Artificial Intelligence

Background History

A relevantly new topic, artificial intelligence, and rapidly made his way into today's society. From self-driving cars to medical applications, artificial intelligence has the ability to impact every field in the near future. With the further development of such systems, artificial intelligence could possibly take complete control humanity as we know it. 

How It Works

By combining large figures in the process of data collection, AI uses algorithms to process the recorded data. The software than notes patterns in the data, which it then uses to predict future data. The greater the amount of data that is inputted, the greater the accuracy of the predicted data.

Impacts/Future Growth

As more data is collected, AI can become more useful. For example, home devices like Alexa collected data from everyday speech. As the AI receives more data, it gains a better understanding of human speech. As this understanding grows, the ease of use also grows for the everyday consumer. 

Pros

• Can save cost in numerous fields of interest including health care, agriculture, manufacturing, banking, and retail

Cons

• Negative public stigma
• Technology not yet fully developed
•  Has the potential to cause mass job losses (especially regarding white-collar services)

Works Cited

“Artificial Intelligence – What It Is and Why It Matters.” SAS, www.sas.com/en_us/insights/analytics/what-is-artificial-intelligence.html.

“Benefits & Risks of Artificial Intelligence.” Future of Life Institute, Jolene Creighton Https://Futureoflife.org/Wp-Content/Uploads/2015/10/FLI_logo-1.Png, futureoflife.org/background/benefits-risks-of-artificial-intelligence/?cn-reloaded=1.

“What Is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? - Definition from Techopedia.” Techopedia.com, www.techopedia.com/definition/190/artificial-intelligence-ai.

Multimedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rzufxlGH4o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqXjw5jxHnE

https://qz.com/989137/when-a-robot-ai-doctor-misdiagnoses-you-whos-to-blame/