Annotated Bibliography Subject: Growing AI Capabilities Parnas, David Lorge. "The Real Risks of Artificial Intelligence: Incidents from the Early Days of AI Research Are Instructive in the Current AI Environment." Communications of the ACM, vol. 60, no. 10, Oct. 2017, pp. 27-31. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1145/3132724. This article elaborated on the concept of artificial intelligence, which to the author is better described as, “Heuristic programming”, or programming that is unpredictable and dangerous. This arises multiple issues such as the ethics and flaws of artificial intelligence. It’s typically deemed unsafe to implement and continue to advance artificial intelligence as there are multiple unnecessary problems that arise from expanding capabilities of AI. The author and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, David Lorge Parnas, has had much experience with the concept of artificial intelligence as he’s been programming for over six decades. Relative to the two books he has published in his life, this article is very new and was published in October 2017, adding credibility to this academic journal. Clegg, Brian. "Turing’s Taxi: Ride with an Autonomous AI Cab Driver That Might Actually Know Too Much about Where It’s Going …." Communications of the ACM, vol. 60, no. 8, Aug. 2017, pp. 104-105. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1145/3107917. This article reflected upon the a simulation driving with an automated car, or an artificial intelligence steering the wheel while being able
Even though the simulators cannot exactly replicate the real world, it is growing to be widely used for research studies. It is appreciated that it can provide a specific conditionand motion are difficult to experience in driving simulator
Recent outlash by Elon Musk (2017) on the safety of AI and potential threat it poses to mankind has been also backed by Stephen Hawking (2016) who also states that AI are a huge risk for humanity. They state that if humans create a machine smarter than us, we’ll all be doomed. The fact that a machine has all the general knowledge in the world can easily put some concerns in the way. Importantly how do we know when the machine has learned too much? Will we be able to stop it? These questions are the basis for many people opposing the use of
We know that robot could also be dangerous for humanity. For example, they may power the autonomous weapons. The autonomous weapons is that killer robot that could pose a threat to all of us, it could hunt and kill without further human involvement. According to the research by Max Erik, an MIT physics professor, artificial intelligence could have benefits things that could help people in some ways, but at the same time, it has dangerous and negative effects that could hurt people. In his article titled ” Benefits & Risks of Artificial Intelligence,” he writes, “Autonomous weapons are artificial intelligence systems that are programmed to kill. In the hands of the wrong person, these weapons could easily cause mass casualties. Moreover, an AI arms race could inadvertently lead to an AI war that also results in mass casualties.” Here, Erik emphasis that artificial intelligence might be programmed to do something devastating that hurt people’s life and increase the violence. Also, we know that the autonomous weapon can take people's lives away if it is controlled by wrong people who want to spread hate and killing people. In addition, we know that in our society now there are a lot of people who spread violence among others and if they use this artificial intelligence which is the autonomous weapons that might be dangerous for our
Artificial intelligence or AI is in simple terms, the ability for a computer to learn on its own, without any input from the user, and it has the ability to think on its own and make its own decisions and is also able to understand human intelligence. This is done by using tools in many fields. These fields include, but are not limited to computer science, natural language and speech, machine learning and patter recognition, and computer vision (Luke Muehlhauser, 2014). This also includes psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, economics, probability, and optimization and logic. These are only the beginnings of what is required to meet what is needed to even to begin to scratch the topic of
One of the hottest topics that modern science has been focusing on for a long time is the field of artificial intelligence, the study of intelligence in machines or, according to Minsky, “the science of making machines do things that would require intelligence if done by men”.(qtd in Copeland 1). Artificial Intelligence has a lot of applications and is used in many areas. “We often don’t notice it but AI is all around us. It is present in computer games, in the cruise control in our cars and the servers that route our email.” (BBC 1). Different goals have been set for the science of Artificial Intelligence, but according to Whitby the most mentioned idea about the goal of AI is provided by the Turing Test. This test is also called the
Due to the ways that the media depicts futuristic dystopias, many fear the potential reality of a world conquered by entities of artificial intelligence. In their article “Let’s Stop Freaking Out About Artificial Intelligence”, Eric Schmidt and Sebastian Thrun argue that the continual effort towards developing artificial intelligence (AI) will provide assistance to humanity essential for building a better future. Although AI is currently limited to mindless tasks that don’t range past folding laundry and customer service, Schmidt and Thrun believe that the development of AI “Is truly a global effort, with global potential” (Schmidt and Thrun par. 10). As with many of the innovations that define humanity, AI has the capabilities to replace human
Society today is greatly influenced by technology and the impact it has had within the past 20 years. One of the largest breakthroughs, though, is Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). The technology associated with A.I. has greatly developed in the past years, and is only making devices smarter. When someone mentions technology, or even the technological breakthroughs the world has gone through recently, many people go straight to smartphones and computers. A.I. is often overlooked, or put into a general category of "technology". Yet, artificial intelligence is something that should we not be so quick to dismiss, and should be something that gets people talking and even excited for what the future holds.
