Why Artificial Intelligence is Never As Good

There have been giant strides made in the field of Artificial Intelligence or AI as it is commonly abbreviated in the last couple of decades. Computers are able to independently handle tasks which would have been unheard of just half a century ago. Yet, no matter how well these computers function, they are often restricted in the amount of intelligence that they can display.

Computers do not learn organically like humans do. They can scan data to find patterns, and then use these patterns to predict what data may occur next. This can work well in regular patterns which generally tend to follow the same set of data time and again repeatedly. However it is not much help when the data keeps changing as does the pattern.

Human beings are not only very good at identifying patterns and predicting behaviours, they are also able to grasp complex concepts with relatively more ease than the software of the computer would ever be able to. The truth is that the scientists working on understanding how the brain functions have a huge science project which they will take years more to complete. Till that happens, and it will be a while, computers with AI are never going to be as good at learning as a human being.