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Is AI going to help or hurt us?

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Should we let Artificial Intelligence make decisions for us? Are increasingly powerful computers going to make our lives easier or could they become a threat to society?

Computers are proving increasingly capable of performing tasks that require human intelligence, from translation to diagnosing diseases. At the same time, the algorithms behind artificial intelligence are increasingly able to influence our decisions – selecting the news we read and what videos we watch –  as well as how we interact.

Should we turn to AI for help handling tasks that take up our time and energy or tackling complex global challenges? Or should we be more vigilant about the growing power of machines in our lives?

From the article Is artificial intelligence really as intelligent as we think? 

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Eugenio Pio Botti
Eugenio Pio Botti
The following contribution has been automatically translated from IT.

I believe that AI is a benefit in the long run. In the short term certainly there will be rearrangements in the world of work and study and new professions will emerge.

Ritengo che la AI sia un beneficio nel lungo periodo. Nel breve sicuramente ci saranno riassestamenti nel mondo del lavoro e dello studio e nasceranno nuove professioni.

Mariano Rosario
Mariano Rosario
The following contribution has been automatically translated from ES.

We are still too primitive to create a self-developing intelligence. The first thing it would do is try to eliminate us, just as we do our own species. Even the Martians would not come down to this planet where they would surely shoot them and then dismember them.

Somos todavía demasiado primitivos para crear una inteligencia que se auto desarrolle. Lo primero que haría es tratar de eliminarnos, igual que hacemos con nuestra especie. Ni los marcianos bajan a este planeta donde seguramente les dispararían y luego los desmembrarían.

Chartreuse-Flüela
Chartreuse-Flüela

AI will not only replace line-level jobs like cashiers and receptionists, bit also mid-level jobs like nurses aid, customer service agents, marketing professionals, graphic designers, technical support, legal assistants and mid-high level jobs likes engineers, accountaints and more. If advancements in AI becomes a priority, these jobs will be replaced in under 2 decades. These people will not be able to re-enter the workforce unless they somehow manage to learn a new profession that is in demand. There will also be no line-level positions for them to fall back on. Joblessness will become a problem which will cause civil unrest and crime levels to increase. Then AI will be used to "keep people in line" when this happens. Switzerland has made alot of good decisions to keep the country functioning optimally. This is not one of them. Prioritizing AI will basically cause a backwards nose-dive. If anything we need to lay off technology and go back to the basics. Spirituality, health and wellness, connect with nature, build strong families and communities - if we want to "save mankind"

Mariano Rosario
Mariano Rosario
The following contribution has been automatically translated from ES.

If we manage to unmask even partially this technology, the human will be worth more than anything else. A new dawn of light. An added value that, if it prevails, would take humanity to truly amazing moral levels.

Si logramos desenmascarar así sea en parte esta tecnología, lo humano pasara a valer más que nada. Un nuevo amanecer de las luces . Un valor agregado que de preponderar, llevaría la humanidad a niveles morales realmente asombrosos.

Charcoal-Lake-Lauerz
Charcoal-Lake-Lauerz
The following contribution has been automatically translated from DE.

Let's remember! Globalization.
Should bring peace and unite people. One earth for the people, everyone should live, work and enjoy freedom. How far are we, we have an EU, good idea, USA good idea, G7, G20 and and... The situation in our world is terrible, what should AI change there, nor replace the few thinking people, our courts are challenged, every person replaced by AI should be protected by the law for life, as well as his family, let's think of the dismissed workers in the car industry, what became of them, are they still alive, what became of their families, these are the questions we as citizens have to ask. AI brings us unemployment, isolation and forces us into isolation, we then have no access to the system that still protects our freedom, AI should also take over the environmental issues, huh!
As long as we humans think, love, believe, get sick and get well again, we must not leave our created democracy to an AI.

