The Age of AI

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence, known as AI, has had a huge impact on society, with everyday life being changed because of it. Things such as school and work have been permanently changed because of this very powerful technology. Naturally, there are pros and cons to AI, which is what I am going to talk about today.

This documentary discusses how AI has changed the world around us, with the positives and negatives being described from multiple perspectives. One of the most profound changes AI has had is on the workforce due to it's ability to do certain jobs. As a result, many people have been put out of work to be replaced by AI machines, which puts a huge disadvantage on our way of living. While AI may be good from production standpoint, it has resulted in our quality of living decreasing due to the number of jobs that are now being taken from us. 

Our quality of living is also impacted by AI due to its influence on our privacy. AI is able to find out so much about our personal and private information, putting people in a position where their privacy is in jeopardy. In terms of protecting national security, this can be used for good so that people who intend to commit harmful acts are stopped. However there are many instances where people's private information are used harmfully. Large cooperations also use AI to have access to consumers' information at a far greater than any of us realized until recently. As said in the documentary, "you would be horrified is you knew how much we knew about you." In 2021, Facebook came under fire when it was revealed that they were stealing users' information, such as birthdays, email addresses, and phone numbers, which was used by hackers to sell. This was a huge deal, which got Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg fined $5 million. It is situations like these that shows how harmful AI can be when it comes to the protection of our privacy and information

Overall after watching this documentary, I would say that my outlook on AI has shifted towards a more negative viewpoint. While AI can do amazing things that will help build the future, it also has huge implications on our personal wellbeing. Its impact on our jobs and personal privacy are vast, and will only continue growing in the future. We don't even know the full extent yet as to how far AI can go, and it is definitely not going to slow down any time soon.