Artificial Intelligence: A threat to humanity or a Hope to humanity?

Introduction:

This has become a heating debate across the globe since the experts have been raising voices by expressing different levels of concerns towards AI. It has been considered a threat to humanity due to the following concerns: job displacement, algorithmic biasness, privacy violation, misinformation, autonomous lethal weapons, endangering human interests and others. On the other hand, proponents of AI are hopeful regarding the inclusion of AI in all fields if used with proper regulation, ethical safeguards, and effective alignment. AI would enhance efficiency, bring innovation, work as a human-designed tool with the controllability on its development, create jobs for people, and improve the quality of life.

 

What is Artificial Intelligence:

Let’s see what is AI and how it is a double-edged sword for the human beings. AI is basically an ask performing machine which reacts to the situation and allows people to take viable measures in solving the issues, leading towards making optimal decisions. AI acts like a human with an ability to understand the emotions of human beings. We can get self awareness and subjective experience by using AI.

 

Benefits of Artificial Intelligence:

Speaking about the fruits of AI, Artificial intelligence is being used to develop self-driving cars i.e. a car without driver but will perform the functions upon the instructions of some controlling authority who had programmed it earlier. AI has become a data processing machine and played its role in different fields of life such as traffic management system, health care, energy sector, crime detection, education, agriculture, and many more with the aim of providing various levels of services to the people. The organizations where the system of AI is being used, we can observe fairness, accountability, and transparency. Further, it has been observed that the personal privacy has been ensured in a viable way.

 

How Artificial Intelligence can be used effectively in Daily Life:

Talking about its usefulness for humanity, the experts are of the opinion that AI can be used as a learner i.e. start point activity or for the purpose of brain storming but your perspective and creativity must remain in your control. It would help people minimizing the operational cost٫ reducing human errors, and improving the services to the customers. AI would create new jobs like AI trainers and would augment human capabilities instead of replacing them.

 

Negatives of Artificial Intelligence:

As it’s obvious that AI has sprouted its roots in all spheres of life, the voices are still being raised regarding its threat to the public as well as for the authorities. AI would become the cause for jobs displacement as it would replace analysis-oriented jobs, leaving people unemployed. The professionals of AI are of the opinion that it can let human beings loose the control over the system due to the fake content٫ voice cloning٫ fabricated news and violating the norms of democratic processes. Thus, raising ethical and security concerns. Moreover, there is also a big risk to create or accelerate the development of biological weapons. The data privacy and social secrets would also be in threat due to the use of AI model machines. As the AI machines need immense energy and water٫ it would create carbon foot prints and significant strain on the part of natural resources. Over reliance on AI would lead to the loss of human skills as it would deteriorate cognitive abilities and critical thinking among people. AI could be an existential risk against human interests if it would not be aligned perfectly with the human values.

 

Concluding Remarks:

Keeping in view the above discussed use of self driving cars, let us think that if self driving cars would kill a person? Who will be responsible for that? However, it can not be set as an example for every case involving AI because AI will result differently in different sectors. 

Considering the pros and cons of AI, the experts are worried about the fact that if AI is to be used in nefarious activities and to harm the humanity, its working and development would totally be failed irrespective of its benefits in different fields of life. However, if people manage its rapid evolution effectively, it would overweigh the dangers.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

How does AI influence daily life?

AI has revolutionized many segments of life including healthcare, education, finance and others. It has played a significant role in improving efficiency, reducing cost, and enhancing accuracy and fairness in all fields.

 

How can AI damage society?

AI can damage society by creating deepfakes, producing biased algorithms, lessening job roles, violating privacy, social manipulation, and weapons automation.

 

How AI can be detrimental for mankind?

By increasing dependence on AI, human’s capacity to think independently and making critical decisions would be reduced. Thus, proving it to be detrimental for humans.

 

How can AI be beneficial for society?

If AI is used with pragmatic approach and essential preventive measures are taken to avoid the negatives of AI, it would be beneficial for society.

 

Is the human intervention necessary for AI driven systems?

Yes, the human intervention in form of controllability and supervision of the applied systems is necessary for AI driven systems to keep an eye on how the processes are being performed.