Seniors need to learn about advances in artificial intelligence

Remember when you started grade school. They administered an IQ Test?

I never recall getting my intelligence quotient, but must have had the ability to learn and comprehend. I later heard about the Mensa category and concluded I was a Densa. Now 80 years later, the buzz is artificial intelligence (AI).

As seniors, we benefit from advances and are also challenged by the results of technology that produces reasoning, simulations, imitations and conspiratorial thinking. Almost every facet of our life is now controlled by some computer loaded with AI.

Our grandchildren have shown a drop in math and reading scores in the last year. Some blame the effects of the pandemic, the use of computers, smartphones and other devices. Why learn to spell words, make calculations, write a term paper, or do research? All they have to do is Google. Others are concerned about indoctrination, lack of face-to-face communication and Zoom.

The battle between humans and machines began with the impact of the Industrial Revolution. At night, workers broke into factories to destroy machines that would take away their jobs. Looking ahead, there will be fewer jobs as computers and artificial intelligence replace people.

We benefit from medical advances as seniors. Robotic surgery, diagnostic devices, patient portals, telehealth services, sensor watches and scales, and automated prescriptions are among the valued innovations. Surface Guided

Challenges of Living to Age 100

Ed Baranowski

Radiation Therapy (SGRT) is an example of life-saving remedies driven by artificial intelligence tools.

Scams of all kinds using AI impact seniors in a big way. Simulated voices of a grandchild asking for help, software problems, hacking and other deceptions yield billions for the criminal element.

Look back through the decades of your life. The first automobile manufactured by Henry Ford has changed to many computers on wheels.

I had to get a 9-year old to sit in the back seat of my 2022 automobile after delivery to help me with the operation. Driverless cars are being tested.

With all the benefits of AI, there are also concerns and risks. The Center for World Safety warns: We must install regulations. AI programmers are busy. They created simulations, then robots (who become autonomous agents) that can rule the world. There is the potential for this to be the end of humanity. Accept the challenge, reflect and prepare for a changing world. SL

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