Disadvantages Of Artificial Intelligence

The article written by Gary Marcus states the different opinions on the question, will robots take our jobs? Throughout the article Marcus is bringing in evidence from different views that say this is bound to happen, as history tells us that it will, and that it won’t matter as we will all have access to the technology and will still have something to do as we still have creativity. This is to some a good thing as it promotes advancement however,some others believe that this technological advancement is a negative as they are not so willing to let a robot take their job and take the creativity out of their profession. Technology in today's society has become a must no matter what industry or profession you are in. The integration of technology and man will happen and is happening, the only question is how fast will it take for technology to become more substantial than it is today and how much of an impact it will have.

Because of the increasing number of machines with smarts, we are facing “the inflection point” (301). However, our fixed views on intelligent robots such as demands that artificial intelligence should look like human, prevent us from realizing what is already happening around us. He states that to see how far artificial intelligence has changed our lives, we need to get rid of the fixed views. For example, an industrial robot named Baxter is designed for people to easily work right next to it and easily train it, which is the noteworthy feature that other robots fail to implement. Baxter is also cheaper than other robots, which means it is easy to install it. Although Baxter is not humanlike, it represents how robots are becoming advanced as stated

In her article “Are Humans Necessary”, Margaret Atwood stated lots of facts and concerns about robots in future.

The concept of “robots” has been with humans for a long time. From the “robot-knight” plan of Leonardo da Vinci to the automatons of Jacques de Vaucanson, to the robots created by several robotics companies, people have demonstrated a fascination. The word robot came from the Czech word, “robota” which means “forced labor”. In 1921, writer Karel Capek used it in his play entitled Rossum’s Universal Robots (R.U.R.). The credit for coming up with such term, however, goes to Josef Capek, his brother. Presently, robot means a machine that performs complex actions, similar to humans or other animals; also a machine that can perform repetitive tasks, guided by automatic controls. (Shulman & Buckley, 2014).

With all technological advancements, there will always be trades made when considering the outcome-the benefits and risk that the technology presents. The theory and practical uses of AI so far are beneficial, but this has both experts in machine learning and other influential people worried about AI as a weapon or misunderstanding their own programming is an absurd notion to make. Yes, there are very real “fears” when considering that it will put most blue-collar workers out of jobs, but that is another discussion. When considering these accusations that AI is an existential threat and waiting to occur, there are a few reasons for why AI is going to benefit us in a safe way more than hurt us in the long run. First, while learning software does “learn,” we chose what it learns and how it learns-meaning that we have full control over it. Secondly, if AI is created, the purpose will not be intended as nefarious, but as a way to safe keep life-through defending ourselves with it. Lastly, with the application of AI to other sciences, the progressive, new technology developed by working with scientists will create better technology to benefit humanity.

Currently, there are jobs that robots can do better than humans, such as weaving and car manufacturing (Kelly 306). Again, when those machines first came to fruition, they eliminated human jobs, but then created jobs. Additionally, there are jobs that humans simply cannot do without robots such as making computer chips (Kelly 306). Looking toward the future, Kelly concludes that if we collaborate with machines and allow them to take over, we will “let them help us dream up new work that matters” (Kelly 312).

“Transcendance looks at the implications of artificial intelligence--but are we taking AI seriously enough?” (Hawking, The Independent.) Robotics, specifically artificial intelligence, has greatly benefited humanity by alleviating workloads, by enhancing and improving surgery, by expanding knowledge of our universe through unmanned spaceflight, and by improving the everyday life of citizens in both flourishing and impoverished nations. For example, the recent Antares rocket malfunction (10/28/14) was catastrophic financially, but thankfully, it was a non-crewed mission, in which only the technology was destroyed. The benefits noted, scientific advocates would argue, highly outweigh the negatives of robotics, which can be detrimental to life. Militarization of robotics makes the

An American futurist Thomas Frey, made a prediction that robots will have taken over two billion jobs worldwide by 2030. (Gillis, p.480) In “The Robot Invasion” by Charlie Gillis, the topic of the article is how robots are becoming more apparent in people’s everyday lives. The author is skeptical about the robots that scientists have been creating to become more like people. As well as, informative of the newest products roboticists have been making, which has been to create robots to do small tasks and have human characteristics. (Gillis, C. p.477-481)

