Intelligent Machines Remove Humans from the Loop

Artificial intelligence (AI) might be the hottest topic in tech circles today, as intelligent software proves itself capable of a growing number of tasks — often with better speed and accuracy than humans, though sometimes not. The technology almost always requires a “human in the loop,” someone to train the software and ensure its accuracy. But long before the arrival of AI models that caused a sensation by writing coherent paragraphs and creating stylish images, a different kind of AI was born with the help of NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley — one that only exists between machines, running autonomously without any human intervention.