During the past two hundred years, scientist have made numerous achievements not thought of in previous centuries. There is a questions that some people have begun to ask “Will science ever advance to far?” Some believe this is the case with artificial intelligence or AI, which is the theory or goal of a series of accomplishments that would allow a computer to house a sentient life form. The idea of AI has formally been around since around 1956. There has been very slow but steady progress towards a working AI. Most scientists believe that there will be AI within twenty to fifty years. Since this is a very controversial topic with its advantages and disadvantages lets analyze these and examine the ethical implications of developing sentient life forms. First off, the potential benefits of artificial intelligence, an artificial intelligence would be based on very complex algorithms designed to stimulate intelligence by solving problems. As an artificial intelligence would likely be housed in a very fast supercomputer it would be capable of performing trillions of calculations a minute; and it would take a room full of geniuses months to match what a potential artificial intelligence could do in five minutes. As such artificial intelligences could optimize current technology through its complex logical programming, and develop entirely new technology in order to solve humanities problems. For instance, if an artificial intelligence were to receive information that NASA would like to take a person to Mars, an artificial intelligence could design the spacecraft, tell NASA how to build it, the best day to launch it and where, and select the best people qualified to build and fly the craft in a few minutes. Imagining this happening wit... ... middle of paper ... ...ries: Benchmark, Scientific Impact And The MICAI Experience." Expert Systems With Applications 41.3 (2014): 781-785. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9 Apr. 2014. Davis, Nicola. "Smart Robots, Driverless Cars Work – but They Bring Ethical Issues Too." The Observer. Guardian News and Media, 20 Oct. 2013. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. Edwards, Chris. "Billion Core Brains." Engineering & Technology (17509637) 9.3 (2014): 62-65. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Apr. 2014. Norvig, Peter. "Artificial Intelligence." New Scientist 216.2889 (2012): i-8. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9Apr. 2014. Papazian, Dennis R., Ph.D. "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE TECHNOLOGY: MASTER OR SLAVE?" ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE TECHNOLOGY: MASTER OR SLAVE? The University of Michigan-Dearborn, May 1992. Web. 03 Apr. 2014. .
In the introductory part of Wallach and Allen’s book, they present three essential issues, one of them is “does the world need AMAs?”(p.9) Wallach and Allen give a positive answer, they believe that with the rapid development in new technology and mechanization, intelligent autonomous robot begin coming into our lives, AMAs may bring a variety of ethical and social issues, in support of artificial intelligence, to human society. This makes the AMAs show a certain degree of harm to society. However, the development of AMAs cannot be stopped because some futurists and social critics are criticizing the issues in the future technology of AMAs may arise. Facing the importance of risk assessment in the progress of building AMAs, they seek “precautionary principle” from ethics to regulate the AMAs, and point out that there should be a standard to use or not use those ethical principles. (p.52) conditionally assessing risk using appropriate methods, and use this basis to reassess the danger of developing AMAs is greater than risk or not. Wallach and Allen maintain an optimistic attitude about the future, they believe in the near future, “It will be possible to engineer systems that are more sensitive to the laws and moral considerations that inform ethical decisions than anything presently available.”(p.214) in view of this, Wallach a...
In contrast, with the previous three articles which embody the development of robots as a useful tool for human growth, Headrick focus on the ethic and legal conflicts that will arise with the growth of robots. The creation of artificial intelligence in human lives will bring many unique situations. Headrick begins his article with an analogy of a driverless car in a parking lot. The car is programmed to go straight so it may not see certain things and react as quickly or effectively, to insure no lives are harmed. If a human were behind the wheel these situation would be unlikely to occur. With the spread of autonomous systems is it really beneficial to put the safety of humans in the hands of robots. Will our laziness to make our lives easier with lifeless objects jeopardized our existence. Headrick uses multiple Headrick points out real life situations where robots have jeopardized human livelihood. “The more we task robotics to act on our behalf," "one of the first questions is, 'who is responsible' in the moment of truth.… we don't have an answer for that yet” (Headrick 1). Who do we blame when the robots don’t function correct? Headrick provokes humans to think in an effective manner towards the growth of automated
Every day we get closer and closer to building an artificial intelligence. Although it some think that it would be amazing to create an artificial intelligence but it would also be scary to create it. We don't know what they would be capable of. Two examples of why we should be careful and worried of creating this is the book Frankenstein and the movie Blade Runner. Where in one he creates a monster from dead body parts and the other where he create replicants.
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Although in the end, artificial intelligence would not be beneficial, many believe that the benefits would be rewarding. One positive use of robots is that they could be programmed to fight in wars. It is believed that by 2015, missions can make use of the robots in the armed forces (Vesely). The development of robotic soldiers may be able to reduce the death toll and save many lives. What many individuals do not understand is that robots are emotionless and should not be trusted to make life or death decisions. AI technology surpasses human intelligence when it comes to calculations among other things, but what makes humans more intelligent than other mammals is the ability to think and emote to situations, which robots cannot do. Another advantage to using artificial intelligence is using it for space exploration. Losing a robot in space, at worst, would only lose money. If a human were to be lost ...
