AI is the leading agent in most of our tech-related fields. The term AI was coined in 1950 by an American Computer Scientist “John McCarthy”. He suggested the term in his seminal work “Computing Machinery and Intelligence.” He also introduced the famous programming language Lisp which is still used in AI research.
AI has a very promising feature in our tech industry and many futurists are discussing the possibilities that will be achieved with the help of AI. While many tech companies are declaring that AI will make human life easy and comfortable, there are many scholars and tech experts who are afraid of its fatal role that can even lead to the destruction of humanity.
The idea that AI will be a disaster for humans is not just a false speculation, many factors about AI are making the concern further proving as AI is going to further development. Let us discuss some major points that dissenters of AI provide to prove that AI can destroy humans.
How AI Can Destroy Humans
Unknown and Uncontrollable Consequences:
The coding of AI is done in such a way that AI always prefers efficiency without considering the consequences. For example, if we allow AI to cope with the issue of global warming with its strategy. Then, it will not consider any moral values and might try to reduce the human population by some disastrous situation for humans. This phenomenon is known as the alignment problem. The idea that AI will destroy humanity is also a kind of exaggeration, but still, it is worth considering that AI does not consider any ethical values.
Weapons with autonomy:
AI-led weapons can pose a real threat to humans. As AI will be able to control human-made weapons in warfare and other technological zones, we will no longer be the decision-makers of who will be freed and who will be killed. So it will be concerning as AI will be the lead decision maker. So the control of weapons must be always considered seriously.
Unlimited Intelligence:
Another concerning point in this regard is the AGI invention. Artificial General Intelligence will be way more super intelligent than humans. AI will outsmart human intelligence in all aspects. Many experts like Elon Musk and the late Stephen Hawking are worried about the outburst of AI’s role in almost all the tech fields.
The Social Dilemma of AI:
There are two schools of thought about AI, one supposes that AI will be destroying humans with material things like weapons and machines. The other opinion is that AI will be using non material cultural methods. It will generate new moral codes and social structures. As AI-integrated machines will be replacing human jobs, the economic and social structures will take a fatal shift. It will lead to inequality and unrest, and even many nations will probably fail. AI will be controlling key matters like infrastructure, finance, governance, and technology, a single glitch can create disastrous results.
No Privacy for Humans:
Humans always want to keep their personal life secret, no one wants to reveal the secret parts of his or her personality. But AI has enough power to read our private chats and search history, and then it can define our further behavior patterns with our aptitudes. It can describe our instincts and can show us such kind of content that will lead us to the action that it wants. So, this is also a concerning matter for humans.
Although we can’t say anything with surety. But many points about AI are very concerning and can lead to some serious consequences. AI should stay in responsible hands, otherwise it can create some serious problems for humans.
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