AI

Learning about artificial intelligence got me to thinking… what is this world going to look like in 10 years? if technology really is advancing as fast as it is, what are we capable of building? are we going to be able to say that it wont make any mistake? there are already some AI out in the roads (with a driver present of course) but even then, who would have thought that the first self-driving car would be worked on and almost carried out? Nico Larco and his TED talk was really intriguing for me because its not just about the excitement that comes with self-driving cars but how its going to impact our cities and our society too. He talks about parking situations and how they vary from rural to more urban areas, the value of parking lots and how that is going to impact the value of buildings around them. There are so many ways that self-driving cars are going to change our society as a whole and I don't think there is enough talk about these aspects of AI. Larco even mentioned that the committee who does the research in regards of these topics are only around 4–6 people… that is absolutely crazy! we should have all kinds of people at this table. Housing, pubic transportation, economy analysts, a person to represent the disabled community along with the deaf and blind community just to name a few. AI is not just going to be an advancement but also an opportunity for independence and thats an idea that was brought to my attention while watching our ted talks this last week as well which I think would be absolutely amazing! Disabled people in wheel chairs or any difficulty with walking, blind, the deaf community could all potentially benefit from AI, but before we get too hopeful we need to really be sure that the AI we do develop for this benefit is as safe as possible. As much as we want to help these communities we need to also protect them from AI that still could have its potential flaws. MIT physicist and AI researcher Max Tegmark talks about concrete plans we could work with to make sure AI doesn't outsmart us or take over the world. Tegmark makes a good point here though, AI should be created for our benefit, and we can do this is we just take the precautions. I think that watching and reading all of this information there are just so many aspects to think about before getting humanity so excited about AI and introducing it. If AI does continue to grow (which it will) there will need to be some kind of moral and core value standards to hold researchers and developers to before just going crazy building something that could potentially hurt us instead of benefit.