Opinion
How Reliable Is AI
We all know the uprising introduction of artificial intelligence in this age. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science that focuses on creating machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI is rapidly evolving and is already integrated into many aspects of our daily lives, from recommendation systems on streaming platforms to autonomous vehicles and virtual assistants.
Artificial intelligence systems are imbued with abilities like learning, reasoning, problem solving, decision making etc. AI aims to develop systems that can “think” and “act” in ways that resemble human cognitive abilities.
In as much as the benefits of AI are vast, there lies in-between certain effects on humans.
Students now employ the use of AI for projects and assignments rather sorting out information themselves for their own learning.
The emergence of AI has caused many to be reliant on AI systems for work
Currently, Mr. Elon Reeve Musk, the CEO of Tesla is currently working on the Tesla bot project also known as Optimus. This is AI going to the next level; Creating a humanoid robot for various tasks.
Hubert Dreyfus (Philosopher and Critic of AI). Though not strictly a psychologist, Dreyfus’s influential critiques heavily impacted the psychological and philosophical discourse around AI. In works like ‘What Computers Can’t Do”, he presented a pessimistic assessment of AI’s progress and challenged the foundational assumptions of the field, arguing that human intelligence is not merely information processing and cannot be fully replicated by digital computers. He critiqued the “unbridled optimism” of early AI pioneers like Herbert A. Simon.
One will agree that the emergence of AI has made most researchers reluctant to sort for information, which makes them a hundred percent dependent on AI.
While many embrace the technology for its potential to enhance practice and research, we need to concurrently emphasize the critical need for ethical guidelines, addressing biases, ensuring patient privacy, and understanding the unique aspects of human cognition and empathy that AI currently cannot replicate.
Israel Martins Osene, is an intern with The Tide.
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