Great leaps are witnessed by artificial intelligence month after month, and its uses have entered almost everything, starting from crafts such as drawing paintings, writing stories, editing news, and design in all its forms, through service jobs in restaurants and hotels, to assisting in the implementation of some of the most complex jobs such as surgeries, so to what extent can That artificial intelligence arrives?
And can he outperform the humans who created him and cause the collapse of their civilization, as we see in science fiction movies?
The term artificial intelligence dates back to 1956 when the famous scientist John McCarthy launched it at the first academic conference on the magic that makes the machine compete with man and share his great gift (which is intelligence). Since then, artificial intelligence has developed significantly with the innovation of technologies that contributed to its development and made it compete with humans in their jobs .
The most prominent techniques of artificial intelligence
Machine learning
is one of the most important and famous artificial intelligence technologies ever, because it makes the machine able to learn from data or previous experiences, and thus enables it to make decisions on its own, and this field has developed a lot because of the Internet and the data revolution and big data (Big Data) .
Deep Learning
is one of the most exciting and interesting artificial intelligence technologies today because of its enormous capabilities and the complex tasks it can perform. It contains modules that convert input data into information that the next layer can use for a specific predictive task, allowing the device to learn by processing its own data.
Robotics
is one of the techniques of artificial intelligence that connects different computer sciences with mechanical and electrical engineering to make the robot able to think and move like a human being. This technology is developing rapidly and is expected to make a breakthrough in the future.
Briefly, we review below some of the uses of artificial intelligence that employ the above-mentioned technologies, as they replace humans in many unexpected tasks.
"GBT chat" and the red symbol
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched a chat bot called "ChatGPT", and it was able to gather one million users in just 5 days because of the amazing things it can do, as it can dialogue with the user and answer questions. The questions he asks, as well as carrying out complex tasks such as writing a children's book and providing advice and counseling.
The release of "Chat GBT" raised concerns within the Alphabet Group - which owns Google - about the continued dominance of the Google search engine in this sector, which prompted it to launch the "red code" in reference to the seriousness of the situation after the artificial intelligence robot acquired "Chat". GPT "rapid momentum.
And not only that, as this chatbot went so far as to make the New York City Department of Education ban it from the devices and networks of its schools after teachers grew concerned that it could be a way to cheat in exams.
Drawing, design, composition and music
Drawing has often been known as a human talent that stems from deep self-creativity in humans, but who would have believed that this talent would one day be transferred to artificial intelligence and that it would excel in it in a way that might outperform humans, and all it takes is to describe to the artificial intelligence robot what you want to draw. So he takes over and makes very creative suggestions.
The best example of the creations of artificial intelligence in drawing is the Midjourney program, which captivates people in its exquisite artistic paintings that it can draw once you describe to it in words what you want.
And not only that, there are robots that have entered the field of designing clothes and various products, while other artificial intelligence robots can compose stories and write novels, but some of them have entered newsrooms in presenting proposals to journalists and editors, and may turn in the future to editing the news itself, which may threaten journalists in their jobs. one day.
And there are artificial intelligences who work in the field of legal advice, to assume the role of a lawyer in some cases, including those who can compose music to present you with very beautiful artistic instrumentals.
Medicine in all its forms
Artificial intelligence has entered various fields of medicine, and has become used in clinical diagnosis of diseases such as cancer, radiography, drug discovery, and others.
The use of artificial intelligence in the field of surgeries is not far from this development.
Although surgical robots that operate with artificial intelligence may not completely replace surgeons, they help them focus on the complex parts of surgeries. For example, the company “Asensus Surgical” created an artificial intelligence robot using laparoscopic instruments that provides surgeons with live information. To help them make better decisions during surgery.
Artificial intelligence has also entered the field of psychiatry, as it can assess the psychological state of people by observing the expressions on their faces during successive evaluation sessions, which may fill a large human deficit in this field.
The artificial intelligence used in psychiatry can distinguish between people who are not affected or affected by a disorder, and it can also correctly distinguish between cases of depression and schizophrenia, as well as the degree to which the patient is currently affected by the disease.
Auto, machinery and task automation
Self-driving cars are one of the clearest manifestations of the development of artificial intelligence. Cars are now driving themselves without the help of a human driver, and they are able to understand their surroundings and avoid people and obstacles on the road, which contributes to a significant reduction in the accident rate.
What humans fear most about the development of artificial intelligence is the automation of tasks, that is, machines that perform human functions such as those in factories and laboratories, and according to a statistic published by The Telegraph newspaper from a study conducted by Oxford University that estimated the possibility that artificial intelligence will replace 700 jobs that currently exist in the world, most notably in sectors Food, operation and industry.
American Martin Ford, author of the book "Robot Rule," says that robots "will not change some things or many things in our lives, but will change everything in the literal sense of the word."
Humanoid robots
As for the most exciting thing in the world of artificial intelligence, and perhaps the most dangerous if it continues to develop at its current rate, it is humanoid robots or "humanoids".
These robots have become more realistic human features, and scientists invented senses for them such as touch, so they feel heat and cold, and some of them can express their feelings of happiness, sadness, or anger, and some of them can move like humans, but what they lack is to become as dangerous as it appears in science fiction films. It is self-awareness, and if you reach it, everything ends.
The fear of the development of artificial intelligence was expressed by some of the most prominent scientists and technology pioneers, such as the late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, the founder of Tesla for electric and self-driving cars, Elon Musk, and even Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
In December 2014, Hawking indicated that the development of full artificial intelligence could pave the way for the annihilation of the human race, warning of the ability of machines to self-redesign themselves.
As for Musk, he considered that artificial intelligence is one of the greatest threats to human existence, and he likened the development of smart machines to "conjuring the devil," while Gates expressed in 2015 his desire for robots to remain somewhat stupid, and said, "I am in the camp of those who are concerned about superintelligence." ".
Artificial intelligence.. where is the end?
Artificial intelligence technologies are developing very quickly, and become more complex every year, and the danger lies in integrating artificial intelligence technologies with robots, which may cause the emergence of dangerous mechanisms, especially if these mechanisms reach the stage of self-awareness, so the robots begin to think and act on their own, and what they fear will happen. Science fiction films from their rebellion against humans, and it may come to war against them.
But to reassure you, the above scenario remains - currently - a fantasy and far from reality, and is not expected to be achieved in the foreseeable future, but there are other, more realistic things that we should fear from the development of artificial intelligence, which we highlight here:
The most frightening thing about the development of artificial intelligence is the loss of jobs - as we mentioned earlier - due to the automation processes that make machines take over human tasks with high accuracy and speed, so factories dispense with thousands of global manpower.
It also leads to great concerns about the violation of privacy through social monitoring techniques that study the behavior of users, especially when they use smart devices and computers, in addition to facial recognition techniques that distinguish people in the streets due to the spread of surveillance cameras.
As for what is more frightening to the extent of horror, it is the development of independent weapons supported by artificial intelligence, such as combat robots, or smart armed drones that leave them free to identify targets and their danger and carry out attacks on them, as a miscalculation of these technologies or a mistake in their calculations may lead to committing unimaginable atrocities. Thankfully.
There are many other risks to artificial intelligence such as social manipulation through algorithms, bias, and the fabrication of financial crises.
But the future danger that we must be wary of is the mismatch between our goals and the goals of the machine, and this may be at some point in the future, when machines reach a degree of development that gives them the ability to think and self-awareness, then controlling them will no longer be easy, and they may rebel against their maker. It threatens not only his livelihood, but his survival.