Is Artificial Intelligence Bad?
21st century has been a century of technological revolutions. The advancement in technology has made human life easier and time-saving. The term Artificial intelligence (AI) was invented in 1950 by John McCarthy. The First AI program was written to be used for checker- playing machines and chess-playing programs. As the new computer systems emerged the AI advanced with it. From voice assistant like SIRI in iPhone to self-driving cars AI has progressed a lot. AI is much more than the robots as shown in Hollywood. It is changing our world and has an impact on our personal and working lives.
Artificial intelligence
is influencing our daily life in unimaginable ways. AI is a term simply used
for machine learning. Due to machine learning industries have replaced humans
and increased their production rate. AI is better than humans in many areas but
the question is what if it replaces humans at every cognitive task? AI is designed in such a way that it can
self-learn and improve itself. Some researchers raise questions like, what if
the AI becomes hostile and exhibits human emotions?
Why
AI can be dangerous?
Modern weapon systems
are programmed using AI. These weapons can easily cause mass destruction in the
hands of the wrong person. It is also possible that humans can lose control of these weapon systems, the risk is increasing with the increase in the AI autonomy
technology. As AI is designed to self-learn and evaluate the data, what if it
develops a destructive method to achieve its goals. The main concern here is
about the competence of this system. The AI systems are good enough to
accomplish goals, if those goals aren’t aligned with the goals of humans it can
be a disaster.
While AI is replacing
humans, it is also making them jobless. Humans cannot outperform machines
therefore large numbers of lay-offs from the industries. AI is being used to
monitor workers (Robot Bosses), employers are using intelligent algorithms to
study the work progress and worthiness of their employees. The qualities and
skills are being judged by AI by looking at their previous works. Many Apps are
using AI algorithms to collect user data that can be used in many ways. AI is
constantly monitoring the users, where they go, what they search online, their
personal messages, and pictures.
In recent years many
experts in technology like Elon Musk and Bill Gates have raised their concern
regarding AI safety protocols and risks. We have to predict the behavior of AI
and how it could outsmart the human race. As the advantages of AI are
revolutionary at the moment, we should also keep an eye on the dangers. It does
not matter what good AI has done for humans as the risk of an all-out AI war
keeps hanging on our heads.
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