1. What is the key difference between Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
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ANI is made in America, while AGI is made in Asia.
ANI is designed for a specific task, while AGI would possess human-like intelligence across a wide range of tasks.
ANI is software, while AGI is hardware.
ANI is safe, while AGI is inherently dangerous.
2. The "alignment problem" in AI ethics refers to the challenge of:
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Aligning text in a word processor.
Ensuring the physical components of a robot are aligned correctly.
Getting different AI companies to align on a business strategy.
Ensuring the goals of highly intelligent AI systems are robustly aligned with human values and well-being.
3. What event is widely considered the "birth" of AI as a distinct field of research?
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Alan Turing's publication of the "Turing Test."
The defeat of Garry Kasparov by the Deep Blue chess computer.
The 1956 Dartmouth Workshop.
The release of Apple's Siri.
4. According to the chapter, what is the Catholic theological perspective on human creativity in relation to AI?
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Human creativity is a form of responsible stewardship that must guide the development of AI for the common good.
AI is inherently demonic and all of its creations are evil.
Human and AI creativity are identical in nature and value.
AI's creativity makes human creativity obsolete.
5. The "Singularity," as popularized by Ray Kurzweil, refers to a hypothetical future point where:
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All computers are networked into a single global system.
The global economy collapses due to automation.
Humanity decides to stop all technological development.
Technological growth, particularly in AI, becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, leading to an intelligence explosion.