Machine Learning And The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence

MACHINE LEARNING AND THE RISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Name: Institution: Date:   Max Tegmark, the President of the Future of Life Institute once said, ‘everything we love about civilization is a product of intelligence, so amplifying our human intelligence with artificial intelligence has the potential of helping civilization flourish like never before as long as we manage to keep the technology beneficial’ (The Guardian, 2017). Artificial intelligence has taken root in our society and though it is taking it is still in its infancy stages, it has shown the capacity to change human civilization on a level on an unprecedented scale. It is the most promising computing trend at the moment. It is powered by advancement in computing technology and heavy investment in the field. However, there are many naysayers on the place of artificial technology in the civilization of humanity while others are excited about the opportunities it brings along. The research will attempt to explicate how AI will revolutionize our future, especially in the labor industry. The positive elements covered in this article will to some extent dispel people's fears and concerns about artificial intelligence and possibly rally them to understand that AI is a friend rather than a foe. It will also attempt to explain why and how we must take charge and ensure that the technology will be used for good. Many people imagine that artificial intelligence is going to take away their jobs and sources of income. They perceive AI as a foe rather than a friend. Computer scientists insist that AI will just change the way we live and increase our productivity and it will not in any way be an enemy. The movie industry has inculcated unwarranted fears about the future of humans co-existing with robots and other intelligent agents. Movies like the Terminator seem to propagate the concept that intelligent agents can exterminate humans because they do not have the limiting factors of humans such as death etc. They make humans fear for their survival since they can be decimated or exterminated by intelligent beings. However, these grim pictures of the future are wrong and unwarranted. They are powered by myths and propagated by technophobic people who are pessimistic about a future of humans coexisting with AI. There are a few important lessons that can be learned from history to understand whether AI will change the future of humanity and whether it will peacefully coexist with humans. Long before the invention of the wheel, humans relied on human porters and animals to transport goods. When the wheel was invented, if the people perceived it as a threat and feared for the future of porters and animal transport because it affected these industries, then history would be different. The same applies to the invention of the car and its subsequent take over as the future of transport. Horse-drawn carriages were the dominant means of transport on land the car was a threat to the same. But if the world drooled on horses, then humanity would still be stuck in the 19th-century lifestyle because the car changed the future of humanity tremendously and had a ripple effect in many other industries. Thus, though AI may seem like a threat to some people, it is actually a very important pi...