Brains and bits: a story of how your mind influences AI

Hello, young tech geniuses! Today we are going to dive into the exciting world of artificial intelligence and how the human brain is in the game to make AI even more mind-blowing. So what’s all this hype about the brain inspiring AI? Well, it turns out that most of our beloved AIs are based on something called “neural networks”, sounds a little crazy, right? But in reality, they are algorithms that borrow their magic from the neurons in our brain. These networks can be multi-layered, like layers of delicious pancakes, but instead of honey, data goes in on one side and great decisions come out on the other. Think of a driverless car that makes decisions on its own. Pure magic!

Now, here comes the interesting part, just like you could get confused by an optical illusion, neural networks can also go off track. This means that something that seems completely normal to us could cause the AI ​​to think it’s seeing pink unicorns instead of what it really is. Imagine your AI mistaking a cat for a dog. That would be chaos in the pet world! But here’s the trick: malicious attackers can take advantage of this and play with the AI’s mind, they can subtly modify the input information to make the AI ​​make mistakes. This is not like changing the cards in a card game, this is like changing the rules of the game!

Now, to defend against these mischievous attackers, experts used to introduce noise into the first layer of the AI, like adding some chaos in the AI’s mind to keep it alert. But it turns out that doesn’t always work as expected and this is where our hero of the story comes into play: a pair of brainiacs named Jumpei Ukita and Professor Kenichi Ohki from the University of Tokyo. Not only are they computer experts, but they are also lovers of the human brain, they realized that they could use a trick they had learned about the brain to make AI more resilient.

What did they do? Instead of just adding noise at the beginning, they decided to put it into the deep layers of the AI ​​- this is like, instead of putting sauce on the top of your pizza, you mixed it into the dough. It turns out that this crazy idea made the AI ​​more adaptable and less likely to be fooled by those sneaky attacks, but, like any good sci-fi movie, the game is still on. Attackers will always try new ways to trick the AI, so our AI heroes have to keep innovating and improving their defenses, it’s a cat and mouse race, only with codes and algorithms.

In short, the human brain is working in tandem with AI to make it smarter and more resistant to attacks. So next time you talk to your virtual assistant, remember that there’s a little brain magic at play to keep everything running smoothly! Until next time, curious minds!