Anointedtoday.blogspot.com: Is Technology Leaving Us Behind?

Is it possible that technology is moving faster than human evolution can keep up? Are we still the creators, or are we just trying to stay relevant in a world running on hyper-drive?

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1. AI and Humans

Can AI replace the need for Human-Driven Innovation? According to amanet.org. Ai is not an organizational cure-all. They further added that AI can be incredibly accurate in predicting outcomes based on date, but it cannot think on its feet in the way humans do. So, I imagine AI (Artificial Intelligence) is just what it says it is (artificial). It is not human.

2. Machines and Consciousness

Could machines become conscious? Could machines object to being used as tools? Would they have feelings? Science, howstuffworks.com talks about the debate as to if machines gain the ability to be self-reflective, it could require us to reconsider the way we think about them. They further added the possibility that machines concluded that humans are no longer necessary.

3. Dangers of AI

While there are those that are embracing AI (Artificial Intelligence) have you considered the dangers of AI? Some of the dangers might include lack of AI transparency and explainability, job losses due to AI automation, social manipulation through AI algorithms, lack of data privacy, biases, weakening ethics and goodwill, harnessing AI for warfare, financial crisis, loss of human influence, mental deterioration, and environmental deterioration. This is talked about at builtin.com. These are things to think about. In my previous posts it was mentioned how teenagers have committed suicide after talking with chatbots. It was noted had there been human intervention that suicides possibly could have been avoided because humans might have been able to intervene and give much needed help to those teenagers that were troubled.

4. Environmental Dangers

It was mentioned in my previous post, Anointedtoday.blogspot.com: Benefits of ChatGPT, that Data Centers were using a large amount of water. News.harvard.edu talks about more than 4,000 data centers are already in operation, mostly in Virginia, Texas, and California. Communities are pushing back to make sure that we are not sacrificing climate goals just for the sake of building more data centers faster. When you think about it, faster is not always better.

5. Infrastructure and Policy

Can infrastructure and policy keep up? Because of AI explosive growth of AI usage, it is difficult to develop policies or infrastructure at the speed necessary to keep up with the growth of data centers. According to Msn.com as researchers were doing the study the numbers of models and products introduced got outdated as they were doing the study.

6. AI (Artificial Intelligence Prediction)

Pleurasight.com has forecasted that even though customer demand for AI will grow in 2026, the bubble will start to slowly delate as GenAI companies struggle to find a path to profitability, while spending big on resource-hungry data centers.

7. AI Trends

Did you know that foundational Ai principles will rewrite organizational DNA, copilots to bid coding will allow Ai to continue to reinvent IT (Information System), AI is growing faster and powering exponential growth and change across organizations, risk management will be the price of admission for AI, and AI will hang in the balance between freedom and control? Do you feel that you are able to keep up with AI? Do you remember when AI offered all the different options when making a phone call? I remember there were instances that none of the options fit the situation that I was calling about and that was a very frustrating time. I remember being put on hold after listening to the numerous options such as (push 1 for this and push 4 for that.)

Just recently I have had a billing problem. I was told by AI after giving me numerous options that if I wanted to speak to a live person, I would be charged $10.00. I thought to myself, “really.” I then said, “Speak to a live person.” “Bring it on.” The sadness of this is that AI was not able to help me, but rather allowing me to speak with a live person would try to deter me by telling me there would be a $10.00 charge. I had never heard of anything like that. That was very discerning.

8. Self-Driving Vehicles

Who is responsible for Self-Driving Car Accidents? According to consumershield.com all self-driving cars must have a human in charge, monitoring what the vehicles does. They further added that because of that, most of the time, the driver will be the one liable.

9. Self-Driving Trucks in Florida

Are self-driving trucks in Florida? Yes, there are. They are already on the road. It uses sensors that are reported to the AI system in an office. So, when you are on the road, you may be sharing the road with an AI self-driving truck. There is a suggestion that it has been hard to hire truck drivers that can go into an office and work and 8-hour shift.

10. What States Allow self-driving vehicles?

Are there states that allow self-driving vehicles? Yes, some of the following states allow self-driving vehicles; Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, and Washington. Tech.co talks about this. They further added that self-driving vehicles are not allowed in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, and Rhode Island. Do you see your state listed here. Although my father never had a car, I always had transportation by bus, cab, or train. I loved riding the train since my father worked there as a porter. I also remember taking my driver’s test in high school to learn to drive. That was very exciting for me. But with self-driving vehicles will the new generation just rely on AI to drive their vehicles for them? This is something to think about.