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Philip Argauer
Heather Jeddy
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All over the world, new innovations are making the world a better place to live. Poverty
has been decreasing and technology has never been better. Just 20 years ago, the thought of
having a camera, computer, library, radio, TV, and telephone build all into one device was
foreign. Now, it is common for people to walk around with these devices which fit snugly into
their hands. Each phone’s capabilities, qualities, and batteries are always improving. While it
may seem intuitive to keep the updates coming, some are frightened with the rate at which
not a threat to the working middle class in America because each program is built for a single
purpose, makes jobs more efficient, and will increase safety in the workplace.
only one task. Some people believe that in the future, a robot will be created that can destroy all
of humanity. The “problem is that many humans tend to ascribe too much intelligence to
narrowly focused AI systems” (Bundy 40). Computer programs are not built this way. They are
built simply to complete one function. Take AlphaZero for example. AlphaZero is a game engine
created by the British company DeepMind, which can only play three board games. It can take
first prize in any chess tournament, win against any Go player, and beat anyone in Shogi.
However, that is all it can do. It will never be able to drive a car, nor check grammar, nor search
the internet. Humans are built to have a wide range of abilities. Robots are only designed to be
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incredibly good at one function. For AI to become smarter, it must begin to broaden its
intelligence, not just with depth or linearly. Instead, “…intelligence must be modeled using a
multidimensional space, with many different kinds of intelligence and with AI progressing in
many different directions” (Bundy, 40). While AI is increasing now, it is because we are building
them to be faster and more efficient. For AI to reach ‘The Singularity,’ the point at which AI has
more intelligence than humans, there are a countless number of obstacles we have yet to
overcome, or even encounter. While Artificial Intelligence is getting faster and smarter, it is not a
threatening force because each program is created to complete only one task.
Jobs are now more efficient than ever due to the developments made in Artificial
Intelligence. While some argue that all jobs will be taken over by Artificial Intelligence, this
argument is not entirely sensical. People will use AI to complement their jobs, not take them
over. “As long as you have human juries, you're going to have human lawyers and judges”
because “the future isn't lawyer versus robot, it's lawyer plus robot versus lawyer plus robot”
(Miller 27). Certain jobs, such as referring and the profession of law, will always be inhabited by
humans. Since robots cannot make a human mistake or propose their arguments in a different
manner, they will never take over those professions. This is because machine intelligence
“expertise tends to be very high in very narrow areas, but nonexistent elsewhere” (Bundy, 40).
However, there is still a legitimate concern for AI taking over certain jobs. It is impossible to
negate the argument that Artificial Intelligence will make specific jobs non-existent. However, it
is also important to consider that the new AI advancements will also create new jobs. A human
will have to service the AI in the case of failure. Furthermore, computer intelligence will be used
in certain fields of work but will be concentrated in those certain fields. AI will not directly
affect every single job or even most of the jobs that people now hold. The use of AI will be
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concentrated to complement existing jobs and while it will take over some lines of work, it will
Artificial Intelligence is extremely consistent and this provides enhanced safety in both
the workplace and in the community. Self-driving cars are a great example of the safety that AI
provides. While some see these cars as a hazard, they are much safer than humans driving. They
have many safety features, such as Automatic Emergency Braking system and cameras which
keep you in your lane. “And because it has a full 360 degrees view around the car, it can be
tracking multiple objects, with much greater things happening, with much greater accuracy than
any human” (Thompson, 25). A human, on the other hand, cannot see all the way around the car
and can therefore only make a rough judgment whenever maneuvering. However, robots do not
have the same mental capacity which humans possess. So, a concerning question arises about AI
making ethical judgments. One major “dilemma a machine might face [is] if a crowded bus is in
its fast-moving path. Should it change direction and try to kill fewer people?” (Miller 35). The
flaw in this question is that it fails to consider the rarity of the situation. With the amount of self-
driving cars on the road constantly increasing, the need to answer this question will disappear.
Self-driving cars will be constantly communicating with each other. This will lead to a major
decrease in mistakes which lead to such a risky situation. Advancements in AI will increase the
Artificial Intelligence has made the world a better place without destroying it. This is
because AI is not a threat to humanity. Each program is created for a single purpose and cannot
supersede that purpose. Artificial Intelligence will not negatively affect middle-class workers
because it will continually open new jobs. It will help each job run more smoothly while creating
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a safer environment in which to live and work. Advancements in AI should continue because it is
not an enemy of those within the work-force, but an asset to increase job efficiency and safety.
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Works Cited
Bundy, Alan. “Smart Machines are Not a Threat to Humanity.” Communications of the ACM, Vol
60, No. 2, February 2017, ACM Digital Library, DOI 10.1145/2950042. Accessed 30 Jan
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Thompson, Cadie, “Why driverless cars will be safer than human drivers.” Business Insider. 16