AI’s expansion and development have increased its abilities to create material and aid people.
However, AI also has functions that can be used negatively, and people should become more knowledgeable about AI to protect themselves.
One function of AI that has become apparent is images that are completely created by AI before were easily spotted with clear mistakes that made the pictures easy to see.
Now AI images have been increasing in quality and are harder to detect.
AI may pose a risk to people, however, it also has been beneficial in helping functions of the government and everyday life for people.
According to the U.S. Department of State, “Investments in AI have led to transformative advances now impacting our everyday lives, including mapping technologies, voice-assisted smartphones, handwriting recognition for mail delivery, financial trading, smart logistics, spam filtering, language translation and more.”
A real risk that is arising is the idea that automation and AI will begin to replace jobs and take over the job market causing countless to go out of work due to a lack of positions.
The impact wouldn’t affect most high-paying jobs. It would hit the more routine jobs, ones that a majority of students and people without college degrees work at.
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, “Workers with lower levels of education and who perform routine tasks—think cashiers or file clerks—face the greatest risks of their jobs being automated.
However, automation is likely to have widespread effects. Researchers estimate that anywhere from 9% to 47% of jobs could be automated in the future.”
In other words, unchecked AI development could lead to the automation of jobs typically occupied by high school students, making it even harder to get work for high school students who need money to be more prepared for life after school or college.
AI has also made great strides in voice synthesis and replication of existing people’s voices, allowing the user to have any person featured on the site, say whatever they want.
This creates an opportunity for misuse and misinformation by malicious actors.
Recently, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office received reports of calls made by President Joe Biden discouraging voters from going to vote in the primary.
Overall, AI expansion and development could lead to a multitude of problems for people with replacing jobs, misinformation and scams.
However, learning about and being aware of AI helps protect you and can even be beneficial if you keep yourself up to date.
Artificial intelligence can be an extremely valuable resource for many people.
Students can use it to supplement their research, and teachers can use it to help with their plans and presentations.
AI has the potential to eliminate some of the tedious, day-to-day tasks of many people, and can become a huge time saver.
AI simply needs regulation and education.
People should know what AI is capable of, as well as how it works.