Should we be extremely excited or seriously alarmed b y the rapid progress being made in the fields of artificial intelligence? (Science and tech package qn , HCI !"#$ Stand% &hile it is true that artificial intelligence i ntelligence has the potential to end the human race and terrorise us, it is also undeniable that these problems can be alle 'iated and that artificial intelligence also impro'es the human quality of life and compensates for our innate imperfections Hence while we should not be excited at an extreme le'el as problems comes naturally with any inno'ation , there is no need to be seriously alarmed by the rapid progress being made in the fields of robot and artificial intelligence )rguments against )rtificial Intelligence rising rising (counter arguments$ " *nd of human human race argument argument from +nabombe +nabomber r "s -anifesto, his 'iew is affirmed by .ill /oy and 0aymond 1ur2weil3 required as he is a criminal and insane so it would be morally morall y 4wrong of me to use his words without saying that there are rational experts backing it up cursory examination of the topic at hand hand would indubitably draw draw ones ) cursory attention to the argument that the rise of artificial intelligence will ultimately spell the end of the human race +nabombers manifesto asks us to 5postulate that the computer scientists succeed in de'eloping intelligent machines that can do all things t hings better than human beings can do them In that case presumably all work will be done by 'ast, highly organi2ed systems of machines and no human effort will be necessary6 7wo possibilities can be inferred from here 8 machines are allowed to make their decisions autonomously, without without human o'ersight9 or human control is retained If the first one happens then human beings will lose all control as turning off machines will end the human race as by then our metabolisms will be entirely dependent on the machines If the other happens, 5the machines will be in the hands of a tiny elite 8:ust as it is today, but with two difference6 difference6 ;ne because human human work will no longer be necessary thus the human population will cease to be superfluous 8a useless burden to the society societ y 7wo, 7wo, according the +nabomber, we might be exterminated or turned into the equi'alence of domestic animals If )I continues, the human race is doomed thus the ad'ance of )I should be halted Hence we should be seriously alarmed by the rapid progress in artificial intelligence as perhaps it will replace us in the future (7his argument is from a research paper, *thical 0obots% 7he
&hat is wrong with this argument is that it is a slippery slope one in the sense that the con:unction that intelligent machines will exceed us in all regards, and no human effort will be expended for anything is already fallacious, let alone the notion that the elites will exterminate the human
1 Ted Ted Kaczynski is a domestic terrorist who opposed industrialization and modern technology and showed this by engaging in a nationwide bombing campaign against people involved with modern technology, planting or mailing numerous mailing numerous homemade bombs, bombs, ultimately killing a total of three people and injuring 23 others
race ranted that machines are able to take o'er certain low3skilled :obs today but that is about it In fact, -urray Shanahan, a cogniti'e robotics professor working at the Imperial College noted that human3le'el artificial intelligence that could ha'e any possibilities of competing with the complexities of the human brain would not be possible within the next decade or so 7here is therefore no possibility of it operating autonomously independently too Secondly, it is highly unlikely that humans will allows themsel'es to be displaced by machines and that to, to such an extreme extent 7he whole idea sounds like a 'ery fitting plot for a sci3fi mo'ie, thereby accentuating the unlikelihood of such a thing happening in reality Hence there is really no reason for us to shy away 'ehemently from the idea of research into artificial intelligence triumphing (I dont really ha'e an e'idence=example for the humans will ne'er allow themsel'es to be replaced part as its more of a concept? 7he nature of human beings
)rguments for )rtificial Intelligence rising (supporting arguments$ " &e should be extremely excited by the rapid progress in the fields of artificial technology as it has the ability to impro'e the quality of life, as e'ident with its use in the medical field today and other therapeutic purposes Hence it is reasonable to say that with time and more ad'ancements it can further enhance the human quality of life
