An Analysis of AI
We use AI every day as we scroll through our social media feeds. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, and even Snapchat are all using algorithms to try and push the best content they think you want to see to keep you scrolling longer.
It’s so easy to think of AI as a robotic, machine learning, and static thing. The Techtalks article The Artist in the Machine: The bigger picture of AI and creativity forced me to think about AI in a creative and stimulating way. We know AI can be used for algorithms, advertising, and so much more — but using it for things like making art and music is a whole new field.
Utilizing our resources to stimulate creative ideas is exactly what we should be doing with our AI technology. This opens up a whole new world of possibilities when it comes to making art and music. With the help of artificial intelligence, the possibilities seem endless as there is nothing we can’t create.
Thinking about Sophia the robot and what she is designed for, I love it less. It’s amazing that we can create something as intelligent as a responsive robot, but I disagree that we should be looking to replace human interaction with it. Think about all of the complex thoughts you think and emotions you feel in just one day, Sophia cannot and will never be able to even scratch the surface of the way that feels.
If we take a moment to think back to how the emergence of the cell phone, more specifically the smartphone, affected us I think we can start to understand how robots to make us feel less lonely sounds a lot like smartphones to make us feel more connected. It sounds like a great idea, but has actually plagued us with more mental health issues than we know how to fix.
We should embrace technological disruptions such as AI robots like Sophia for research and education, but trying to use them to fill human voids will only leave us lonelier and less human ourselves.