Computers, unlike humans can run hours on end without the need of sleep or nutrients. Once they have an answer that is adequate enough, the answer can be shown to us instantly. We will have answers to several questions without all the effort and time, increasing the rate in which we learn. Not only would we have specific answers, such as an equation in physics. We would have access to a deeper meaning as to why this equation works and what it represents. With artificial intelligence in charge of our research, we have more free time to worry about other issues, such as diplomacy, which require more human
According to “Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence” (2015), AI has the ability to work in conditions that involve inhumane circumstances. For example, as a species, humans are able to explore in regions located in outer space that have never been able to be done before the use of AI. Also, according to Daisy (2017), the use of artificial intelligence is a pro in the sense that they do not have emotions. By having no emotions, the artificial intelligent system or machine is able to be on track of accomplishing its goal, without affecting its performance. Simultaneously, this pro can be turned into a con if the artificial intelligent system has a destructive method for achieving its goal. Lastly, the use of artificial intelligence increases the efficiency of products being produced (“Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence,” 2015).
One big question asked about life today contemplates the ability to create artificial life. With extensive technology advances over many years, humanity has reached a point at which they can create more intelligent beings than themselves. This, clearly, has its positive and negative points. The
Driverless cars kill people. With the years flying by, driverless cars seem very close to coming into the world. New technology comes with new issues all the time. Sometimes these problems don’t matter, but people must see the issues with the driverless car. Driverless cars should not be utilized due to the massive ethical programming debate and technical problems that make the car’s safety questionable.
Since the advent of autonomous technology, self-driving cars have been expected to be the best solution to optimizing daily commuting efficiency meanwhile significantly reducing or even preventing traffic accidents and fatality by rectifying and removing possible human errors on the road. As the deeper research goes on, however, the ethics of driverless cars become a major concern: self-driving cars must make their own decisions at any circumstances, which also means that such vehicles must be pre-programmed to respond ethically to certain emergencies. Concerning quite broad range of ethical issues, such algorithms should be rather convoluted. Without any perfect solutions so far, social expectation of ethical principles should be a logical
Artificial intelligence, more commonly called AI, has become the new frontier of human advancement and has gradually been coming into the public eye. Much like eras such as the stone age and the iron age, it is now the age of intelligent technology. Unlike the technological advancements of the past, though, this time, some issues surround the field. While it has been used for good such as developing cures for diseases or making knowledge more available to the populace, with its capabilities it could possibly create some problems as well as good. The reason it is such a debatable topic is because whichever direction humankind goes about developing AI will determine the future of humanity in how everyday life and jobs would get done. Considering
When most people think of artificial intelligence they might think of a scene from I, Robot or from 2001: A Space Odyssey. They might think of robots that highly resemble humans start a revolution against humanity and suddenly, because of man’s creation, man is no longer the pinnacle of earth’s hierarchy of creatures. For this reason, it might scare people when I say that we already utilize artificial intelligence in every day society. While it might not be robots fighting to win their freedom to live, or a defense system that decides humanity is the greatest threat to the world, artificial intelligence already plays a big role in how business is conducted today.
Pop culture has explored this idea and gave fictional tales of what can happen if artificial intelligence “goes bad”. While it may not be a credible source, it still has room for interpretation. Allowing robotics what is arguably the most influential trait today, a mind, is a frightening thought. Researching the human mind is still a field of study today and is not fully understood. How can scientists and researchers behind artificial intelligence accurately come up with how the human mind interacts with itself and its surroundings? Yes, they can start with the ability to learn, such as a path of an infant absorbing knowledge through its adolescence, but what if the expansion of information becomes exponential? The artificial intelligence may gain full control and depth of their mind and comprehend the world differently as humans do. This brings the artificial intelligence to a cognitive and spiritual level beyond that of the human mind. If this were to happen humans cannot be able to understand the artificial intelligence. They have programmed it to learn itself, its mind, and how to operate. What level is that beyond a human mind, a god? At one point researchers that developed the artificial intelligence had a grasp and outlook for their technology’s lifespan. What they thought the artificial intelligence may derive from its programming, has transformed into something completely dissimilar. The artificial
Artificial intelligence is an idea of if the human thought process can be mechanized. It was around the 1940’s – 50’s that a group of people came together to discuss the possibility of creating an artificial brain and its uses. These people were a variety of scientists from different fields such as mathematics, economics, engineering, and etc. This was the birth of the field of artificial intelligence. While artificial intelligence would prove to be technologically revolutionary by introducing new ideas such as quantum computers or robots, said new ideas could result in the downfall of mankind. The result could range to being the plummet of the economy, the end of the human race, or even the corruption of the next generation and onwards. All of these problems resulting in the possibility of the end of the earth. The more we need to learn more about technology and further advance it, the closer we are getting to the extinction of the human race. These are the reasons why the advancement of artificial intelligent should be halted or banned so no harm can be done even without the intentions.
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