The two texts focus on the consequences that AI could have on human lives. However, Brooks essay explains that we should not be too concerned about the future of AI for now, since progress in the field is quite slow. He truly believes that machines could not reach a human’s level of consciousness any time soon, therefore opposing himself to the concept of « singularity », in which humans and machines become one. He exposes the truth about popular fears regarding AI, and debunks them, saying that it is quite unrealistic to believe that machines could render human life obsolete, considering that AI hasn’t yet reached a high enough level in learning, adopting and improving itself.
Our team reached the conclusion that a certain fear of AI is not necessarily entirely bad, though. Even if it is not yet threatening to humans, it doesn’t guarantee that it’s never going to be. Fear makes us careful, which is, in our opinion something important when it comes to technologies as great as AI. For example, some are concerned by the fact that people could become overly attached emotionally to machines. That kind of apprehension helps to put researches in perspective and makes us want to feel safe as human beings, ensuring that any progress would not put our future on the line. So even though Brooks is quick at debunking any fear one could have, we wouldn’t totally agree with his opinion.
Weizenbaum, in his essay, mostly points out how we tend to blindly believe in scientific facts. We definitely agreed with him, and discussed how people are often naive when it comes to technologies, believing any scientific facts simple because they’re lacking the knowledge to reach conclusion of their own. Science has proven to be reliable in the past and logic is now a necessity for our human brains. Weizenbaum reminds us how arts used to be as impactful as science when it came to information, but are now reduced to simple mean of distraction. As a team, this part of the text got our attention. We saw a correlation with Brooks essay in the way that art is a powerful media of communication and could definitely be a powerful tool to spread knowledge internationally. As we pointed out earlier, fear can be somehow necessary when it comes to AI, but through art, we could possibly (and already do actually) orient fear in the right direction and disclose accurate information concerning AI. Providing a better understanding of AI around the world.
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