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The Pros And Cons Of Artificial Intelligence

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In our rapidly changing world, Artificial Intelligence is making great strides in the fields of medicine, space research, and humanoid robotics. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of, one’s ethical and moral values. Many individuals feel it is demeaning to create a robot that behaves like a human. Whereas some are convinced that there will be a need for AI humanoids, others maintain that this tremendous advancement in technology will lead to the destruction of mankind. Although I agree with some of the advances in AI technology up to a point, I cannot accept the overall conclusion that this technology will always have a safe or positive outcome. There seems to be many different meanings as to what is an AI, but according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, one definition is, “The ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. The term is frequently applied to the project of developing systems endowed with the intellectual processes characteristic of humans, such as the ability to reason, discover meaning, generalize, or learn from past experience” (www.britannica.com). AI technology is not limited to one particular area, it’s a vast range of technology from autonomous vehicles, early detection of diseases in medicine, bionic prosthetic limbs, and to the more complicated humanoid robots. As one will notice, there are many variations and definitions of this technology. But for

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