What’s the first thing you think of when someone says, “Artificial Intelligence”? The Terminator? Perhaps the Matrix trilogy? Ever since the inception of the computer, science fiction has brought us scenes of super-intelligent computers who want to take over all of mankind. In reality, Artificial Intelligence is still in it’s infancy, and has done much more good for humans than bad. Over time, people’s perspective of AI has changed drastically. We have gone from thinking that AI will take over the world and obliterate mankind to thinking about all the benefits we can get from AI. The change in people’s perspective lately towards a more positive view of AI has boosted the production, sales, and advancement of home automation and AI, making

Kelly says, “before the end of this century, 70 percent of today’s occupations will likewise be replaced by automation.” (300) All of the easy jobs will get taken first because robots will be able to do those jobs ten times faster then any human could ever think about doing. Machines and robots will start taking all the jobs that are pretty simple before they really get advanced and start to take most of the human jobs. He says that they will start doing white-collar work because software can already make a newspaper article by just looking at statistics. Kelly tells us that, “no matter what your current job or your salary, you will progress through these Seven Stages of Robot Replacement, again and again.” (310) To paraphrase these seven step, people will think there is no way robots could ever be able to do there job until the robots get more high-tech and end up taking your job. The person will find a new job but the robots will end up taking their new job over and over again. The world as we know it will change

In Okorafor’s article she states the remarkable tasks these robots, which are based off of artificial intelligence” are able to do in communities by saying “The solar-powered, eight-foot-tall robots are stationed at the center of a handful of intersections where they keep traffic down and drivers and pedestrians safe” (Okorafor 1). The reason she brings up this key enhancement in society is to demonstrate that artificial intelligence is not taking over instead it is preventing future accidents from occurring. Also, these robots are able to complete complex tasks that most humans could not do. In Kasparov’s article he argues that these machines are taking over jobs by stating “Machines have been replacing humans since the first one was invented many thousands of years ago” (Kasparov 1). The reason he states this is because he believes that machines are a leading cause of unemployment. However, this is not explicitly true because these gadgets often build new jobs for people. New stores dedicated to technology are expanding across the globe creating more and more jobs for people than ever before. Artificial intelligence makes it easier for people to travel, complete their jobs, and even lead them in the right

While experts disagree with how many jobs will be lost due to intelligent machines, most experts would at least agree that jobs will greatly be impacted by automation becoming more prevalent in all fields of the labor force. In society, "there is already a much wider range of application of machine intelligence to tasks traditionally done by humans than many people realize" (Cameron 14). Labor has already started going down in some workplaces where automation has taking over and reports from Bloomberg believe that machines could, 'replace up to have the US workforce within the next decade or two' (Cameron, Peterson 15). This would clearly create an unemployment situation where the current recession and depression of the thirties would look like a joke when compared. Humans could become obsolete in the workforce. General A.I. could decide that humans are not as effective as robots in the workplace and would possibly decide to have machines replace all humans job tasks. The economy would change drastically as a result of huge numbers of unemployment. Unemployment grouped with loss of purpose paints a very bleak possible future if we are to create a conscious general artificial intelligent

With lots of talk revolving around robots in the news, be it from artificial intelligence (AI) driven cars or that they are going to take all our jobs, there is an interesting discussion to be had about it. An article written by the Forrester states that “robots will replace 7% of US jobs by 2025”, it does seem like a large problem, but it is not all bad news. With AI driven cars replacing normal cars on the road and drones taking to the skies, there are many new ways that robots will be able to save lives in the upcoming years that should not be over looked.

Artificial intelligence is the most controversial field in robotics. It is agreed that a robot can work in an assembly line, but whether or not the robot can be intelligent is debatable. Intelligence is described as the ability to adapt to new environments and situations and being able to understand consequences and effects that one’s actions cause (Pros 1). A robot with complete artificial intelligence would have the same thought process as human beings. Like humans, the robot would also have the ability to reason, learn, and formulate original ideas. Computers can already solve problems in a limited realm while some modern robots have the ability to learn in a restricted capacity. Unlike humans, robots can solve complex problems every second of everyday, without sleep or coffee breaks (Bowman 1). Developing artificial intelligence is not like creating an artificial heart - scientists do not

If you think robots are the kind of thing you hear about in science-fiction movies, think again. Right now, all over the world, robots are performing thousands of tasks. They are probing our solar system for signs of life, building cars at the General Motors plants, assembling Oreo cookies for Nabisco and defusing bombs for the SWAT team. As they grow tougher, more mobile, and more intelligent, today’s robots are doing more and more of the things that humans can’t or don’t want to do and in many cases taking away the need for human labor.