As the WSJ points out, until AI can learn on the fly as our brains do, it will never be truly intelligent. One avenue to teaching AI to act like the brain is to study the brain itself which the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is doing by developing brain-computer interfaces—devices that sit directly in or on the brain and record cell activity.
Everyday life is incredibly complex—filled with unexpected events, nuanced problems and new skills to be mastered. Fortunately for us, the brain is very good at processing new information. AI, on the other hand, isn’t. A computer can teach itself to master a narrow, predetermined skill, such as identifying dogs in photos or translating from English to French. But that same machine would be at a loss when faced with even the simplest unexpected task outside its area of expertise. That’s because AI lacks the brain’s plasticity—its remarkable ability to adapt and evolve. Until...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-key-to-smarter-ai-copy-the-brain-1523369923
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