How far can Artificial Intelligence go? Could it replace people?

Everyone knows about this technological breakthrough, but do we know exactly when it originated? The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) was adopted in 1956, but has become more popular today thanks to increasing data volumes, advanced algorithms, and improvements in computing power and storage.

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Some time ago the spectrum of science fiction was abandoned so that the concept of Artificial Intelligence finally entered our lives to lead a new technological revolution. Despite the fact that some consider this advance as something distant and mysterious, it is true that it is increasingly present today, therefore, various types of AI can be differentiated:

If you are still thinking about where you can see Artificial Intelligence applied, you should know that it is present in mobile facial detection, in virtual voice assistants and integrated into our everyday devices through bots or applications. On the other hand, advances in AI are driving the use of Big Data due to its ability to process large amounts of data and provide advantages to position itself as an essential technology in everyday life.

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Today, AI technology improves the performance and productivity of the company by automating processes or tasks that previously required effort human, so this capacity can generate important advantages for the company. For example, Netflix uses machine learning to provide a level of personalization to its users, while most businesses use Artificial Intelligence to detect security intrusions, resolve issues, and reduce production workload. So is there a possibility that factory employees could be replaced by this technology?

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How far can Artificial Intelligence go ?, could it replace people?

Digitalization is one of the transforming axes of society that are involved in day-to-day life, therefore, a survey carried out by the Spanish Foundation for Science and (FECYT) shows that one in five Spaniards believes that within 15 years it will have been replaced by a robot or by an AI system.

Since the health crisis broke out, the risks and ethical challenges regarding Artificial Intelligence and algorithms have been part of the political agenda, however, the European Commission has begun to work on legislation to regulate that AI is considered impossible the assumption of occupational hazards (that is, that it can replace an entire workforce). So, according to the data reflected by the survey, is it true that robots could not replace us in a job since the cost would be cheaper? We would have to wait for the future to see what happens.

Artificial Intelligence can register patents in some countries

It is easy to ignore that the advantages of AI are infinite, since they facilitate production, are fast in the creation processes, solve errors and even They bring new ideas, however, it is still not legal in many countries that this technological advance can patent inventions.

The last region to allow it has been Australia, where the Federal Court rectified a decision carried out by the Commissioner of Patents, because at first it denied that AI could be considered as an inventor, therefore, this is equivalent because at first it could not register patents either. After a 180º turn and a failed attempt by 'Dabus', an Artificial Intelligence requested to register several products.

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Dabus is an automatic learning system that is capable of generating ideas and inventing products and is a device intended for autonomous starting of unified sensitivity. Initially, the registration application was rejected as it was not a natural person, however, Judge Jonathan Beach clarified that Australian law does not specifically mention that patents have to be invented by a human, so that Artificial Intelligence can appear as a creator.

Not only in Australia has this merit been achieved, in South Africa they have also accepted that an AI could be considered as a creator. Both decisions can serve as an example to other countries that previously denied applications such as Dabus, although it is true that the United Kingdom and the United States require that the patent be registered by a human. We will see what happens in Spain, can you imagine that a product is registered by AI?

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