To hinder progress is to deny the very core of what it means to be human.
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Like any other major innovation, Artificial Intelligence should be treated as a means to better the human condition. As our world becomes increasingly small and digitized, there is a need for machines to be more efficient, and intentional. With A.I., humans have the ability to make machines smarter, and more independent. Machines who exemplify efficiency and specificity in their tasks save human users time in solving problems that require brain power beyond the human level.
These problems, as listed in BBC's "Treating cancer, stopping violence... How AI protects us", may include finding cures for infectious diseases or reducing the chances of famine in a particular region. Even at its infancy, Artificial Intelligence has proven to be crucial in assisting various industries in their goals. Self-driving cars has pushed the limit of what people thought cars can do, and is slowly making itself a necessity in the auto industry. IBM's Watson has revolutionized the healthcare industry in many ways, but most especially in analyzing real-time data and drawing conclusions on cures and preventions. Broadly speaking, A.I. enables technology within these fields to utilize data in the most efficient, and least expensive way so humans are better served in their requests. It should be emphasized that humans are the ones benefitting from Artificial Intelligence entirely, so why would we want to stop that?
People who question A.I.’s reliability are mostly fearful of the drastic change that is to come. Ultimately, we would be submitting our personal information, and every aspect of our lives to machines that log these details as data. Among these vulnerabilities include privacy violations, and systematic errors. These may be due to unintentional flaws in the system or cyber-attacks by belligerent hackers, as seen in the 2016 election cycle with Facebook as the main source to hack. Stephen Hawking and other scientists cautious or pessimistic of A.I. have agreed that the technology has proven to be vital even at its infancy. With facing new innovations, there will always be disadvantages that people must be cautious of. When society moves past this period of fear, we will look back and wonder why on Earth did we ever try to repress something so beneficial.
These problems, as listed in BBC's "Treating cancer, stopping violence... How AI protects us", may include finding cures for infectious diseases or reducing the chances of famine in a particular region. Even at its infancy, Artificial Intelligence has proven to be crucial in assisting various industries in their goals. Self-driving cars has pushed the limit of what people thought cars can do, and is slowly making itself a necessity in the auto industry. IBM's Watson has revolutionized the healthcare industry in many ways, but most especially in analyzing real-time data and drawing conclusions on cures and preventions. Broadly speaking, A.I. enables technology within these fields to utilize data in the most efficient, and least expensive way so humans are better served in their requests. It should be emphasized that humans are the ones benefitting from Artificial Intelligence entirely, so why would we want to stop that?
People who question A.I.’s reliability are mostly fearful of the drastic change that is to come. Ultimately, we would be submitting our personal information, and every aspect of our lives to machines that log these details as data. Among these vulnerabilities include privacy violations, and systematic errors. These may be due to unintentional flaws in the system or cyber-attacks by belligerent hackers, as seen in the 2016 election cycle with Facebook as the main source to hack. Stephen Hawking and other scientists cautious or pessimistic of A.I. have agreed that the technology has proven to be vital even at its infancy. With facing new innovations, there will always be disadvantages that people must be cautious of. When society moves past this period of fear, we will look back and wonder why on Earth did we ever try to repress something so beneficial.
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