Artificial Intelligence (AI) is doing a very good job and continues to provide many benefits to our modern world, but with good, inevitably negative consequences. The sooner we start to think about what they are, the better prepared we can be to reduce and manage the risks.

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DARK SIDE OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is doing a very good job and continues to provide
many benefits to our modern world, but with good, inevitably negative
consequences. The sooner we start to think about what they are, the better
prepared we can be to reduce and manage the risks.
Legendary physicist Stephen Hawking shared this ominous warning:
“Success in creating effective AI may be the biggest event or worst in our
civilization’s history.
The first step in preparing for the negative effects of artificial intelligence is
to examine what some of those negative effects are. Here are some of the
highlights:
1. AI bias
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Because AI algorithms are built by humans, those who deliberately or
inadvertently put them into the algorithm have a built-in bias. If AI
algorithms are built with a bias, or if the data in the training sets they are
given to learn is biased, they may yield biased results. This reality may lead
to unintended consequences that we have become racist with non-
discriminatory recruiting algorithms and Microsoft’s Twitter chatbot. As
companies build AI algorithms, they need to develop and train them
responsibly.
2. Loss of some jobs
Many jobs are created by artificial intelligence, and although most jobs
predict a net increase, or at least the same amount of money created to
replace those lost thanks to AI technology, the jobs that machines do today
are people who take over. This will require changes in training and education
programs to prepare our future workforce and help current workers move to
new positions that utilize their unique human capabilities.
3. Change in human experience
If AI takes on menial tasks and allows humans to significantly reduce the
amount of time they have to spend on the job, the extra freedom may seem
utopian at first glance. However, in order to feel that they have a purpose for
life, human beings have to turn their newfound freedom into new activities
that give them the social and psychological benefits used to provide their
job. It may be easier for some individuals and communities than for others.
There may also be financial considerations when machines receive the
money that humans pay. The economic benefits of increased efficiency are
very clear on the profit-loss statements of businesses, but the overall benefits
to society and the human condition are somewhat opaque.
4. Global Regulations
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If our world is much smaller than it is today due to technology, this means
that AI solutions & technology needs to be decided between different
governments, requiring new laws and regulations to allow safe and efficient
global interactions. Since we are no longer isolated from one another, the
actions and decisions of artificial intelligence in one country can easily
affect others. We are already seeing Europe adopt a robust regulatory
framework to ensure compliance and transparency, while the US and China,
in particular, allow their companies to apply AI more liberally.
5. Fast hacking
Artificial intelligence increases the speed at which it can be achieved and in
many cases, it exceeds our ability to follow humans. With automation,
malicious activities such as phishing, software distribution of viruses, and AI
systems benefiting from the way they view the world, are difficult for
humans to uncover until there is a real danger.
6. AI Terrorism
Similarly, there may be new AI-enabled terrorism to deal with: the
proliferation of autonomous drones and the delivery of robotic groups to
remote attacks or disease transmission via Nanorobots. Our law enforcement
and defense agencies need to adjust to this current threat.
It will take time and extensive human reasoning to determine the best way to
prepare for the future with more artificial intelligence applications, which,
while likely to have negative effects with its subsequent adoption, will be
minimized as much as possible.
As with any disruptive event, these are not easy conditions to solve, but as
long as we are still human in determining solutions, we will reduce and
reduce the many benefits of artificial intelligence. No adverse effects.
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