In The Age Of AI

     Artificial Intelligence is the future of our world. Machines have become smarter than us in many aspects of life, and will far exceed our abilities as humans. For example, in the game of Go, the world champion, Lee Sedol was defeated by AlphaGo, the AI program designed by Google. The wicked fast calculations by the machine to find the best moves has totally surpassed human capabilities. This is just one prime example of how machines will be able to flex their inner strength and leave humanity's intelligence in the dust.

    Artificial Intelligence has the chance to take over many jobs that are currently done by humans, such as accounting and construction, which are two jobs that can be done faster and more efficiently than humans. Kai-Fu Lee, an AI scientist, predicts that jobs will decrease by over 50% over the next 15 years. While that sounds awful for workers, it sounds like a dream as a business owner. You do not have to pay human workers nor do you have to create work schedules. Your only responsibility would be maintenance for the machines. By having machines do human jobs, the world's products will be accessible quicker. With machines, we can expect the world to advance at an even faster rate than it is advancing now.

    In terms of privacy, it has a chance to be eliminated forever. We see in China that they are nearly under a total surveillance state. They collect so much data on their many citizens every day thanks to the many cameras tracking their every move and taking note of their tendencies. There is absolutely zero privacy there. In the United States, we value advancing with new machines and technology, but not at the expense of our privacy. It is convenient when I'm online shopping and I coincidentally get an advertisement for something I was just searching, but at the same time, it's creepy that they have that information about what I like. It can feel quite invasive. Even though the government tries to invade our privacy frequently, it will never be totally gone thanks to the Constitution. 

    National security is at a greater risk with the rise of AI and digital data. There is a higher chance of hacks and leaks of information thanks to foreign government agencies having greater access to high-tech machines capable of accessing our information. This also applies for online security and identity theft. Credit card information is always a high-value item hackers try to steal from unsuspecting people. Like I said before, since everything is digital and shopping can be done online, there is a much increased chance of something like that happening. Same thing with identity theft - online financial sites require a Social Security Number, when if hacked, can lead to someone taking your entire identity, which is very scary.