Will Artificial Intelligence conquer the world? By Abby Gherendi Year 7 Artificial intelligence has evolved over the last
intelligence would also drive down the time
70 years and is becoming a new world
taken to perform a task. It enables multi-tasking
enterprise priced at approximately $57 billion in
and eases the workload for current resources. AI
2022, growing to a $190 billion industry by 2025.
also operates 24 hours without any interruption
With AI spreading its wings across sectors, new
or breaks. AI also has the ability to do complex
jobs
tasks, but with thorough code built in, artificial
will
be
programming,
created
in
testing,
development,
support
and
intelligence can do many things some humans
maintenance, to name a few (Duggal, N 2021).
cannot.
However, arguments have been raised as to
The enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has
whether this rather new technology will
never been easy. Many have come to fear the
become self-aware. Although Self-Aware AI
possibilities of what AI could become. Elon
does not exist yet, artificial intelligence can
Musk believes ‘AI is a fundamental risk to the
become
existence
much more intellectual than we
of
human
civilization.’
Stephen
thought and could become dangerous for
Hawking has a very similar opinion saying ‘I
humanity.
fear that AI may replace humans altogether.’
Artificial intelligence has already received a lot
These great minds cannot be wrong. Artificial
of buzz in the past decade, but it continues to be
intelligence can present threats if used in a
one of the new technology trends because of it’s
specific way. If artificial intelligence surpasses
notable effects on how we live, work and play
human intellect, it would become a major threat
are only in the early stages. AI could be used for
as to what it could do. Autonomous weapons are
countless jobs such as waiters, helping elderly,
artificial
dangerous
do,
programmed to kill. In the hands of the wrong
harnessing human knowledge to find the cure
person, these weapons could easily cause many
for dangerous diseases and many more. With all
casualties. Moreover, an AI arms race could
these jobs that AI could do, it would make life
inadvertently lead to an AI war that also results
easier for us. AI has the possibility to accelerate
in many casualties. To avoid being thwarted by
global efforts to protect the environment and
the enemy, these weapons would be designed to
preserve resources by distinguishing energy
be extremely difficult to simply “turn off,” so
emission reductions, CO2 removal, helping
humans could plausibly lose control of such a
develop
networks,
situation. This risk is one that’s present even
predicting
with narrow AI, but grows as levels of AI
Artificial
intelligence and autonomy increase (Tegmark,
jobs
greener
surveilling extreme
that
humans
transportation
deforestation, weather
and
conditions.
can’t
intelligence
systems
that
are
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