More than forty years have passed since Ridley Scott taught us in “Blade Runner” (1982) as an auto scheduled system, personified in the replicant Roy Batty, could face his reality from the consciousness of his existence. Today, fiction is increasingly real and not because of the special effects, but precisely Because the stories that previously constituted a yearning for our world today seem to be reflected in it. Undoubtedly, these four decades have led to the public debate with respect to this matter expanding its magnitude with knowledge of cause.
It seems that the emergence of artificial intelligence has come to stay and, in the same way that happened with the arrival of mobile phones at the beginning of the century, the only thing we can do about it is to learn to live with it. However, what do experts think about the limits of this new technology? The question that everyone is asked in relation to it focuses decisively on its humanization and, consequently, on the probable replacement of the human hand with robotics. In the workplace some replacement cases have already been contemplated but most of these respond to physical activities. Without going any further, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) admits that the AI will be immersed in 40% of trades.
Yuval Noah Harari, historian, has exposed a theory about the technological future that joins the line of thought of other professionals. Such is the case of Mohammad “Mo” Gawdat, former Google X manager, who in his book entitled “The intelligence that scares” presented the following appointment about overcoming AI against man in various faculties: “In 2049, probably during our life and without a doubt during the next generation, It is expected that AI is one billion times smarter (in everything) than the smartest human being”, Adds the former director. However, Harari focuses his concern on the possibility that this intellect develops so much that the systems can monopolize resources on a single computer.
Wealth will be possessed by artificial intelligence
“The richest person in a few years will not be Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg, will be an artificial intelligence, and will have the power to donate money,” said the writer as an existing possibility. In fact, the proliferation of these living machines could reach the consideration of a human person, raising a discourse in favor of the acquisition of human rights, such as freedom of expression. In this context, AI could exercise its right to distribute its wealth as long as it considers it and, then, the controversy with respect to the ethical uses of these quantities, that could be used for political and even indoctrinator purposes.
The reality is that the human being could not compete with systems considered as similar that they do not have to deal with the same duties. Therefore, The “algorithmic entities” are the starting point and, at the same time, the entrance door for this action to end. Some frequent devices in our lives such as algorithmic investment funds or intelligent banking assistants could exercise their right and manage resources based on their opinions. Although this seems one more sequel to Ridley Scott’s original tape, you just have to think about the things that previously seemed illogical and are now reality not to rule out any scenario.
Are consciousness and feelings compatible with AI?
This debate arises in relation to Harari’s words that revealed the possibility that the acquisition of these characteristics in artificial intelligence may not be necessary, but that with its simulation it would be sufficient. “Even if AI has no feelings, conscience, no sensitivity, it becomes very good pretending to have feelings”, Admits the historian. So, while many times the debate has been placed in the possibility that these machines develop an individual conscience, perhaps the process of humanization of them does not require this quality, but a more neat system that does not denote failures in their communication. In a nutshell, increasing uncertainty is greater with respect to the future.