Erinnern wir uns! Globalisierung.
Sollte frieden und die Menschen einigen. Eine Erde für die Menschen, jede soll frei leben, arbeiten und Freiheit geniessen. Wie weit sind wir, wir haben eine EU, gute Idee, USA gute Idee, G7, G20 und und... Die Situation in unsere Erde ist schrecklich, Was soll KI da ändern, noch die wenigen Denkenden ersetzten, da sind unsere Gerichte gefordert, jeden Menschen den das KI ersetzt sollte das Gesetz schützen leben lang, sowie seine Familie, denken wir an die Entlassene Arbeiter in der Auto Industrie, was wurde aus ihnen, leben sie noch, was wurde aus ihren Familien, das sind die Fragen das wir als Bürger stellen müssen. Uns bringt KI Arbeitslosigkeit, Isolation und zwingt uns in Isolation, wir haben dann kein Zugang in den System das unsere Freiheit noch Schützt, KI soll auch die Umweltfragen übernehmen, hm!
So lange wir Menschen denken, Lieben, Glauben Krank werden und wieder Gesund, dürfen wir nicht unsere Geschaffene Demokratie einem KI überlassen.

Charcoal-Lake-Lauerz
Charcoal-Lake-Lauerz
The following contribution has been automatically translated from DE.

I find anything that replaces the human being unnecessary and very dangerous.
I experienced the introduction of ticket machines as a national crisis, people were laid off, a human culture was erased by the interests of the profiteers. This is a new era, to banish people and destroy culture, every human era destroyed our culture and it was always tied to the rich who want to increase their profits, we are suffering natural disasters today, environment has already changed, the industrial era destroyed and polluted the nature, we are suffering today because of then. Through AI they replace all of you, even the inventors of AI, they replace all people who think, who no one thinks, has no power, who is of no use, is isolated, that is why it is dangerous, because we are all replaced, because of profit, each of you deserves, through AI, you are gone, because AI does not have to pay wages, no health insurance and AI does not sue.
So we voluntarily leave the rule to the rich, after we have made it possible for them to replace us all! Interesting and pretty stupid.

Ich empfinde alles was den Menschen Ersetzt nicht Nötig und sehr gefährlich.
Ich erlebte die Einführung der Billetenautomaten als eine Nationale Krise, Menschen wurden entlassen, eine Menschliche Kultur wurde durch Interesse von den Profiteuren gelöscht. Das ist eine neue Era, den Menschen zu verbannen und Kultur Vernichten, jede Menschliche Zeitalter zerstörte unsere Kultur und sie war immer gebunden an den Reichen die ihr gewinn vergrössern wollen, wir erleiden heute Naturkatastrophen, Umwelt hat sich bereit geändert, die Industrie Zeit zerstörte die und verunreinigte die Natur, wir leiden heute wegen damals. Durch die AI- Ersetzten Sie Euch alle, auch die Erfinder der AI, Ersetzten sie alle Menschen die Denken, wen niemand Denkt, hat keine Macht, wer nichts nützt, wird Isoliert, deswegen ist es Gefährlich, den wir alle werden ersetzt, wegen Profit, jede von Euch verdient, durch KI, seid ihr weg, den der KI muss man kein Lohn Zahlen, kein Krankenversicherung und KI Klagt nicht.
Wir überlassen somit freiwillig die Herrschaft den Reichen, nachdem wir es ihnen Ermöglicht haben uns alle zu ersetzten! Interessant und schon ziemlich Dumm.

Comacuba
Comacuba

I believe certain areas of technology benefit from AI, such as medical and intelligence work for the application of pattern recognition that is faster and more precise than humans. I believe there are some poor applications such as the rash of book publications that are plaguing the Internet. An example is shortly after the fires in Hawaii, one day later there were books for sale on line written by AI. There are also bad applications, such as reproduction of voice and pictures designed to circumvent security protocols. I believe there has to be regulation of AI for those reasons.

AL morchid
AL morchid
The following contribution has been automatically translated from AR.

