Artificial Intelligence: Advantages and Disadvantages

Artificial Intelligence, the Danger and Benefit
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Artificial Intelligence, the Danger and Benefit
The industrial revolution of the eighteenth century significantly led to the emergence of sophisticated technology that transformed modern society. Human creativity has doubled with the fourth industrial revolution, causing advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), computing power, robotics, and material science. These advances have accelerated the shift toward more eco-friendly products of all kinds. They have also increased work efficiency, performance, and accuracy in their applied fields. AI, the simulation of human intelligence by computer systems, is one of the emerging technologies that humans have consistently developed and improved. First introduced by John McCarthy in 1956, this technology can learn and think like humans and perform tasks reserved for humans. Such tasks include speech recognition, visual perception, and decision-making (Bhbosale et al., 2020). Since the development of AI, there have been numerous concerns and speculations around it. In particular, AI critics have claimed that the technology will end the human workforce in the future, rendering many people jobless. They have also cited threats to humanity as a risk associated with AI. In contrast, supporters have argued that AI is an important innovation because it automates customer service work, fraud detection, lead generation, and quality control tasks. Putting these arguments aside, the fact is that AI has numerous advantages and disadvantages.
Benefits of AI
AI has tremendous benefits in numerous fields, including healthcare, education, business, agriculture, and military. One of this technology's most significant advantages is reduced human error. Humans are prone to making mistakes every time. However, when properly programmed, computers are known for accuracy and efficiency (Nadikattu, 2021). AI uses a set of algorithms from previously collected information to make decisions. Doing so significantly reduces human errors, increasing the possibility of accuracy. In healthcare, AI has been used in robotic surgery systems to perform complex procedures (Nadimpalli, 2017) precisely. This has helped eliminate or limit human error and improve patient safety.
Moreover, physicians use AI to analyze photographs and diagnose severe conditions like cancer, reducing the radiology rate (Bhbosale et al., 2020). This improves healthcare quality since patients receive accurate diagnoses quickly. This makes diagnosis and treatment reliable and efficient. In addition to being a detector for medical conditions, AI has progressed the evolution of prosthetics. Using regenerative peripheral nerve and AI algorithms, the prosthesis wearer can perform subtle movements like holding fingers together or picking a fallen object (Nayak & Das, 2020). Currently, there is a prototype prosthetic limb that can grab objects by adding computer vision technology into installed cameras that analyze an object’s shape and size. Scientists have assessed several subjects that wearers can safely use (Nayak & Das, 2020).
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