Question

Please write down your response after reading the paragraphs. (at least 5 sentences long, 150-200 words)

By Murphy’s Law, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Throughout history, there have been multiple technological disasters due to errors in overlooking safety precautions, errors in manufacturing, or when a piece of the machinery simply gives out. The most advanced model of some sort of technology could be highly praised for its innovation, yet at some point, something is bound to go wrong. In the TED Talk, by Sam Harris, Harris addresses the issues concerning AI and how they are something to be feared. I agree with the all too science fiction dilemmas AIs bring into society, and he brings up many interesting points. Artificial Intelligence encompasses such wonder and hope for a smarter future. Yet so ironically, it should be something people fear. There are too many people who praise the great unknown capacity artificial intelligence has. People have been growingly dependent on technology and do not realize how easily it can control us. AI most definitely has the possibility to “annihilate… without a qualm” the way Harris explains humans destroy ants once the ants get in their way (Harris). Many people, however, feel that we are still doing the research and our world is far from that. However, Harris also discusses how assessing the amount of time it would take us to actually create such advanced AI is futile for “when we continue to improve our machines, we will produce superintelligence” (Harris). More concerning, once we have this superintelligence, how can society be reassured that it is safe and that us as a human race will not be controlled by it. Furthermore, there are many issues we need to address in our society that cannot be fixed by an AI. I feel that by human nature, humans can become too obsessed with trying to reach such heights they believe AI represent, and instead, we need to look introspectively on how we can improve society independent of superintelligence.

Answer 1

Nothing is perfect in this world. When a rational man can make mistakes then why can’t machines go wrong? There is always risk involved in everything we do (As per Murphy) but what we can do is preparing and saving ourselves from such technological disasters which are caused due to lack of proper safety precautions, faults in manufacturing & poor management. Even the best invention or technology can fail or might go wrong.

Now talking about pros and cons of artificial Intelligence (AI) Mr. Haris shows his deep concerns about human’s behaviour in future and suggests us to be afraid of AI’s negative effects.

As we see in Hollywood movies, that AI has tremendous potential of creating wonders. We can make anything, anywhere and anytime just by clicking a button. We can control ant device on the planet or out of it but here the author is afraid that if we make mistakes in controlling these devices which are now nearly self-sufficient in intelligence then we might be controlled by them and it will be the darkest day for human civilisation. We are already gradually becoming AI devices addicted and too much dependent on them day by day.

This we ruin out potential of dealing with things on our own, by making our mind passive because whatever the task we will be given we will just transfer it to robots without any secondary thought.

We humans think that by using super-intelligence, we can produce highly productive advanced machines but it does not guarantee the safety of human race from being controlled by these which are made by themselves.

One more important thing is that there are still many issues in society that cannot be solved by AI but an introspective rational human brain can solve those issues. Therefore, we need to focus on the healthy methods for solving our problems instead of with the help of machine dependent superintelligence