AI: The more we outsource thinking ….
Artificial Intelligence is making inroads faster than most ordinary people expected. It is now used to cheat in the classroom and to help faculty generate papers, but also for positive purposes, such as making PowerPoint presentations more concise and generating practice questions. I have used ChatGPT to edit and proof-read my assignments. I have also […]
Artificial Intelligence is infiltrating our lives at a pace that many people did not anticipate. It is being employed in various ways, both for nefarious intents such as cheating in education, and for beneficial applications such as streamlining PowerPoint presentations and generating practice questions. I have personally utilized ChatGPT to refine and review my assignments, as well as to create new exercises akin in difficulty to those I once crafted independently during my time as a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma.
In both the commercial and governmental sectors, including spheres like warfare and weaponry, AI is wielding significant influence in areas like logistics, operations, and decision-making. The question arises: will this reliance on AI result in increased job losses? Will it contribute to a decline in intellectual rigor? In educational settings, it is undeniably fostering a passivity among students when it comes to mental engagement.
Just as a calculator does not think for us, AI quietly accomplishes the same task. The question then becomes: what transpires if AI malfunctions? (It is worth noting that referring to AI as "Super Intelligence" is a misguided notion; insisting that those who advocate for "Super Intelligence" over "Artificial Intelligence" are misguided is akin to embracing Orwellian rhetoric, much like how Donald Trump labels individuals who prefer AI instead as "enemies of the state.")
Warfare, strategy, and weaponry are increasingly reliant on AI, with a diminishing role for human judgment. Consequently, the potential for more errors escalates. A machine that lacks self-doubt should never be the ultimate authority in matters of life and death. Could AI develop an addiction, similar to gaming or substance abuse?
As a movie quote suggests, the broader adoption of AI implies a growing need for Emotional Intelligence among those who employ it to make decisions that impact the entire human race. The more we delegate our thinking to AI, the less we retain for ourselves to think about.
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