Writers Vernor Vinge and Ray Kurzweil have written about a historical event that will occur with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, where we create a new form of intelligent life. This new AI will make us question our existence and what it means to be “human”, a point of no return for technological history. Kurzweil focused on AI development and the fusion between computers and humans, and while this may sound improbable, we have seen the impacts already: Google’s DeepMind, IBM’s Watson, changes in technology for transportation (self-driving cars, car share services/taxis), medicine (Google’s verily, deep learning algorithms for medical diagnosis), the financial sector (bitcoin/digital currency trading, ‘robot advisors’), consumer sales
Throughout its history, artificial intelligence has always been a topic with much controversy. Should human intelligence be mimicked? If so, are there ethical bounds on what computers should be programmed to do? These are a couple of question that surround the artificial intelligence controversy. This paper will discuss the pros and cons of artificial intelligence so that you will be able to make an educated decision on the issue.
Technologies’ continuous advancement triggers suspicion and debates. The digital hold on humanity riddles society with misunderstandings and fear. The rapid progress of machines appear all over the media for the world to see. Before any valid opinions arise, one must consider a multitude of scientific and social factors. Despite the fear, Artificial Intelligence cannot replace the human brain and can coexist with humanity.
Even Kornai has doubts about the creation of AI, musing that “AGIs […] may be capable of transcending the limitations placed on them by their designers.” “Machines that could do many of the things we do as humans might mean that we are expendable, or no more than machines ourselves”, writes Herzfeld. This is the ruthless calculus that strong AI programming entails. Can programmers trust to the shackles of morality and intelligence to create a friendly machine race determined to aid humanity, or could they create supercomputers that decide of their own accord to remove the blight of humanity from the
Dietterich, T. G., & Horvitz, E. J. (2015, 09). rise of concerns about AI. Communications of the ACM, 58(10), 38-40. doi:10.1145/2770869
To progress as a society, we must first look back at all the hardships faced throughout the years. We must look at the world leaders who were able to convince entire countries to eliminate millions of people different than themselves. We must understand the groups of extremists spreading terror and fear across the globe, and we must control people in power abusing their positions to benefit themselves and their agendas. Instead of ignoring these human mistakes, we must break them down and figure out how they could happen. Artificial Intelligence relies on our abilities to learn from our mistakes and mold our future in a way that will be beneficial and equal to all people. This paper will present the many benefits that A.I. will give
Artificial Intelligence is a topic within the public media that has existed for decades, but is now a concern due to the reality of human advancement and innovation in the field of science and technology. Many people believe that computers will become self-aware or sentient and view humanity as a disposable resource and gain supremacy. Reasoning that research on the technology should halt and not become more advance. Whereas others believe they will help catapult research and the economy forward, supporting the operations and innovations the technology offers. The complicated and divided solutions to the debate aren’t obvious, but there are more benefits to improving artificial intelligence than there is stopping it. Therefore, the negative effects people believe will occur can be resolved.
Most experts agree that Artificial Intelligence is on the increase in various fields. It has become one of the most controversial scientific issues of the twenty-first century. It raises the unemployment rate, workers will not find enough jobs for them and some of them may lose their work. As a result of technology, according to Wilson, Daugherty and Bianzino (2017), "The threat that automation will eliminate a broad swath of jobs across the world economy is now well established. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems become ever more