Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the greatest technological advancements in recent history and is quickly reshaping the world.
An article from DigitalGenius says that despite the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, including large learning models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT humanity is not heading towards a real-life 1984 dystopia where robots rule the world.
In my podcast episode, I discuss my findings after interviewing several Quinnipiac professors across multiple disciplines as well as a handful of Quinnipiac students across multiple majors.
Governments, including the US and various European countries, as well as international governing bodies, such as the European Union (EU) and NATO, are trying to control and regulate AI.
However, some experts say that the horses are already out of the door, Pandora’s box has been opened, the genie has been let out of the lamp, and there’s no going back. They say politicians weren’t ready for the rapid rise of AI and because of how rapidly it’s expanding legislation will never be able to get ahead of the curve.
While there were some areas where everyone I interviewed agreed, there were a handful of questions where I got varied responses. This proves that with AI being such a new aspect of our society on a mass scale there is not yet a clear consensus of how to handle AI moving forward.
Even AI company executives fear how unchecked AI could affect humanity. OpenAI Sam Altman has testified before Congress saying that, despite the popularity of ChatGPT, AI must be regulated or the results could be disastrous. Earlier this year several company executives agreed to place a six-month moratorium on AI development in an attempt to create an outline for how to handle the growth of AI moving forward.
Programs like ChatGPT aren’t going away and will only continue to become more and more a part of our society. We must be willing to make constant adjustments in how we live our lives. This change may prove to be one of the most consequential humans have ever experienced.
While humans may never realize the full potential of AI, with funding unlikely to stop, it will only continue to become more and more a part of everyday life.