thinking about today. When will a machine, or laptop or computer become aware, alert to itself, thus alive, and thinking?
Much of this is philosophical, so much in fact that some wonder in reverse, in other words; are humans really thinking or merely addressing stimuli really predictable way?
Recently, there are some top scientists and computer engineers within the field suggesting that mankind in the visit a thinking computer, true intelligence, has moved in the wrong direction, and that a neural network, which would certainly be a different configuration would be more appropriate, something not very dissimilar from how a Internet works where each point might do many calculations or different kinds.
Then there's another group insisting that true artificial intelligence needs a chance to forget in order to work properly so that it doesn't exhibit schizophrenic behavior (that is observed mind you), plus the ability to make mistakes.
Simply mimicking human expression, or responding using data bases of phrases isn't thinking. Even CRM software which touts itself to artificially intelligent driven isn't really aware, it isn't really thinking, even though it will pass the Turing Test; a chance to fool a human into believing it is a real person these are talking too. But, I'd suggest a true thinking computer can look at the reverse, and realize whether it is talking to an actual human or conversing with another computer.
Perhaps down the road those lines will end up so blurred about make the Turing Test irrelevant?
Indeed, there have been entire chains of AI computers which talk with one another in Internet Forums. It seems just as if it is just a conversation between 2 different people, but the dialogue is completely shallow, with no original thinking really, however some with the responses are interesting, some laughable, but humans too make stupid remarks often enough the other only should surf Facebook for 5-minutes to see that.
Will computers be in a position to think? Well, assuming you mean; the best way humans think, the answer is yes, eventually.
Currently, this indicates the Turing Test continues to be achieved, but I ask could be that the real test or threshold you should be considering. It's my thought that not merely will AI become aware, but it'll out think humans by combining the very best of all possible worlds, likewise modified humans, "transhumans" as it were, coupled to computer devices can do the identical, and that my buddies is simply a few time. So, please consider this all and think onto it.