Artificial Intelligence – Time to think another way around

Emotional intelligence is a common topic of discussion that falls under the category of human psychology. Artificial intelligence is a newly emerging concept in the field of science. History of AI started the way back of the 1940s. Right now, AI has grabbed so much attention from all sectors in the public. Everyone is the beneficiary of AI by knowingly or unknowingly. Lifestyle practices got more sophisticated because of AI. The time has come to think about much about the negative effects of AI. That shows the influence of AI in human life and creating an eagerness to know the direction and rate of growth of AI. 

 

Humans are the most intelligent species on the planet earth. They always tend to found a way to adapt to their dynamic environment for better survival. The human race made tremendous progress evolving from living in small caves to large bustling cities. This journey is not so easy. In between challenges like pandemics, diseases and calamities act like breaks in the evolution process. AI is a result of utilizing human intelligence effectively to minimize physical efforts in a cost-effective manner. It is an attempt at making machines or technological devices to work like the human brain.

 

Involvement of AI has been ranging from simple and complicated tasks. Google search, self-driving cars, Alexa are examples of simple task performers based on AI. Robots are the sophisticated version of AI which is involving in manufacturing units and even in the field of medicine. Robotic surgeries are the latest addition to medical advancements. All these products of AI make our life so much sophisticated and make an easier life. It is not necessary to learn driving in future days when the self-driving cars are on roads. AI almost bring all needs into the home in our day to day life.

 

Advantages of AI:

• Accuracy in results:Humans make mistakes from time to time. In AI, machines or computers are set with the pre-planned programming. No chance of an error and accurate in all of its functions.
• Best choice for risk-taking:Humans can not risk themselves with potentially dangerous situations. Situations like bomb defusing, mining are the best areas where AI is considered to be the best choice.
• Any time availability:Machines can work for 24 X 7. Humans need to break in between the long spell of work. In an average human can effectively work for 6 – 8 hours per day. Machines and computers can work beyond that.
• No chance of boredom: It is a human tendency to get bored when the same tasks are repeated again and again. An instance like sending a thanking note in a mail may be a repeated task for customer care professionals. AI helps to form a thanking template and send it to any number of persons. 
• Quick decisions: AI helps to program the machine or computer based on the input given by the external source. Humans may take time to decide due to various reasons. Whereas the computer makes the decisions in seconds and saves time.
• New inventions and technology: AI is powering many new inventions based on the emerging needs of the society in day to day life and the need for productive units. All are aiming to improve the quality and standard of life.

 

Disadvantages of AI:

• High cost: AI-based machines or computers cost high. It consists of sophisticated software and hardware technology. Designing and programing them requires more investments. Maintenance is another challenge.
• Develop laziness among humans: Automated ways of work by the machines make humans lazier since there is no actual requirement of their active involvement. 
• Promotes unemployment: Machines and computers can perform repeated works to minimize the need for humans. Machines have more perfection and accuracy than humans. Hence all companies looking to replace the human s with AI-supported robots or machines.
• No emotions: Machines can perform better than humans. But they are limited to be mechanical, not emotional. Emotions also require while performing teamwork and group tasks to boost up individual morale.
• Lack of logical reasoning: AI-based machines perform the tasks which are already programmed. They can not analyze or do anything further. They can’t think and act.

 

Artificial intelligence has massive potentials and advantages. No one can deny the facts regarding the benefits of AI. But another side of AI is scary and threatening. It has got the first rank among the three options while analyzing the reasons for the end of this planet by Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical Physicist. AI can destroy human civilization if it goes to the wrong hands. The current generation must think about the effective and safe usage of AI to remain the human race peacefully on the planet forever.