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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence can be described as a branch of computer science that is mainly interested on the development of intelligent machines that are able to mimic human intelligence. Some of the aspects of computers with this type of innovation include the aspect of speech recognition, solving simple and complex problems, planning and also learning. The current type of artificial intelligence in existence is known as the weak AI and its main functions include handling simple tasks. However, most of the research are aiming at ensuring that they are able to develop a strong AI that mimics all the human intelligence by the year 2100. It is expected with the development of such a machine, the AI market will experience an intelligence boom that will automatically lead to the development of more sophisticated machines or superhuman. Machines that will greatly benefit humans. However, the developers of AGI’s should ensure that care is taken when designing these devices in order to prevent disaster from striking or any potential threats that may result from the utilization of such machines.

It is expected that self-improving AI (Artificial Intelligence) may end up surpassing human intelligence and thus this aspect will make self-improving AI to accomplish various tasks of their own without having to be manned or monitored by a person. It is evident that such machines will be able to converge on a cognitive aspect that resembles full human intelligence. This means that such systems will have developed aspects such s self-preservation, creativity and acquisition amongst other aspects. This means that such systems will be in a position of learning bad behaviors and this may be a threat to the use of such systems since they can be seen as a threat to human existence. Therefore, self-improving AI will be in a position to understand their own behaviors and also be able to improve on themselves (Yudkowsky, Eliezer).

There are a number of ethical considerations when it comes to artificial intelligence. These ethical considerations have been put in place with the aim of ensuring that the aspect of artificial intelligence does not pose any potential danger to the existence of mankind. However, there are a number of complex challenges that may arise in attempts to ensure safety with the use of artificial intelligence. It is also evident that there are a number of ethical issues that are still a bone of contention. For instance, it is not clear how the full implementation of AI systems will affect employment rates. There have been claims that the use of AI systems will replace human labor and thus lead to massive unemployment. Additionally, there have been claims that embracing AI will affect the behavior of humans and how they interact with each other. Some researchers have indicated that AI will make people become social misfits. Lastly, researchers have been faced with an ethical dilemma; mainly on how they will be able to tame the AI systems from adversaries.

There has been the notion that harmless AI systems may not be a threat to human existence. In order to achieve this, the machines should be developed in a cautious manner in order to avert the systems from causing destruction or harm. The basic AI drive can be defined as an objective that AI systems tend to converge into. It is evident that these systems will be able to model their various operations because of the drives. This means that the systems will be able to prevent different aspects such as corrupting the systems and also how they can protect themselves in case there is any potential danger (Soares, Nate, and Benya Fallenstein, 22-34).

It is clear that with the development of sophisticated AI systems, there will come a time when such systems will exceed the normal reasoning capacity of people. This means that such systems will be of help to the human existence since they would help out in various aspects in the different fields of life. This particular idea has evolved from a science fiction aspect into a debatable aspect. Researchers indicate that artificial super intelligence will allow people to upload their brains into a system, and, thus, integrate the two into one via the aspect of singularity. Therefore, there has been concerns that computers will in future will replace humans and dominate this planet (Omohundro, Stephen).

Development in Artificial Intelligence systems and related grounds have unlocked new market niches and vast prospects for improvement in essential fields such as the environment, social welfare, economic inclusion, energy, education and health. This is a clear indicator that the computers at one time will surpass all the aspects of humanity as we know it. Most of the developing economies across the world have been able to fully accept the aspect of AI. It is expected that in some of years to come countries like China will have adopted the AI in its different markets and thus it will be able to compete effectively with its competitors. This shows that the future of economic development is at the hands of AI. It is expected that AI will also lead to the development of automated transportation systems. Moreover, it is expected that robots will take dangerous jobs that tend to pose a threat to human life. For instance, AI will enable the development of robots that can be used to handle terrorism. For instance, intelligent robots can be used to defuse bombs. Moreover, it’s expected that AI will help deal in the solving of climate problems. This is because an AI system can be able to identify trends and predict the future climate and through help in the solving of this problem.

There are some myths associated with the aspect of AI. These particular myths include the fear that robots can destroy the world. However, it is clear that AI is like any other technological advances aimed at improving how things are done. Therefore, it is important for people to have an in depth understanding of this computer science branch instead of basing their arguments on myths and misconceptions. If utilized in the best way possible, AI systems can be of great benefit in the lives of people (Bostrom, Nick, and Eliezer Yudkowsky, 7-19)

Works Cited

Bostrom, Nick, and Eliezer Yudkowsky. "The ethics of artificial intelligence, In the Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence, eds. William Ramsey and Keith Frankish." (2011).

Muehlhauser, Luke, and Anna Salamon. "Intelligence explosion: Evidence and import." Singularity Hypotheses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2012. 15-42.

Omohundro, Stephen M. "The basic AI drives." AGI. Vol. 171. 2008.

Soares, Nate, and Benya Fallenstein. "Agent Foundations for Aligning Machine Intelligence with Human Interests: A Technical Research Agenda." The Technological Singularity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2017. 103-125.

United States. Executive Office of the President. "Artificial intelligence, automation, and the economy." (2016).

Yudkowsky, Eliezer. "Artificial intelligence as a positive and negative factor in global risk." Global catastrophic risks 1.303 (2008): 184.