Have you ever wondered the possible effects that machine learning can have on a community and within an individual’s life? The emergence of AI is becoming more and more relevant in everyday life within society especially within schools and technology based businesses. As AI continues to become more relevant it has many different impacts on the way that people interact with one another along with its effect on people’s work lives. These impacts that AI has on people can be both negative or positive depending on the circumstances and the way that it is used.
How society is positively impacted by AI emergence.
The emergence of AI has been viewed by many as a positive advancement in current technology. Cheng-Tek Tai, an important well known figure in bioethics and medical humanities, says, “AI technology, however, does not suffer from fatigue or emotional distraction. It saves errors and can accomplish the duty faster and more accurately.” With AI there is no need to waste time while working for various different human needs. Some being exhaustion, thirst, hunger, sleep and the use of restrooms. This causes work to be done quicker and more of it to be finished in a short period of time while staying consistent in terms of accuracy. Along with that, it is also shown to have high levels of efficiency allowing people to increase productivity.
There are also positives being shown in the additional opportunities side of AI. This was expressed by a reporter from the California Miramar University when they said, “The gains in efficiency and productivity will cause a ripple effect and spur the emergence of new business and operating models.” Advancements in efficiency and productivity levels are typically caused by technology sources like AI. This causes improvement not only in the specific area that the technology is being used in but also can have an effect across other industries as it will offer different types of jobs and opportunities for people.
How society is negatively impacted by AI emergence.
Although many people think highly of AI, others find weaknesses as technology continues to advance. Cheng-Tek Tai says, “Human closeness will be gradually diminishing as AI will replace the need for people to meet face to face for idea exchange. AI will stand in between people as the personal gathering will no longer be needed for communication.” The use of AI causes less need for human interaction as everything is being done more through technology, possibly causing poor social skills and a lack in respectful and understanding disagreements. This can drive society apart and cause various different social problems to evolve as time goes on and as AI continues to grow and take over some aspects of human life.
There is also a question that goes on about the accuracy that AI has within its information put out to the public. A Principal Consultant and Co-owner of StrataCom Inc. who works with a Value Added Reseller(VAR) of software products working heavily in the IT Service Management sector, William Rentfrow, addresses this by saying, “AI hallucination is a thing – when asked open ended questions something like 50%+ of answers are wrong or contain incorrect information. I see this often, so you have to be aware of it.” Accuracy is very important for AI because inaccuracy can cause misleading or false information to be spread, possibly causing issues and biased data. This can draw society apart as it can continue and emphasize on societal biases, leading to inequity.
What is necessary to know about AI.
AI can be a positive advancement in today’s society as long as it is used properly and for the material it is created for. This is expressed by William Rentfrow when he says, “It is important to understand the security model of the AI and make sure it conforms to your corporate security standards.” Understanding this is important as it protects data and ensures reliability within the AI system that’s being used.
It is also important to take into account the types of jobs AI is taking over as it is taking over certain aspects of work while opening up new opportunities at the same time. A reporter from the California Miramar University says, “Perhaps one of the most common fears around AI is its ability to replace humans or render human effort obsolete… Most importantly, AI, like new technologies in the past, has the ability to create new jobs.” It is being addressed that there will be no need to worry about lack of work for humans. In fact this new technology has the possibility of increasing job opportunities and changing the type of work that is being done. This allows for jobs to increase along with an increase in efficiency due time consuming and physically difficult work to be taken over.
In society AI can help people within work forces but for others it could possibly change their everyday life for the worse. It is important to take into account how AI would help people personally to help with adapting to the new way of life. Although it affects some people more than others it is still important to address flaws and strengths within the system.
