Pros And Cons Of Artificial Intelligence : A Non Threat

Technology is a vine creeping slowly, ready to engulf the whole of the Earth in years to come. It has been necessary to countless advances in the world, but many think that it could be a foreshadowing of something sinister. The belief in this underlying future has led to dichotomous interpretations of a technological domination. These often focus on robots with an artificial intelligence superior to human intelligence. They are able to defeat the human race, with their advanced, albeit artificial, thinking. It is not difficult to find someone or something ready to preach of the possibility of a robot apocalypse. While a total robot takeover is likely far off, robots are still altering the human world at a rapid rate.

When someone brings up the term “artificial intelligence”, a variety of connotations tend to arise, connotations that often are unfair or unrepresentative of the true real-world applications of such a term. Due to the incidentally fear-mongering nature of the media, artificial intelligence can refer to something as basic as a robotic arm in a factory, as well as the implied extinction and/or enslavement of the human race as caused by robo-revolution. As of today, however, when applied in the world of modern technology, artificial intelligence is defined as any innovation that performs a task usually completed by humans. Of course, with this definition, artificial intelligence holds the potential for both societal harm and benefit, and its fate

Since the beginning of time, mankind has enjoyed routine and predictability. The fear of the unknown, or in other words the fear of change often leads to a sense of a loss of control. Technological development has created massive benefits for society as a whole. At the same time, technology also has lead to a significant change in the way that people live. For a lot of people, the rate of technological change can be overwhelming. In some cases, it can result in an irrational fear known as technophobia. People who suffer from technophobia are often overcome by a sense of loss of control which leads to them resisting them to enjoy technology that can actually improve their lives. Even worse, it often leads to major disadvantages as society moves forward on a path that they are hesitant to adopt. Many people are hesitant to use technology because they have a fear of change and what it will do to them.

Throughout history people are afraid of the unknown people kill one another because they are afraid the other person might kill them first, so they strike first. The fear of new technology is the same, individuals do not understand so they want to kill it off, or they do not want to give technology a chance. This is an irrational fear because technology can bring great advances to the world such as the printing press and the telephone.

The boundless potential of tomorrow's artificial intelligence is plighted by the hurdle of ethical conundrums. While robot weapons allow for countries to extirpate the security threats which produce the daily fear that dictates many lives, the use of these tools has to follow a legal precedent. What is the value of life? Further, what constitutes the characteristics of a target? Although, even after such a ruling the use of said weapons should be discouraged given the implications that such strikes will bring about.

For instance, many feared electronic media when it first entered the scene. They were skeptical of the oncoming digital age and what it held in store for humanity. “New forms of media have always caused moral panics: the printing, press, newspapers, paperback, and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber… But such panics often fail basic reality checks”(Mind Over Mass Media). If society were to take one of these “reality checks” they would have come to realize this new form of media had more benefits than disadvantages. They feared that the technology would halt productivity and affect the brain; however, in most cases it did the exact opposite. “If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence the quality of science [and other brain inducing activities] would be plummeting. Yes, discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying” (Mind Over Mass Media). It is true, electronic media does have its drawbacks, but that does not mean we should completely discredit the idea. Perhaps a better solution would be to compromise by

What’s the first thing you think of when someone says, “Artificial Intelligence”? The Terminator? Perhaps the Matrix trilogy? Ever since the inception of the computer, science fiction has brought us scenes of super-intelligent computers who want to take over all of mankind. In reality, Artificial Intelligence is still in it’s infancy, and has done much more good for humans than bad. Over time, people’s perspective of AI has changed drastically. We have gone from thinking that AI will take over the world and obliterate mankind to thinking about all the benefits we can get from AI. The change in people’s perspective lately towards a more positive view of AI has boosted the production, sales, and advancement of home automation and AI, making

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

With all these new inventions the world has become a place to be feared. The idea of

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.

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” (H.P. Lovecraft). There is a common phenomenon that humans tend to fear the unknown. This occurrence is human instinct. Humans like to know what, when, and why something happens. Often this fear drives everyday lives. Technology is a major unknown. Self-driving cars are an astounding invention; however, The thought of being in one is terrifying. No one can fully understand the depths of technology because it is constantly evolving, and that is scary. In Spencer R. Weart’s work, The Rise of Nuclear fear, He discusses the need for trust in the officials who control these unknowns. Without trust, fear will only rise. This is

The article called The Flying Machine, written by Ray Bradbury, the Emperor was not pleased with the invention of flying as he was able to foresee danger for his kingdom. “…who is to say that just such a man, in just such an apparatus of paper and reed, might not fly in the sky and drop huge stones upon the Great Wall of China”, (Bradbury page 210). In the article Clocks, Computers and Why we Play God, by Jay Bookman, the author discusses that scientists are increasing the power, ability and intelligence of the computer to almost be human. “ Most scientists are seeking to create some form of artificial intelligence in relatively practical, non threatening terms, (Bookman, 215). But he says that while scientists create smarter more powerful computers, they are taking power away from humans by making them smarter than humans. With the prediction of the future of biotechnology, genetics, cloning and robotics, computers will take over our species “…scientists could, eventually could enable the construction of the technology that may replace our species”, (Bookman, page 216). That giving computers to act like God could wreck our species

Humans have always passed down legends of terrifying monsters and creatures which represent a particular cultures greatest fear. Often those monsters took the form of exotic animals, hybrids between animals and mankind, or they are simply humans themselves. As time has passed, society’s fears have changed and evolved into whatever strikes them at their core. In recent pop culture and novels, a new fear has risen, and taken the form of technology. This fear originates from the notion that someday technology will advance beyond human intellect and take over. A prime example of this happening is the technological monster used in James Cameron’s The Terminator.

To progress as a society, we must first look back at all the hardships faced throughout the years. We must look at the world leaders who were able to convince entire countries to eliminate millions of people different than themselves. We must understand the groups of extremists spreading terror and fear across the globe, and we must control people in power abusing their positions to benefit themselves and their agendas. Instead of ignoring these human mistakes, we must break them down and figure out how they could happen. Artificial Intelligence relies on our abilities to learn from our mistakes and mold our future in a way that will be beneficial and equal to all people. This paper will present the many benefits that A.I. will give

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.