“I’ll be back” is what Arnold Schwarzenegger once said, and maybe, this time, he’ll be back with our Artificial Intelligence breakthrough. John McCarthy, which coined this term, defines AI as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines." The idea of an Artificial Intelligence have been circulating around in history since the ancient Greeks; stories of Talos, and the bronze robot Hephaestus up until Steve Job’s Macbook said “Hello”. Many arguments have sprung throughout time against Artificial Intelligence, and we can find much opposition from a humane and moral side. However, on the contrary, the introduction of AIs into our society could improve our daily lives, careers, and make our industrial complex much more efficient.
…show more content…
As Hawking said to the BBC News that “The primitive forms of artificial intelligence we already have, have proved useful.” Referring to the AI that has already infiltrated our life; iPhone’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and even the Google app resembles the starting points of a personal AI, that later technology will develop and advance its capabilities and powers. AI is made to help increase the efficiency of decision making; a case that was recently presented was the cognitive thinking supercomputer, IBM Watson. Watson so far has been integrated into the healthcare field, analyzing medical cases and providing an insight on what doctors may need to make better diagnostic decisions. John Kelly, senior vice president, IBM Research, and Solutions Portfolio said in the IBM Watson journal that Watson supports medical research by “identifying trends in large numbers of people with similar health status.” This point could be vital for humanity as a whole; for an AI to identify trends of a specific disease across the world, that could help us prevent any future viral outbreaks, and as history proves it, we must learn from past mistakes and take necessary percussions. Watson presents the medical professionals with the opportunity to decrease the error percent in their diagnosis of trending medical cases while providing the biggest and most …show more content…
Alan Turing, a pioneer British computer engineer, raised the question “Can machines think?” Looking at computers now, we see machines capable of performing intelligent tasks, and even solving complex formulas that people are unable to do. Now, this addresses the concern as in, if they are able to do all that thinking, should they then be viewed as creatures and be given natural and rational human rights? Two of the main arguments presented against the research and advancements of AIs are that, one they’re going to be taking jobs out of the job market, and second, they may or may not destroy the earth. The assembly line, introduced first by Henry Ford industries, serve as an example; The line increased efficiency, decreased productivity time and cost, however, it put many workers out of jobs. Machines have been replacing or eliminating jobs since the use of factories, and the AI intelligence will do the same. Online program e-discovery has replaced the very expensive job of hiring lawyers to interpret legal documents; self-driving cars are on the streets in California, giving tours. These are just two examples of the already replaced jobs by Artificial Intelligence so far. Carl Benedikt and Michael Osborn, two oxford researchers, conducted a study and found that of about 47% of the common jobs will be taken over by AIs “Within a few decades”. Although this
As Hawking said to the BBC News that “The primitive forms of artificial intelligence we already have, have proved useful.” Referring to the AI that has already infiltrated our life; iPhone’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and even the Google app resembles the starting points of a personal AI, that later technology will develop and advance its capabilities and powers. AI is made to help increase the efficiency of decision making; a case that was recently presented was the cognitive thinking supercomputer, IBM Watson. Watson so far has been integrated into the healthcare field, analyzing medical cases and providing an insight on what doctors may need to make better diagnostic decisions. John Kelly, senior vice president, IBM Research, and Solutions Portfolio said in the IBM Watson journal that Watson supports medical research by “identifying trends in large numbers of people with similar health status.” This point could be vital for humanity as a whole; for an AI to identify trends of a specific disease across the world, that could help us prevent any future viral outbreaks, and as history proves it, we must learn from past mistakes and take necessary percussions. Watson presents the medical professionals with the opportunity to decrease the error percent in their diagnosis of trending medical cases while providing the biggest and most …show more content…
Alan Turing, a pioneer British computer engineer, raised the question “Can machines think?” Looking at computers now, we see machines capable of performing intelligent tasks, and even solving complex formulas that people are unable to do. Now, this addresses the concern as in, if they are able to do all that thinking, should they then be viewed as creatures and be given natural and rational human rights? Two of the main arguments presented against the research and advancements of AIs are that, one they’re going to be taking jobs out of the job market, and second, they may or may not destroy the earth. The assembly line, introduced first by Henry Ford industries, serve as an example; The line increased efficiency, decreased productivity time and cost, however, it put many workers out of jobs. Machines have been replacing or eliminating jobs since the use of factories, and the AI intelligence will do the same. Online program e-discovery has replaced the very expensive job of hiring lawyers to interpret legal documents; self-driving cars are on the streets in California, giving tours. These are just two examples of the already replaced jobs by Artificial Intelligence so far. Carl Benedikt and Michael Osborn, two oxford researchers, conducted a study and found that of about 47% of the common jobs will be taken over by AIs “Within a few decades”. Although this