AI technology will be beneficial to civilization and help progress society. But, will AI reflect human intelligence? AI so far has come a long way from simple conversation on a command prompt to having the capability of conducting conversations on a set topic. For AI to be effective, one must “teach” the software a set of information in order for the AI to “think” and answer. However, humans are much more complex in their thoughts due to the many different areas they pull information from. When people have a conversation, they go through memories. They might problem solve in social situations by figuring out what to do or who to speak to and what they should say in response. People have social skills that would be difficult to “teach” a software, such as reading body language, tone, and social context. I believe the future of artificial intelligence will have a profound impact on society, though it won’t replicate the human mind.

         My current belief is that computers will not be able to have human intelligence. We can teach computers endless knowledge, but no matter how well a computer applies that knowledge, it's still only operating based on complex human-installed algorithms; it doesn't think independently or of its own volition. I also doubt that computers can become self-conscious: they may know everything, but unless they know that they know it, they have not reached human levels of thinking. Finally, I don’t believe that computers will ever feel human depths of emotions. Computers will likely have the capability to think like humans, following set instructions supplied by humans, but I don’t think computers will ever possess the originality, rationality and emotional complexity required to actually be human. 

I found Alex Wulff’s 2019 article “AI is incredibly smart, but it will never match human creativity” to be very useful of in my exploration of this topic. Here is the link: https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2019/01/02/ai-is-incredibly-smart-but-it-will-never-match-human-creativity/ 

Though we may be able to make robots, computers, and machines capable of carrying a conversation, figuring out equations, and analysing patterns, I believe that we will never be able to simulate the human mind because it is too vastly unpredictable and complex. Computers will not be able to feel human emotions like desire and fear and desperation. Perhaps we can program them to simulate these emotions and what they may look like to the outside world, but the most it will ever be is patterns and binary code. Human intelligence is clearly more than just retaining factual information and solving problems. It involves emotional intelligence and applying past experiences to a current situation, being able to understand the people and things around you, and knowing when to say and do certain things. Since a computer can only ever perceive a situation the way it’s been programmed to, and it cannot have personal experiences and thoughts, they will never be capable of the same type of intelligence humans possess.