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A. JoshiArtificial Intelligence and Human Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9807-7_6

6. Machine Intelligence

Ameet Joshi1  
(1)
REDMOND, WA, USA
 

Machines started their journey with humans as an upgraded version of rudimentary tools such as sticks as we saw in the previous chapter. Very quickly they established themselves as an invaluable partner of humans in their daily life. They reduced the hardships from human life, they reduced the amount of hazardous work from human life, they enabled humans to carry out more than what they could do with their body alone, thereby making their lives safer, easier, more rewarding, peaceful, and ultimately happier. ...

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