“The Many Humorous Disguises of Artificial Intelligence”

“AI of a Thousand Faces”

From the words of Nick Thompson and Brian Patrick Eha, “From the way we talk, to the way we age, to the way we debate, think, and vote, AI will profoundly change the human operating system.” Well, prepare yourself, folks, because it seems like we are all in for a software update.

Broadening our way of communication, ageing, and even how we think and vote, Artificial Intelligence pretty much transforms our details of existence. Aren’t we excited? Of course, a bunch of code will dictate our lives and we will just nod and say ‘yes.’ Why not? After all, the future belongs to technology and we are just cruising along.

This tech saga is bending our understanding of what is real and what is not. And the cherry on top, you might ask? Well, AI does get better with more usage and experience, somewhat like our grumbling Uncle Joe maybe. Except this time, it’s fed with data, lots of it. So, while Uncle Joe relates historical references, AI uses heaps of data to churn out insightful conclusions. Be prepared to indulge in data equivalent to the text contained in millions of books. Thank you, AI, for making us feel obsolete.

The algorithm learns from our nuances and to a certain extent, mimics our behaviour. This means, the more we use Alexa to set our alarms, the better she gets at doing it. So, who needs to rely on old habits when we have AI at every turn? The irony is, we are fostering AI to a point where it might just outwit us. Already, self-driving cars and filter bubbles are showing us how a few lines of code can transform human lives.

It makes you wonder, doesn’t it? As we run headlong into this brave new world, there’s a lot to think about. Maybe chew on this: Is AI an otherworldly tool that will revolutionize our existence? Or are we just lab rats of a grand experiment? Food for thought.

Suddenly, we are the grandparents trying to figure out how the remote works. Only in this scene, the remote is AI transforming our very lives. The future is already here, folks, and one thing is for sure, we are in the thick of it. Buckle up and get ready for the ride. Trust us; it’s going to be wild.

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/ai-issue/