Is Artificial Intelligence Taking Over Our Lives?
Artificial Intelligence (AI), while seemingly a distant and complex idea, actually proves to have a significant impact on our lives with profound issues and immense benefits. One “doomsaying” theory holds that AI will take the jobs of humans, but a closer inspection calls this idea into question. In “As Robots Replace Old Jobs, New Jobs Should Be Invented,” Garry Kasparov, the chairman of the Human Rights Foundation, claims humans will find new frontiers to push as robots take the old jobs and humans make new ones. Citing the example of the “elevator operator”, Kasparov claims that AI will “liberate us from tedious labor”, allowing humans to “be more imaginative and more ambitious”, but in order for humans to stay ahead of AI, we must push the limits, as “human ambition is the key to staying ahead of automation”.
Moreover, in “Artificial Intelligence May Usher in a New Golden Age,” Faith Popcorn, a futurist, agrees that robots are taking human jobs but argues that the loss of jobs to AI is beneficial. Citing examples about AI in the world today, Popcorn states that AI diagnosed a woman’s, “rare leukemia when doctors couldn’t”, possibly saving her life, which makes AI worthwhile, especially since “a guaranteed minimum income” will replace the need for salaries as efficient AI replace human jobs. Taking the efficiency and benefits of Artificially Intelligent systems in mind, the impact of Artificial Intelligence on our lives becomes more and more clear.
Though the debate over the intrusiveness and ethics of Artificial Intelligence will continue for many years to come, it is evident that Artificial intelligence has indeed taken over our lives and will continue to do so- for the better. Therefore, we should embrace Artificial Intelligence as a necessary technology for the advancement of the human race that will weave itself into our lives, our very beings, taking over menial tasks, thus leaving mankind with a brighter future of creativity, innovation, and a bit more leisure.
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