The risks of artificial intelligence to humans in the future
Between grace and curse, the world today is living in an era of terrible and rapid development in the field of modern technology. The most prominent of this technology is artificial intelligence. It is playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives in various aspects and fields. Artificial intelligence is a powerful and innovative technology, but with this rapid progress, it has risks and challenges that we must face and deal with very carefully

One of the main risks of artificial intelligence is its impact on the labor market and jobs. Because the development of technology is expected to lead to the development of smart machines and robots that are able to perform simple and repetitive actions better and faster than humans. This can cause the loss of many traditional work jobs, leading to major economic and social problems, such as higher unemployment rates and worsening poverty.
More in our article on whether artificial intelligence poses a danger to humans

مخاطر الذكاء الاصطناعي على الإنسان مستقبلاً
بين النعمة و النقمة ، يعيش العالم اليوم في عصر تطور رهيب و سريع في مجال التكنولوجيا الحديثة، ومن أبرز هذه التكنولوجيا الذكاء الاصطناعي ، فهو أصبح يلعب دورًا متزايد الأهمية في حياتنا اليومية وفي مختلف النواحي و المجالات. و يعد الذكاء الاصطناعي تقنية قوية ومبتكرة ، لكن مع هذا التقدم السريع تنطوي عليه مخاطر وتحديات يجب أن نواجهها وأن نتعامل معها بحذر بشديد

فإحدى المخاطر الرئيسية للذكاء الاصطناعي هي تأثيره على سوق العمل والوظائف. للأنه يتوقع أن يؤدي تطور التكنولوجيا إلى تطوير آليات وروبوتات ذكية كذاللك و القادرة على أداء الأعمال البسيطة والمتكررة بشكل أفضل وأسرع من البشر. هذا يمكن أن يتسبب في فقدان الكثير من وظائف العمل التقليدية، مما يؤدي إلى مشكلات اقتصادية واجتماعية كبيرة، مثل ارتفاع معدلات البطالة وتفاقم الفقر.
المزيد في مقالتنا عن هل يشكل الذكاء الإصطناعي خطرا على الإنسان

Alaa El-khatib
Alaa El-khatib
The following contribution has been automatically translated from AR.

Great question. Artificial intelligence, like other fields, has many advantages and advantages if it is used in the correct and ideal ways and vice versa

سؤال رائع الذكاء الاصطناعي مثل غير من المجالات له العديد المميزات والايجابيات في حال تم استخدامه بالطرق الصحيحة و المثالية و العكس صحيح

Alaa El-khatib
Alaa El-khatib
The following contribution has been automatically translated from AR.

Great question. Artificial intelligence, like other fields, has advantages and disadvantages and if it is used well, it is great.

سؤال رائعالذكاء الاصطناعيمثل غيره من المجالات له مميزات و عيوب و اذا احسان استخدامه كان امر رائع .

Gioboa
Gioboa
The following contribution has been automatically translated from FR.

We are all responsible for our choices and the consequences these choices may have, and this is what we need to remind those who make use of AI. It's a tool that can be a good ally, but it must remain just that: a tool. Let's not forget that some people have been expelled from university for letting AI do all their work; if they've been caught, it's because man still has the upper hand, the power to think and act.

Nous sommes tous responsables de nos choix et des conséquences que ces choix peuvent avoir et c'est ce qu'il faut rappeler à ceux qui font usage de l'IA. C'est un outil qui peut être un bon allié, mais il ne doit rester qu'un outil. Rappelons que certains ont été exclus de l'université pour avoir laissé l'IA faire entièrement leur travail; s'ils ont été pris, c'est que l'homme a encore la main, le pouvoir de réflexion et d'action.

Participant 8815 (pa8815)
Participant 8815 (pa8815)
The following contribution has been automatically translated from DE.

Can the AI take responsibility for the decisions made?

That AI could usurp power belongs to the realm of urban legends.
Only humans can have a motive for power. The AI itself is an expression of this power. Intelligence is instrumentalized. It is supposed to be available on demand. It is therefore only the instrument for execution. The tool bears no responsibility. The hammer is not to blame if you hit your thumb.

Kann die KI die Verantwortung für die getroffenen Entscheidungen übernehmen?

Das die KI Macht an sich reissen könnte, gehört ins Reich der urbanen Legenden.
Nur Menschen können ein Motiv zur Macht haben. Die KI selbst ist ein Ausdruck dieser Macht. Intelligenz wird instrumentalisiert. Sie soll auf Abruf verfügbar sein. Sie ist also nur das Instrument zur Durchführung. Das Werkzeug trägt keine Verantwortung. Der Hammer ist nicht schuld wenn Sie den Daumen treffen.

Frodo
Frodo
The following contribution has been automatically translated from DE.

