DANGERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Background information: Artificial intelligence, at its inception was the darling of many in the technology industry. The public was also excited at the prospect of having robots that could listen to human instruction, interpret different situations and even give feedback by talking. Many industry experts were also delighted that many tasks that were too hazardous tasks that could not be performed by humans could now be handled by AI- robots would now dive in to repair underwater bridges or carry cumbersome loads. Also, military experts predicted that the issue of many citizens ending up as casualties of war would be left in the past because AI promised to deliver robots that would apply human intelligence on the battlefield. AI has apparently been driving a revolution as far as many aspects of life are concerned (Negnevitsky, 2011).

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In the United States, more than 120 million people relied on full-time employment in the 2017-2018 period. A report by Forester that was released recently estimates that robots will have destroyed about 9 million jobs in the United States by the year 2021. This figure accounts for a net loss of about 7% of employment. Studies have also shown that about half of all US jobs are at risk of computerization. Despite the fact that technological shifts have often resulted in creation of more jobs, the shift towards AI does not promise to create job opportunities at a rate that is adequate to replace the damage done. Russia, China, the United States and Israel are already developing autonomous weapons technology. The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute has also warned that AI could destabilize the world through war and unemployment.

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While the issue of an armed AI is a real threat, other researchers have pointed out that bias is the real danger behind AI. Because AI, unlike frozen software, interprets the data fed to it and thus becomes smarter based on the information it receives, biased data will yield a biased AI. Considering that AI is now applied in security systems, and even in the justice system, its level of bias will heavily depend on the ethnicity of its developers (Knight,2017). What is the role of the government and international bodies such as the United Nations in ensuring that AI does not become an enemy of humanity? 7. Is it possible to stop AI from using its super intelligence to cause havoc against its human creators? Timeline To effectively find conclusive data on the research questions presented in this paper, the following timeline shall be used: 25 February 2018- 28 February 2018: Collection of data on the dangers of AI regulation, and comparison of this data with available academic information.

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