Post by benjaminenriquez on Nov 11, 2015 11:27:24 GMT
1. Do you think artificial intelligence will be a significant problem in the future?
I am all for the continuation of artificial intelligence. I don’t see any problems that could come out of it. Despite all the science fiction movies showing our demise from the inevitable robot apocalypse, I don’t think that’s the way we’re headed. There are some ethical or moral problems that come up. If our progress into artificial intelligence becomes so advanced that artificial intelligence is indistinguishable from human intelligence, do we have the right? Do we have the right to essentially be creating a life and using it for our own purpose? As of now we use robots to complete tasks more efficiently and cheaper than a human would be able to, but once we start creating life that’s indistinguishable from a human do they have the same rights? The idea of advanced artificial intelligence is incredible, but not at the cost of oppressing a created race. It becomes even harder if physical appearances are similar to humans. I don’t think problems will arise for artificial intelligence until we can make an A.I so advanced that it compares to a human brain. “We are fast approaching the time when the Turing test (in which a computational device will be able to trick us into believing that it is human) will be routinely passed and where the dividing line between artificial will most likely be forever blurred.” It will be interesting to what problems arise because at the rate we are going; we will eventually be able to create an artificial life.
2. How has technology impacted your life?
I don’t really think about exactly how much technology has affected my life. As long as I can remember I’ve been influenced by the evolving tech. One of the first things that come to mind is the fact that I’m sitting at my computer taking a philosophy course online; however, social media and the way it has connected each person to each other is a huge effect of the technological advancements we’ve seen. I don’t dabble in social media, but it has gotten so prevalent that it still affects me. I like to think that I’m a fairly private individual. However, my friends and family are not as concerned about privacy. The boom of social media like MySpace, Facebook, and Instagram threaten that privacy. As described in Digital Philosophy, people may not necessarily be walking with embedded chips giving out their own information, but it’s getting there as people can’t leave their own home without a smartphone. Posting about daily experiences on social media has become the norm for a lot of people, and this has affected people like me who wish to keep private about their information. We get caught up by others who don’t mind sharing their information with the world. This evolution in tech looks like it’s leading to this interesting scenario described in Digital Philosophy where we weren’t forced by big bother, but we actually volunteered our once private affairs because of our need to be connected.
I am all for the continuation of artificial intelligence. I don’t see any problems that could come out of it. Despite all the science fiction movies showing our demise from the inevitable robot apocalypse, I don’t think that’s the way we’re headed. There are some ethical or moral problems that come up. If our progress into artificial intelligence becomes so advanced that artificial intelligence is indistinguishable from human intelligence, do we have the right? Do we have the right to essentially be creating a life and using it for our own purpose? As of now we use robots to complete tasks more efficiently and cheaper than a human would be able to, but once we start creating life that’s indistinguishable from a human do they have the same rights? The idea of advanced artificial intelligence is incredible, but not at the cost of oppressing a created race. It becomes even harder if physical appearances are similar to humans. I don’t think problems will arise for artificial intelligence until we can make an A.I so advanced that it compares to a human brain. “We are fast approaching the time when the Turing test (in which a computational device will be able to trick us into believing that it is human) will be routinely passed and where the dividing line between artificial will most likely be forever blurred.” It will be interesting to what problems arise because at the rate we are going; we will eventually be able to create an artificial life.
2. How has technology impacted your life?
I don’t really think about exactly how much technology has affected my life. As long as I can remember I’ve been influenced by the evolving tech. One of the first things that come to mind is the fact that I’m sitting at my computer taking a philosophy course online; however, social media and the way it has connected each person to each other is a huge effect of the technological advancements we’ve seen. I don’t dabble in social media, but it has gotten so prevalent that it still affects me. I like to think that I’m a fairly private individual. However, my friends and family are not as concerned about privacy. The boom of social media like MySpace, Facebook, and Instagram threaten that privacy. As described in Digital Philosophy, people may not necessarily be walking with embedded chips giving out their own information, but it’s getting there as people can’t leave their own home without a smartphone. Posting about daily experiences on social media has become the norm for a lot of people, and this has affected people like me who wish to keep private about their information. We get caught up by others who don’t mind sharing their information with the world. This evolution in tech looks like it’s leading to this interesting scenario described in Digital Philosophy where we weren’t forced by big bother, but we actually volunteered our once private affairs because of our need to be connected.