"Is Artificial Intelligence A Threat To Human Civilization? Unraveling Present Perils and Future Threats".
By Jude Obuseh
The body of literature examining the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence is expansive, offering various narratives depicting the looming threats that AI might pose to our civilization.
While the immediate risks may appear insignificant, the continuous advancement in AI systems, both in their software and hardware, raises concerns about their increasingly potent and potentially perilous capabilities.
An extensive 2018 study outlined numerous dire scenarios stemming from the rapid evolution of AI. Among these possibilities lies a concerning prospect: a future society heavily dependent on robotic technologies where a malevolent computer virus embedded with AI functionality could serve as a powerful weapon in cyberattacks.
Researchers Alexey Turchin and David Denkenberger emphasized the chilling notion that a large-scale assault affecting billions of highly autonomous robots could potentially trigger the extinction of humanity.
Furthermore, the idea of entrusting critical systems like nuclear weaponry to AI mechanisms evokes legitimate apprehension, echoing the cautionary tales often spun in fictional narratives. Presently, AI technologies have already found military applications, and predictions suggest an augmented reliance on AI-operated drones and other robotic armaments.
Turchin and Denkenberger warn that the proliferation of affordable military robotics might pave the way for devastating drone swarms, posing severe threats to human populations.
Moreover, they highlight the risks of a potentially catastrophic event, such as an autonomous army inadvertently triggered by command errors or the malevolent creation of billions of nanobots embedded with narrow AI through a terrorist attack. Such circumstances could provoke a global crisis of unimaginable proportions.
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