Intelligence is best defined as the ability of an individual to adapt his/her behavior to new circumstances. Human intelligence is not a single ability but is rather a composition of abilities like learning, reasoning, problem solving, perception and understanding of language.
Since ancient times, people have been thinking of designing machines that will replicate human intelligence .The concept of thinking machines appears in Greek myths like the ‘Tales of Crete’. John McCarthy coined the ter
Pros of Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial intelligence finds applications in space exploration. Intelligent robots can be used to explore space. They are machines and hence have the ability to endure the hostile environments of the interplanetary space.
- Emotions that often intercept rational thinking of a human being are not a hindrance for artificial thinkers. Lacking the emotional side, robots can think logically and take the right decisions. Sentiments are associated with moods that affect human efficiency. This is not the case with machines with artificial intelligence. They can be made to act quickly, unaffected by anything like emotion and take the tasks towards perfection.
- Robots can do certain laborious tasks. Painstaking activities, which have not been carried out by humans can be taken over by the robots. Owing to the intelligence programmed in them, the machines can shoulder responsibility to a certain extent.
Cons of Artificial Intelligence
- The first concern regarding the application is about ethics and moral values. Do our moral values allow us to recreate intelligence? Intelligence is after all a gift of nature. It may not be right to install it into a machine to make it work for our benefit.
- Imagine robots working in hospitals. Do you picture them showing care and concern towards the patients? Human beings are emotional intellectuals. They think and feel. Their feelings guide their thoughts.
- If robots begin replacing humans in every field, it may lead to unemployment. Empty time may result in its destructive use. Thinking machines will govern all the fields and populate all positions pre-occupied by people.
- Apart from all these issues, there is a fear of robots superseding us! Ideally human beings should continue being the masters of machines. If things turn the other way round, the world will turn into chaos. Intelligent machines may prove to be smarter than us; they might enslave us and start ruling the world. Man’s greedy creativity may endanger mankind!
Eventually, there is no ideal replacement for human beings. Artificial intelligence can help in the difficulties faced by man but it can never be a ‘human’.
It is up to you whether to stand by artificial intelligence or warn yourself of the likely disaster that it may lead to.
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