Robots to Be ‘Human-Like’ in Next Three Years

Buckle up people. In the next three years, robots will be better able to learn from, adapt to, and work in a work environment, and it could happen much faster than it does today.

Researchers are developing a new method that the robots can use to interact with humans — because robots are often guided by humans. The new AI system will be called “Contextual Assistive Intelligence Systems,” or CAAS. It’s a concept that will give AI a way to learn about human, as human learn about machines.

We are making a larger, more conceptual than simply just augmenting like-humans. (The new AI) is about providing the context and the human example, CAAS “learn” from human's context of a situation.

Humans do this by learning things about context when interacting with a new person or an unfamiliar environment. By getting human involved in the AI project, robots could be taught more about the industry and get inside the environment.

This new system helps the robots understand what that context would be like, where it stands and what information could help better guide a robot. Ultimately, we see data-driven technology replacing brute computing power.

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Currently, the CAAS system can’t perform most of the tasks a human could, such as navigating automated systems or carrying out other general tasks, but it has the potential to step up in tasks that humans can’t perform, such as diagnosing illnesses and products. But here are many obstacles that need to be overcome before the robots are anywhere near ready to do human work.

A human psychologist for the project, Barbara Lahr, said the technology needs to become more intelligent in the future. “Robots should be an integral part of people’s lives instead of merely a threat,” she said.