Made to Measure

How can artificial intelligence be better than real ingenuity? How can a computer algorithm outsmart the programmers? Apparently, it can. After all, an A.I. Chess player has, by far, outsmarted every single living chess player it has ever played with.

Of course, a computer has its limitations. It cannot compute new strategies or counter existing ones. It cannot comprehend human psychology. It cannot truely adapt to unforseen circumstances. The only slight advantage it has is that it can perform millions of calculations tirelessly and effortlessly, within a split second (That is how it beats n00bs like me). That is why to create a monster one cannot destroy is such a distant dream.

Humans, generally speaking, are much more sophisticated entities. One can never truely comprehend their creativity, their unpredictability or their temperaments. Humans are known for their irrationality. How they seemingly betray you on a whim, without rational explanation. How they seem as cold as a computer, no better at understanding emotions. Perhaps this is our limitation. To me, humans cause much more frustration and angst than computers do. Perhaps such is why I prefer to deal with the artificial.