Computer Science Project Abstract
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EVOLUTION AND PHILOSOPHY
Presenters:
Justin Doran, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 West Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; beesting@imsa.edu
Jennifer Huang, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 West Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; jen5720@imsa.edu
Elaine Khoong, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 West Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; soccagrl@imsa.edu
Mentor:
Michael Ososky, President, Applied Computer Technology, 69 South LaSalle Street, Aurora, IL 60505
Abstract:
Evolutionary processes have existed since a point in time beyond our comprehension. Only recently (circa 3,000,000 B.C.E.), has evolution produced an organism capable of creating an intelligence parallel to itself. Homo sapiens is the organism, and the new life form -its brainchild- is Artificial Intelligence (AI). The goal of our mentorship is to explore the past and future impacts this profound revolution will have on the universe and our worldviews. In the past, biological evolution has reigned over earth, but now memetic (memes are like genes in that they propagate information, but unlike genes the information contained are ideas) evolution is increasing in strength and influence. Through in-depth discussions analyzing books in these fields, we are better understanding society's idea of self in the present and how it will be affected by technology in the future.