Where are we going with this ?
Technology is advancing so fast it is difficult for non- aficionado to keep-up with trends. But, just where are we going with AI ?
Some of my personal worries are that AI will facilitate criminal use. We already see the enormous amount of scams being effected over internet targeting non-technical and vulnerable people. AI could be misused for scams or even fraud. For example to usurp identity data. In his recent video, Marques Brownlee discusses points such as possibility of plagiarism. His video is a worthwhile thought and question provoker.
His suggestion of a parallel development to inform users of the technology that it is AI and not real is maybe the solution to keep some control!…..It is frightening but exciting too to see how fast AI is becoming a big part of our lives!!!!
There is a lot to think about here. For some time, I have been “chatting’ to my Google Assistant. Level1, as referred to in this video, but “she” is learning all the time. I have even asked her if she is “self-aware” and received a disturbingly sensible answer.
Meanwhile, many real people in my wider circle are dumbing themselves down, refusing to listen to news or other worlds events, and watching mind-numbing reality TV shows, all under the guise of their working day being so hard they have to switch off when they get home.
If we get taken over by AI, do we deserve it?