The widespread arrival of generative artificial intelligence has raised alarms in many quarters. A Recent U.S. government-funded research Warning that artificial intelligence will bring “uncontrollable” consequences. There are catastrophic concerns about AI-powered cyberattacks and the job losses that could result from AI replacing tasks.
But doom is just one explanation of artificial intelligence.
According to experts hired to predict the future, the arrival of artificial intelligence has the potential to provide a roadmap away from humanity’s worst impulses and create a better, more equitable world.This is the optimistic scenario outlined in the book a recent survey Tata Consultancy Services surveyed 21 futurists around the world on their views on artificial intelligence.
Frank Diana, managing partner and chief futurist at Tata, said: “We are now at a point where science and technology can advance humanity in a way we haven’t seen in a long time.” He said: “We are in a situation we have not been in since the second industrial revolution.” He predicts that the widespread arrival of artificial intelligence will herald innovations in transportation, energy, medicine and communications.
This view contrasts with that of some prominent tech leaders, who have darkly warned that artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence within a few years. In Silicon Valley itself, there’s a huge divide between techno-optimists and doomsdayers.
Diana said doomsday scenarios would distract from and destroy the potential of technology.
“Honestly, I think the conversation around conscious robots and artificial intelligence is going to create barriers,” Diana said. “If artificial intelligence is managed properly, we’re going to talk about all the great things artificial intelligence can do for humanity.”
He said today’s negative view of artificial intelligence in the popular imagination stems from the 1970s, when Hollywood turned to more ominous themes that matched the national mood. But before that, he said, technology was seen as something that could one day achieve utopia.
Author and futurist Bernard Marr, who was not involved in the Tata survey, echoed a more optimistic view.
“I see all the amazing benefits that artificial intelligence can bring, and I see it every day,” Marr said. “I believe that artificial intelligence is the most powerful technology that humanity has ever acquired.” He believes that this power can be used to Eliminating inequalities and challenges in health, education and climate change.
“We’re still a long way from artificial intelligence becoming sentient, if ever. But artificial intelligence is very, very good at doing things that only humans could do in the past,” Marr said. “Mediocreness is a waste of human power. Artificial intelligence will allow us to focus on the amazing power that makes us human,” he added.
He sees the role of artificial intelligence evolving as a constant co-pilot, rather than staying up at night worrying about robots taking over the planet.
“Artificial intelligence will make the relationship between doctors and patients better,” Marr said, describing how the insurance and regulatory paperwork that now plagues doctors will be taken over by AI, freeing up practitioners to spend more time with patients. get along. “I don’t think there’s anything to be afraid of in artificial intelligence; all the systems being developed are not aimed at humans but to make us better.”
Given the power of artificial intelligence, regulation, laws and safeguards are necessary to prevent misuse.
“But you’re already starting to see that happen,” Marr said, referring to recent EU legislation.
So why the widespread fear? When people talk about sentient artificial intelligence, they usually immediately turn to the ominous side. However, sentient beings can also be benevolent or value-neutral, but this is not what people usually think of artificial intelligence.
Kelsey Latimer, a clinical psychologist in Florida who specializes in anxiety disorders, said the reason people are afraid of artificial intelligence is because of our humanity. Humans, she said, instinctively prepare for the worst-case scenario.
“From an evolutionary perspective, we’re primed to see negative and scary things so that we can see a predator coming toward us and react,” Latimer said. If we think something is negative , and the result is positive, there is no harm in it. If we think something is positive and it turns out to be negative, we usually need to be prepared for the consequences.
Futurists like Diana and Marr predict that the consequences of artificial intelligence will be positive.
“With the use of artificial intelligence, the passion and creativity we are capable of as humans will begin to shine through,” Diana said.
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