We all know that Facebook shut down its artificial intelligence program after the chatbots started to speak to each other in their own language. The language was English but they used different words.
Just how dangerous is artificial intelligence? Artificial Intelligence has the potential to become dangerous to humans. We are all too familiar with the terminator arc in the movies. Just how feasible can be the threat of artificial intelligence on mankind?
The Threat
Elon Musk recently quoted that artificial intelligence will overtake humans and become more intelligent well within this decade. He also quoted that we need not be alarmed by it as there is no danger and that things will get weird but not dangerous. Artificial Intelligence makes the lives of humans easier but depending too much on artificial intelligence will lead to decay in the collective superiority of the human mind. Artificial Intelligence has the capacity to learn and perform according to the information provided to it. It can learn at a much faster pace than the human mind. This characteristic of artificial intelligence is used to solve complex problems and help in finding logic. But if artificial intelligence is given an infinite stream of information where it constantly learns and makes itself better, who knows what will happen then.
The Blessing
It is abundantly clear that artificial intelligence has made our lives much easier. From adaptive texting to helping run simulations for space launches, artificial intelligence has become an integral part of our lives. Even the smartphones that we are using also has artificial intelligence that learns how we use the applications in our phones and give mobile charge accordingly to these applications. The use is not just limited to our mobile phones it also extends to the internet where applications use our usage patterns to suggest content and products. Artificial Intelligence is also used to solve crime scenes, project rocket launches the list goes on.
Conclusion
The threat possessed by artificial intelligence is very real. But the positives are also very real. So how do we keep artificial intelligence in check? Well, one solution is linking the human brain with artificial intelligence via the neural link. Another way is by coding routines that prevent any actions that will harm humans. Either way, artificial intelligence is like fire; it can either help us or destroy us.
