Vain Jangling
We can trust A.I. authority in our lives, to make our decisions.
A.I. stands for artificial intelligence. It does not mean All or Almighty Intelligence. It is the use of computers and machines (programmed by individuals with varying talents, personalities, convictions, flaws, etc.) to mimic human problem-solving and decision-making capabilities. Remember this term: GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out). It is used in computer science and mathematics to describe the type of input and generated output. Input inaccurate data or misinformation (by ignorance or malice) and the consequences are flawed, corrupted output (possibly unknown to the end user, i.e. you and me).
There is A.I. being used by professionals, students, and individuals. With some apparently learning how it can help or hurt one’s credibility. It seems that ingenuity by some creates laziness by others. Should we be concerned with someone’s picture saying or singing something she never actually did or with someone receiving credit when turning in a report generated by a mere single sentence of thought? What about having conversations with a deceased individual, a loved one (based on videos, voice recordings, documents, photos, etc.) whereby our emotions, thoughts, and interactions have us believing we are actually corresponding with a live person (who we “only thought” were dead)?
This is not to say that A.I. has not and cannot offer good things for humanity. It is just mere vain jangling to blindly accept or assume the authority some may wish to give it or achieve by it (because one doesn’t understand it). There is concern about A.I. becoming self-aware (or A.C. Artificial Consciousness). However, we must remember: Artificial, by definition, means “imitation, made by humans” and that code (so called intelligence, consciousness) can be flawed.
Vain Janglings 