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Neil Postman, a firm protester against technology, begins his argument in The Judgement of Thamus with a parable about a king rejecting an inventor who incorporates writing into their society; the king, Thamus, is steadfast in his belief that writing’s future burdens will outweigh its immediate success. Postman argues that technological discoveries change the way we think, manipulating our culture and our understanding of the world. He states that the primary difference between computers and humans is the ability to self-learn - but what happens when the human race conquers that barrier with technology? Artificial Intelligence is often referred to as the "field I would most like to be in" by researchers in other sciences (semanticscholar.org). It is not only prominent in subfields like reasoning and logic, but also in precise tasks like playing chess, proving theorems, and diagnosing diseases. The short-term benefits of Artificial Intelligence depend on who controls it, while the long-term benefits of Artificial Intelligence depend on if we can control it at all. When considering synthetic intelligence, I believe our outlook must be cautiously positive. As Postman suggests, the development of technology has significant advantages and disadvantages. Futurists believe AI will redefine the human world by enabling software’s ability to self-program and by minimizing the time it takes to solve a challenge. However, the safety issues and current jobs that will be replaced by

In 1982 Ridley Scott’s movie “Blade Runner” was quietly released and received mixed reviews7. As time passed the movie’s fan base expanded and today, many consider it to be one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time. Numerous people consider it Harrison Ford’s greatest acting role, which, considering the competition consisting of Han Solo and Indiana Jones, is no small feat. Originally, critics missed or were confused by the philosophical questions the movie posed but as more people saw it, the movie’s brilliance was gradually realized. The questions Blade Runner posed about the future of computer intelligence were far ahead of their time. A major issue of the movie is that, if AI ever became

One example of this is when the stock market index had a quick, but massive crash, losing nearly one trillion dollars, which is “a prime example of the dangers of Artificial Intelligence manipulating stock” (Loubriel). Although human stockbrokers managed to shut down the system and prevent a complete economical crash, once superintelligence is achieved, there will be no way to terminate any AI processes. As soon as self-driving cars exceed the point of human intelligence, people will be completely under the control of their vehicle and will no longer be able to make decisions while driving. In addition, Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at the University of Oxford declared that “[humans] should not be confident in [their] ability to keep a superintelligent genie locked up in its bottle forever” (Bostrom). He emphasized the idea that once superintelligence takes over every piece of technology, it is competent enough to break out of the secure environment that has been created for it. Until self-driving cars are below the standards of being super intelligent, humans are still dominating every vehicle’s decisions. The consequences could be disastrous if they go out of control. Furthermore, physicist Louis Del Monte recently discovered that “[robots] are also learning

When it comes to using Artificial Intelligence, one should be able to recognize their limits in doing so. In the story Marionettes Inc, and the movie, Ex Machina, both mediums displayed a clear and concise message about Artificial Intelligence, that is, when you create or utilize an AI robot with human-like qualities, there is always a possibility that it may turn against their rightful owner or creator, and will ultimately lead to their downfall.

Microsoft's A.I hasn't been exactly hip with the Twitter crowd since it got its own account last week. The racist bot Tay is apparently fluent in slang, emoji, and memes, but seems a bit confused how to use them. Designed to learn from and respond to users, Tay took to Twitter with the fury only a real millennial could understand. What started out as a successful Microsoft endeavor, quickly turned into a troll fed free for all.

However this is not the only issue that we fear. What we fear is that artificial intelligence systems can misunderstand a mission or instruction which can lead to a lot of damage, which can include hurting a lot of people. Like when Ultron from Avengers 2 takes his mission to bring peace the wrong way. Or when artificial intelligence controlled weapons may be an advancements for soldiers and civilians living in warzones, however when a situation comes where a these weapons which are designed to identify and destroy targets from 3000km away misunderstand instructions, it can lead

CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, Elon Musk, warns that “We do not have long to act. Once this Pandora's box is opened, it will be hard to close. We, therefore, implore the High Contracting Parties to find a way to protect us all from these dangers” (Downs). Technology like LA is unknown, this is the main fear concerning weaponized Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In the book Neuromancer by William Gibson, the technology and violence shown by the people and AI demonstrate that with the progression and evolution of technology, the cruel nature of humans progresses and evolves with it, and vise versa. This shows that we should be weary and careful of letting our technologies evolve too fast until we depend on technology too much for bettering our lives and get controlled by AI 's for their own interests.

I, like many others, have seen countless big screen renditions of the fantastic premonitions of cataclysmic hostile robot takeovers or wholesale nuclear warfare due to AI, which sometimes appear to be terrifyingly realistic future possibilities. But humans are just as capable of causing this dystopian future-- the difference is that we focus on the tremendous good that humans can do rather than fixating on the potential dangers.

Artificial intelligence has become a big controversy between scientists within the past few years. Will artificial intelligence improve our communities in ways we humans can’t, or will they just cause danger to us? I believe that artificial intelligence will only bring harm to our communities. There are multiple reasons why artificial intelligence will bring danger to humanity, some of them being: you can’t trust them, they will lead to more unemployment, and they will cause more obesity.

In television and film, we see the rise of the similar theme of a once reliable and seemingly harmless machine bringing the earth and mankind to the bottom of the hearty. Films like The Omega Man(1971) and television shows like Star Trek(1966-1969) and The Twilight Zone(1959-1964) have all tackled the similar issue of evil artificial intelligence. With the amount of revenue this theme collected, it became a crutch in the entertainment industry as it’s appeal to fear would rake in large

I chose to watch this TED Talk done by Sam Harris because the topic is one that was interesting to me. He is a neuroscientist and philosopher and the purpose of this speech was to bring awareness to people about the potential dangers we could face with artificial intelligence in the future. He talks about how as we keep progressing and creating better technology we will eventually create artificial intelligence that will surpass us, and likely destroy our society. He goes into a few different ways this could happen, and asks his audience to try to think more about the subject and how we can prevent our destruction.

First, the creators of AI as well as those that mistreat AI are at fault for whatever AI becomes. AI is comparable to a nuclear weapon, according to David D. Luxton, a research psychologist with a PhD, in his article Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Practice: Current

Artificial Intelligence is a topic within the public media that has existed for decades, but is now a concern due to the reality of human advancement and innovation in the field of science and technology. Many people believe that computers will become self-aware or sentient and view humanity as a disposable resource and gain supremacy. Reasoning that research on the technology should halt and not become more advance. Whereas others believe they will help catapult research and the economy forward, supporting the operations and innovations the technology offers. The complicated and divided solutions to the debate aren’t obvious, but there are more benefits to improving artificial intelligence than there is stopping it. Therefore, the negative effects people believe will occur can be resolved.