Do you believe that AI poses a threat to humankind and to the planet Earth as a whole? Why,why not?
26-30, F
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Originalme · 26-30, F
My thoughts on the topic:
1. AI can be used as a weapon
2. technology is already replacing people in many industries,there soon will be many more jobless individuals
3. we are becoming too reliant on it,that it is making us lazy and incapable of thinking for ourselves
4. there is always a question of privacy
I do think that these are valid concerns and that we should spend more time thinking about where further development of technology might lead us.
1. AI can be used as a weapon
2. technology is already replacing people in many industries,there soon will be many more jobless individuals
3. we are becoming too reliant on it,that it is making us lazy and incapable of thinking for ourselves
4. there is always a question of privacy
I do think that these are valid concerns and that we should spend more time thinking about where further development of technology might lead us.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@Originalme As for #1, you're right; AI could become the world's most powerful hackers, and that's dangerous for everyone.
As for #2, AI and automation in general will eventually phase out all jobs, but there's reason to believe it's currently creating more jobs than it's destroying. The reasons why are complicated, but it essentially works by reducing marginal costs of production, which in turn increases quantity supplied. An example of this is how human tellers increased in numbers as ATMs were being implimented. So what you're talking about is very real, but ultimately a future problem instead of a current one.
#3 isn't false, but as long as we build reliable systems, us being lazy isn't necessarily a problem. I think automation in general has given us an enhanced ability to think for ourselves, however, because it's been a key player in the rise of the Internet, which is a source of information.
#4 is absolutely true, and a serious concern with AI, especially in the PRC.
As for #2, AI and automation in general will eventually phase out all jobs, but there's reason to believe it's currently creating more jobs than it's destroying. The reasons why are complicated, but it essentially works by reducing marginal costs of production, which in turn increases quantity supplied. An example of this is how human tellers increased in numbers as ATMs were being implimented. So what you're talking about is very real, but ultimately a future problem instead of a current one.
#3 isn't false, but as long as we build reliable systems, us being lazy isn't necessarily a problem. I think automation in general has given us an enhanced ability to think for ourselves, however, because it's been a key player in the rise of the Internet, which is a source of information.
#4 is absolutely true, and a serious concern with AI, especially in the PRC.