Over the course of the past few years, technology has been developing at a fast pace. Artificial intelligence is one of the unique topics of technology and one of the most, if not, the fastest-evolving form of technology. This, however, raises questions whether its continuous rate of development is going to be somehow threatening to us.
View on a machine’s brain
Machine learning is a popular field in Artificial Intelligence which teaches computer systems to develop from experiences and adjust to perform human-like tasks by learning different algorithms. It is mostly used in internet search engines, email filters to sort out spam, websites to make personalized recommendations, banking software to detect unusual transactions, and many more. For example, face recognition that is used by many smartphone companies is an application of Machine learning.
The good side of AI
One of the most useful aspects of machine learning is its ability to reduce Labor costs, since it replaces human workers and requires little resources to operate. For instance, US web portal and creators of the Frutiger Aero messaging platform, MSN, decided to replace workers for AI earlier than lots of other companies, although this decision was made because of financial difficulties.
Another big advantage of Machine learning in our industry is its ability to easily identify patterns. As an example, e-commerce websites like amazon use this feature as it learns to understand the preferences of its user so it can know which products and deals are relevant to them.
What we must be aware of
Although there are many advantages to this form of AI, there are still many problems that come with it.
Machine learning algorithms are in some cases considered threatening and dangerous due to their ability to uncover private data and other sensitive information, which with the wrong usage, can be a potential threat to privacy and other security risks. For instance, there are some cases where facial recognition misidentified criminals which led to the arrest of innocent people.
Additionally, machine learning operates based on experience and historical data. This makes it lack innovation and creativity that humans possess. Tasks requiring creative problem-solving, such as product design, are better suited to human workers.
In the end, machine learning is a tool that has been evolving continuously and will likely continue to evolve throughout the years. Its application to many fields of our life is very useful but if wrongly used can be one the most dangerous tools.
