AI Set to Outsmart Humans in the Game of Human Understanding!

“AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do”

“AI is likely to get to know you better than a spouse, better than a parent, better than you know yourself. This isn’t hubris or hype. In fact, it’s already happening in certain sectors, from healthcare to retail to banking. It’s also about to get much more intense, thanks to the technology’s exponential trajectory,” says Michael Chorost in his poignant piece in Wired. Ain’t that a cheery thought? Machines equipped with artificial intelligence will soon know us better than our spouses, parents, or even ourselves. Of course, it’s nothing to get alarmed about; it’s already happening in various sectors. So, beloved readers, brace yourselves because the saga of know-it-all technology is just about to hit full throttle.

To comprehend this maddening evolution, imagine AI as an annoying friend who never forgets. That time last year when you briefly considered a juice cleanse before inevitably succumbing to the call of pizza? Yep, it remembers. The ads plastered all over your social media feed for self-help books after that one melancholic night of wine and questionable life choices? Thank AI’s memory for that. It’s quaint, really, how such a humdrum occurrence is reshaping modern relationships and interactions.

“But,” you ask, “What’s all this got to do with business?” That’s the billion-dollar question. Organizations across the board, from healthcare to retail to banking, are already harnessing the potential of this not-so-mindless technology. Patient records, customer preferences, financial transactions – AI is the constantly orbiting satellite brimming with data about every move you make (sound familiar, Sting fans?). It’s here to streamline operations, optimize service delivery, and ultimately make our lives, well, easier.

Here’s the bottom line – AI doesn’t sleep. It doesn’t take coffee breaks or vacations. It is tireless, relentless, and it’s always learning. More troubling (or exciting, depending on your outlook) is that, thanks to exponential technological advancement, this feature is about to get turbo-charged.

In essence, it’s really quite simple. Forget Big Brother, cheesy sci-fi dystopias or even those futuristic utopias. The futurists were wrong; it’s not humanoid robots we should be wary of, but AI algorithms cloaked under layers of innocuous code. But hey, who doesn’t enjoy being under the watchful eye of an omnipresent digital deity?

So, here it is. The bitter-sweet symphony of modern times – the realization that artificial intelligence will eventually outsmart our finite, human faculties. Not that it’s necessarily something to lose sleep over. It’s happening regardless. Or as Dave would say to HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey, “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t let you do that.”

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-will-understand-humans-better-than-humans-do/