Humans and Artificial Intelligence: Is Cooperation Possible?
Many people feel threatened by artificial intelligence. How threatening is it really and what is the position of humans in it?
Should I play my instrument myself or would I rather put in a CD? Who has not asked himself this question. In principle, there is room for both. Each decision leads to a different experience. One leads to a feast for the ears, the other to a haptic experience with an indeterminate prospect of success. However, one is very likely to play better each time. Those who like karaoke can even make common cause with canned music.
Where artificial intelligence is superior to us
"Should we play another game of chess, some ask. After all, the computer has long since proven to us that it can do it better than any of us." Anyone who still plays chess with another person today experiences a pleasant time together, charged with mild tension. The facial expressions and gestures of the other person alone are often an experience. Also with poker faces. O-ton Edith Karl: "I've elicited at least one grimace from almost everyone, usually several." Playing against the chess computer, on the other hand, lends independence from others' schedules. In addition, you can practice patiently and get better and better. However, you will never be able to defeat this machine. The fun factor is also eliminated.
There are other examples where artificial intelligence is far superior to us. Dr. Watson from IBM diagnoses quickly and with the highest hit rate. That is just one example of many. But some people don't want to or can't appreciate the support they receive in this way and the time they save. It goes against the grain for them to be virtually defeated. And by a machine at that. Their behavior is then reminiscent of that of the machine strikers at the beginning of the 19th century. They, too, were afraid of losing prestige and importance. Of course, professional pride was also involved back then. After all, one saw meaning in one's manual labor. The long working days with heavy physical labor had become a habit. One knew nothing else. Therefore, they were accepted as unavoidable.
Higher standard of living - also thanks to digitization
People have been much better off since then, despite all the machine storming. Heavy physical labor has decreased, their standard of living is higher and they can enjoy more free time than was possible back then. Today, people who find their purpose in crafts, small-scale agriculture or similar professions can get by for long stretches without digitization. You only need it there to keep track of things when networking with others becomes more extensive. In addition, something can be automated almost everywhere and thus save time and energy. So it's a matter of learning and continuing to educate yourself in this regard.
Artificial intelligence can capture and process vast amounts of data, and it recognizes patterns in it very quickly. This leads to clear insights, not only in the medical field. Anyone who wants to compete with such machines will inevitably lose out. However, anyone who is interested can use them. Let's enjoy and shape the freedom we have gained. Based on the data provided by the machines, we can explore much more, make comparisons, draw conclusions and then take the right steps.
Some fear that artificial intelligences will soon surpass us in everything and cause us harm. There are several opinions on this.
Who develops the programs for robots?
Europe's first mute expert Edith Karl says: The unpleasant news first: Yes, work is indeed being done on so-called killer robots for martial and criminal use. These robots could then track their target objects or target persons and carry out their sinister work unerringly. But please, who develops the programs for this? Humans, of course. In addition, there are also human contract killers. This truth doesn't sound good at all, does it? No matter whether it is a contract killer or a killer robot, there is always a human behind it. Let's never forget that. There are human-made programs in every robot.
The pleasant message is: humans can work together with artificial intelligences in a beneficial and salutary way. A ride in an autonomous car saves time. A targeted look at the wealth of data reveals new points of view that would otherwise probably have been overlooked.
Can we also set limits to the flood of data so that we don't become swamped or too transparent? Everyone has to start with themselves. What information do people post on social media completely voluntarily? Which contact requests do we respond to positively? It's a good idea to be selective, advises Karl.
Making sense of artificial intelligence
It sums up: Every person, regardless of whether they are an entrepreneur, manager or employee, would be well advised to inform themselves about the achievements of digitalization and artificial intelligences and to use them in a meaningful way.
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Edith Karl is managing partner of PowerManagement GmbH, motivational speaker and inspiring interview partner. Her podcasts are already heard in 106 countries. The thesis of Edith Karl, Europe's 1st Mutexpertin, is: "It can't go on like this. People and business must move together again in a more meaningful way!" Over the course of three and a half decades as an entrepreneurial pilot, she has developed the "new rules of the game for people and business today.
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