computers in control 1 Computers consume Thomas Anderson’s life He spends most days in a quiet office working as a computer programmer At night Anderson is a hacker who goes by the name Neo Programming and hacking control how computers perform But little does Neo know he isn’t in control of these machines He isn’t even in control of his own life Neo lives in a simulated reality created by sentient computers This artificial intelligence AI captured the world’s humans and put them to sleep The AI keeps the sleeping humans in pods using their body heat and energy as power The humans minds are in a simulated world called the Matrix Humans in the Matrix have no idea their world is virtual reality They are not aware computers control them A few humans including Neo wake up and learn the truth They try to fight back But the AI that enslaves them is powerful How can humans fight against this AI 4
The Matrix was very successful After its release additional films comic books and video games were created This is the fictional story of the film The Matrix But artificial intelligence is being developed today Whether AI will take over the world is still a mystery But some people believe that with the rise of AI technology The Matrix could become reality 5
what is artificial intelligence 2 Artificial intelligence AI is the term used to describe intelligent machines AI is created to understand interact with and complete tasks for humans Some AI can learn without input from humans AI today includes programs such as Apple’s Siri and Google’s search engine Scientists are even developing AI that looks and acts like humans As amazing as these systems are they also concern many people AI has changed quickly Many experts fear AI will become too advanced They believe these machines will become smarter than humans Then AI could take over the world The idea of an AI takeover is called the singularity People have many different ideas of what the singularity could be like But these ideas share many similar themes People predict AI will mislead humans They think AI might enslave or hurt humankind Others think AI will kill all humans to rule the planet without obstacles 6
AI is a very real technology But many experts think an AI takeover is fantasy best left to books and movies Others look to fictional AI takeovers as predictions of a future that isn’t far away Are AI believers correct Can computers take over When people imagine AI many think of human-like robots But many robots don’t look like humans at all Robotic arms are some of the most common robots in manufacturing
