Some people believe that developments
in the field of artificial intelligence will have a positive impact on our
lives in the near future. Others, by contrast, are worried that we are not
prepared for a world in which computers are more intelligent than humans.
Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion.
People
seem to be either excited or worried about the future impact of artificial
intelligence. Personally, I can understand the two opposing points of view; I
am both fascinated by developments in artificial intelligence and apprehensive
about its possible negative effects.
On
the one hand, the increasing intelligence of technology should bring some
obvious benefits. Machines are clearly able to do many jobs better than humans
can, especially in areas that require high levels of accuracy or calculations
using large amounts of data. For example, robots are being developed that can
carry out surgical procedures with greater precision than a human doctor, and
we already have cars that use sensors and cameras to drive themselves. Such
technologies can improve safety by reducing the likelihood of human errors. It
is easy to imagine how these developments, and many others, will steadily
improve our quality of life.
On
the other hand, I share the concerns of people who believe that artificial
intelligence may harm us if we are not careful. In the short term, it is likely
that we will see a rise in unemployment as workers in various industries are
replaced by machines or software programs. For example, self-driving vehicles
are expected to cause redundancies in driving jobs, such as lorry drivers, taxi
drivers and bus drivers. In the medium term, if intelligent technologies
gradually take jobs away from humans, we may find that people become deskilled
and lose their sense of purpose in life. A longer term fear is that computers
become so intelligent that they begin to make decisions without human oversight
and without regard for our well-being.
In
conclusion, while intelligent machines will no doubt improve our lives in many
ways, the potential risks of such technologies should not be ignored.
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