No doubt there are many positive aspects of AI – as in crime detection, nano-surgeries, medical diagnosis, weather forecasting, defending national territories, video gaming, etc.,
See the following news item from Tesla:
“The new Tesla Robot called Optimus will watch you sleep overnight and monitor your breathing, heart rate, sleep patterns and then offer you protection or assistance in case of any emergencies during your sleep. It will also protect you from any home Invasion by thieves and uninvited third party. And also, it will help you with everyday tasks, such as cleaning, cooking, and even making drinks.“
Looks impressive isn’t it? But the other side is really DARK! Through the same self learning algorithms, computer can outsmart human beings. While it may appear benign and may be even beneficial, it could sometimes become difficult to do any mid course correction – they will not listen to you – are we talking of a Frankenstein?? YES.. it is..
Today the technology is being exploited by the commercial behemoths only to nudge the customers to buy their products. It is only the beginning. They will make decisions for you that you could repent later.
The sad part of it is its acquiring communication – language and articulation skills – that remained hitherto the sole domain of political leaders, poets and philosophers but now these machines can outdo them.. they can now befriend and win any arguments.. better than a skilled orator (even Modi!) – after all this is what they precisely do in terror recruitment networks – tutoring, right??
This technology, if it lands In antisocial hands, they can cause havac as they can be instructed ‘to learn to destroy’ – it is worse than terror modules: they have only limited intelligence to escape complete detection. Even then once a while failure of spy networks, can be disastrous – like 11/9, 26/11… long list… isn’t it.. Human terror networks can make mistake – as to err is human but AI networks are blemish less! can the mankind afford this?
World is still struggling to limit the misuse of of atomic energy since its invention, close to eight decades, but the potential of AI is much greater than just to that.
Though leaders know the disaster of its dark side, they do not have the wherewithal to legislate in a world that cries for personal freedom – even actions against a terror toolkit in a social media ends in a court case – society does not realise that they are going to be robbed precisely of their own freedom!!
The question today is how to regulate the misuse of this technology under the existing legal framework – or do we have to engage AI experts for this too to guide us?






