Can artificial intelligence rule the world? – Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly popular these days, from those who know to those who pretend to know. Everyone is talking about AI. We also heard online business people talk about the Facebook algorithm and what it said was wrong. We don’t forbid others to discuss anything, but at least we know the basics, not just experience or prejudice. Sorry to hear that, it’s serious, even if the knowledge is wrong.
What is AI?
Simply put, we can say that he is a light version of a human with only specific tasks. For example, there is an AI that is told to play chess, someone is told to be a driver (self-driving), someone is told to be a smart home (turn on lights, music), and other Tasks. However, scientists are still developing a more general version of AI, namely an AI that can surpass humans in several areas.
Why is it called artificial intelligence?
Smart means to know. We must first know the difference between data, information, and knowledge. The data is raw data, for example, the room temperature is 5 degrees Celsius. The information is processed data, e.g. B. a room temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, cold included. Knowledge is a decision/result derived from information, e.g. B. because the room temperature is cold, we wear a jacket / we take the remote control of the air conditioner / we leave the room.
From there we can know that AI is called artificial intelligence because it knows, not just information. He can decide things according to what he has previously learned.
A simple example is this: There is a student named Rebecca who wants to be absent from the campus application. When she enters her name, it becomes “Rbcca”, it does not automatically appear in the system. Well, that’s what’s called an information system. This system cannot think, it only outputs information according to what is in the database. This system has zero tolerance, if it’s wrong you’re wrong, if the name is Rebecca, it will be spelled as Rebecca, it can’t be rbcaa or other typos.
It’s different when we open Google and try to type Rebecca Willow’s name, Google will correct the typo, right? as if there is an inscription “maybe you mean …”. Well, it’s called artificial intelligence. It knows and can think. She knows that Rebecca Willow’s name isn’t in her database, but to make it easier to use, she doesn’t just say “data not found,” she makes suggestions.
That is why the Google algorithm is preferred over other search engines, it also delivers content according to the needs of that user to get into Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Oh yeah, I’m sure you’ve also typed lyrics into YouTube to find song titles, haven’t you? It’s also artificial intelligence on YouTube, or your video can’t be monetized because there’s a copyrighted song in the video, that’s also AI.
Another example: why do your friendlists have 5,000 but only 10 likes? It’s also Facebook’s artificial intelligence. Surely you don’t know if a status you create turns out not to appear on your 5k friendlist homepage? why try? Because Facebook has an algorithm that has to make its users happy.
That is, Facebook displays content that users like e.g. B. Content from groups with high engagement (lots of likes and comments) or similar videos that you enjoy watching. So that your post does not appear on your friendlist homepage. Your post may occasionally appear on the friendlist, but if you don’t like it, Facebook reads that you and your friendlist aren’t too close. Because if you have a friendlist that frequently interacts (like, comment, share), you or he will receive a notification when you or he sets a status. Facebook uses AI to mimic the intimacy of real human friendships.
So artificial intelligence doesn’t always take the form of a robot that can be played with or for the military (we usually see it in movies), it can take the form of a system like Google or Facebook or YouTube or Google Assistant or Siri, it can take the form of a robot like a chess robot, a driving robot, Google Nest (smart home). Washing machines at home are also robots, if you want to add information, you just need to specify an algorithm, for example, “5 kg of laundry come in, then in a few minutes the washing machine will turn off automatically”. How about adding artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence will be a dangerous threat?
You are not the only one who thinks so, Stephen Hawking is a famous physicist and Elon Musk thinks so too. And actually, the question is logical, because someone who has intelligence can think. The problem is, does AI have the drive to think? Because he was thinking the whole time he was asked to. If at any time he has the consciousness to think for himself, then this is a danger to humans. Omohundro calls this “appreciated rationality”.
There is a good book on the subject, Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era by James Barratt. He explains the compelling reasons why we should be concerned about AI development. He said (quoted by AI researcher Steve Omohundro): “If smart enough, robots designed to play chess might also want to build spaceships.” But the phrase is based on the AI’s awareness of thinking.
What is this urge? For example, they (AI) don’t want to be killed by their owners, like the story in the 2001 film: A Space Odyssey that killed astronauts on a ship HAL (Heuristic Programmed Algorithmics, that’s the name of the AI). robot) knew they wanted to kill him. Another example is like this, we make a courier robot for the delivery of goods, which is input by AI, the AI command is: “The main thing is that the goods must arrive in the hands of consumers, it doesn’t matter if there is a storm or there will be a catastrophe”. Maybe we think the system is cool, yes it can be cool under normal circumstances. The problem is, if we try to stop him from sending packages, the robot can see you as an obstacle for him and has to be removed. The worst thing is that he could kill you.
AI can be evil?
6 reasons can be analyzed,
Don’t worry, the system did the right thing, but we’re using it wrong. An example of a treadmill that is too fast when you want to use it.
It’s simple, the system that is being made is not dangerous, but it has dangerous consequences, for example, the HAL robot used to.
Greedy (greedy), this system is designed to control as much matter and free energy as possible in the universe. For example, a chess robot always wins.
This destructive system is designed to control free energy as much as possible and as quickly as possible, although it may eventually self-destruct. Like the AI in a racing car engine that’s constantly running out of gas, it will look for resources to keep it running.
Murderous. is a system whose work destroys other systems. For example Terminators.
Sadistic, this system resembles murderous, except that instead of destroying it, it takes the benefit of the victim. Examples were not found.
Is there a way to stop the evil AI?
AI researcher Steve Omohundro has suggested three possibilities viz
Prevent the creation of dangerous robotic systems. Do not put potentially harmful artificial intelligence in the robot.
Detection from the start when the robot is suspicious. If there is a robot that has started to be greedy (greedy) and is starting to see signs of greed, then just turn off the robot right away.
threat detection. This happens after we realize too late that the robot has turned evil. You can use the military method or something else, like in a sci-fi movie.
Like fire, it arises because it emanates from a small fire. To avoid fires, it is better not to start the fire from the beginning. But this human ambition likes to destroy it, like Icarus, son of Daedalus, trying to fly using his father’s wings. Because he was so excited, he was too close to the sun and eventually died.
So much for our discussion on the question “Artificial intelligence can rule the world?”. Might be useful.