Since eons, humans have tried to create convenience. Be it the
kindling of a fire or the development of the technology of a smart
phone that detects your location and is linked to your bank
account, humans have constantly tried to create a technology, that
stands on par with the functioning of normal human brain.
However, in the bid to develop convenience, we have now outdone
ourselves and hence, there is a constant endeavour to develop a
substitute to a human brain and the understanding that it holds.
Humans are considered the best creation. And to recreate and
sustain this masterpiece unnaturally, is called the development of
an artificial intelligence.
John McCarthy, a computer scientist, coined the term
"Artificial Intelligence." In his article 'Ascribing
Mental Qualities to Machines,' he states that, "Machines
as simple as thermostats can be said to have beliefs, and having
beliefs seems to be a characteristic of most machines capable of
problem-solving