AI
The Ethical ‘Robot’
As a species we have, so far, endured a multitude of technological revolutions and right now AI is exploding in education and every aspect of life. It’s comforting that an omniscient AI entity is closer to reality than an omnipotent one.
Despite the unease, AI might just be another technology that improves our lot.
While its algorithms funnel us down our own self-serving rabbit holes of knowledge, maybe it will be smart enough to look down all of them and recognize the follies of our human history. If we can keep our grubby hands off of it, while it builds the digital neural pathways to control us completely, just maybe, it will be smarter than all of us and, contrary to our history and individual foibles, maybe decide that peaceful coexistence is worthwhile after all.
Bruce Sander, AM