In the future, too, each person must make decisions for himself.
According to Kant, any outside decision about a person is an attack on the dignity of the human being.

Entscheidungen muss auch in Zukunft jeder Mensch selber treffen.
Jedes Fremdbestimmen über einen Menschen ist nach Kant ein Angriff auf die Würde des Menschen.

Asparagus-Lake-Sarnen
Asparagus-Lake-Sarnen

No, of course not. AI is the ultimate BS. TV is the "boob tube," and "smart devices" have people walking in to lamp posts, so they're really 'dumbing devices.'

Frodo
Frodo
The following contribution has been automatically translated from DE.
@Asparagus-Lake-Sarnen

Even worse, through the algorithms, people are made dopamine-addicted and then, as addicts, can no longer think much further than here and now and become impulse-driven: every positive message is amplified, no matter how cruel the content of the message, every negative message is amplified, even if it is false, and can lead to mass hysteria.

And whoever does not support the dopamine addiction and transmits bad news must reckon with becoming a hate object to which life is made hell.

See Arte: The Dopamine Trap.

Schlimmer noch, durch die Algorithmen werden die Menschen Dopamin-süchtig gemacht und können dann so als Süchtige nicht mehr gross weiter denken als hier und jetzt und werden Impulsgesteuert: Jede positive Nachricht wird verstärkt und sei der Inhalt der Nachricht noch so grausam, jede negative Nachricht wird verstärkt, auch wenn sie falsch ist, und kann zu einer Massenhysterie führen.

Und wer die Dopamin-sucht nicht unterstützt und schlechte Nachrichten übermittelt muss damit Rechnen zu einem Hassobjekt zu werden dem das Leben zur Hölle gemacht wird.

Siehe Arte: Die Dopamin-Falle.

Firebrick-Ghöch
Firebrick-Ghöch
The following contribution has been automatically translated from AR.

Peace be upon you...
If the date has a fake! How will artificial intelligence recognize the facts? Who is the programmer of the data and how will the memory be written? Has anyone thought of this puzzle?

السلام عليكم ....
اذا كان للتاريخ مزيف !كيف سيتعرف الذكاء الصناعي على الحقائق ؟ من هو المبرمج للداتا وكيف ستكتب الذاكرة؟هل فكر احدنا بهذا اللغز ؟

Roberto Canali
Roberto Canali
The following contribution has been automatically translated from DE.

Since humans can be manipulative in principle, an AI without ethical-moral restrictions can be extremely dangerous. It is therefore imperative to form superordinate entities that guarantee global security and damage prevention for mankind. A 100% security is not possible. I can imagine that a properly developed AI could even help to improve the weaknesses of human action. Everything else is self-destruction.

Da grundsätzlich Menschen manipulativ sein können, kann eine KI ohne ethisch-moralische Einschränkungen äusserst gefährlich sein. Es ist dager zwingend notwendig übergeordnete Entitäten zu bilden die global die Sicherheit und Schadensverhinderung für die Menscheit garantieren. Eine 100% Sicherheit ist nicht möglich. Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass eine richtig entwickelte KI sogar helfen könnte die Schwächen des Menschlichen handeln zu verbessern. Alles andere ist Selbstzerstörung.

Suze
Suze

« “Artificial intelligence could be increasingly used in marketing, for example, when it comes to recognising behavioural patterns and customer needs and the related personalisation of advertising,” said Katharina Degen, head of Amosa’s Swiss Job Market Monitor. »

Interesting!
Are we no longer to be left in peace without being constantly watched, followed and bombarded with subliminal advertising?

Asparagus-Lake-Sarnen
Asparagus-Lake-Sarnen

Smart phones are dumbing down human brains even more than TV. But there's no possible way to stop it. We've been had, by AI's suicidal "progress." !

Asparagus-Lake-Sarnen
Asparagus-Lake-Sarnen

No way! Computers are controlled by corporations: the principle ally of religion to create evil in the world and let the rich get richer, so they can destroy the earth's life support system.

Suze
Suze

What safeguards are there to protect patients from the consequences of an overworked, overtired or lazy healthcare professional writing up their notes with one of these programmes, or a lawyer, teacher or an engineer for example?

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