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1 Artificial Intelligence: The Regressional Advancement In the ever changing of the world and its technology, we have now stepped into a realm that is introducing advanced artificial intelligence. Since machines are way faster than humans, certain tasks that may require an incredible amount of manual work and attention to detail can be easily accomplished with the help of technology. Technology also ensures improved accuracy. Further, the use of technology in certain areas can also help save significant costs. The one problem that we fail to see is that the more that we rely on this technology, the less practice we have at using our own common sense to solve problems. The phrase that best describes this is humans are now going through a regressional advancement. As society, we may be considered an advanced civilization, however as individuals, we may not be able to utilize common sense to solve problems without the aid of technology. To effectively evaluate the significance of this technology, I will have to visit how it has played a role in the past, how we benefit from it presently, and potential future developments of artificial intelligence. This research will only be accurate by uncovering the positives, as well as some drawbacks. By investigating how often we use AI, I will be able to specify how it has sped up our ability to problem solve in modern society. However, while showing how it has aided in our production, it will in turn point out how reliant on this AI technology we would eventually become. The technology that will be discussed throughout this paper is Artificial Technology. One example of this AI was displayed during a press conference with CEO Greg Brockman. He awed the crowd by having an AI look through a Hubble telescope. In return, the AI was able to describe exactly what it observed in the greatest of detail. He explained that this was one feature of the multimodal functions that the AI will be capable of.

2 Another aspect to be discussed is how the creation of AI will essentially transform the scientific method all together. This is expected to cut down on the time it will take to analyze the smallest of particles within research. It is also considered that AI will have less potential biased analysis of studies as it will work purely off data received. Another way that AI will cut time is its ability to make calculations of difficult algorithms in little to no time. Initially, society’s reaction to having such technology was more hesitant than anything else. The first issue was the lack of understanding of what AI was. A lot of Psyfi movies showed forms of AI in a more negative light with movie titles such as Terminator and iRobot. Then lack of understanding was replaced with fear as one day machines would take over mankind. However, these views were generally depicted on machines that had humanoid type features. Not realizing that artificial intelligence was growing rapidly right under our noses. One underestimated version of our AI capabilities was introduced over 70 years ago with our virtual chess games against CPU. The computer that individuals played against was capable of processing 20 million potential moves at one time, as well as considering up to 14 moves ahead at any given point within a game. Society has grown to become reliant on artificial intelligence almost as fast as it develops. There have been new developments in AI that could benefit our society in ways like cutting down time spent on science, analysis of outer space, and even benefit individuals who are having social issues. However, there are aspects that have not been considered with this new development. I fear that our reliance on artificial intelligence may affect our natural ability to problem solve all together. In academic institutions, AI has played a pivotal role in a student’s success. The availability of search engines allows for faster, retrievable information on various topics that give students

3 access to information in seconds. This gives an advantage in our ability to learn at a much faster pace than our predecessors. With vast amounts of information, instructors take precautions by teaching students how to sift through that information by following sources that are credible to ensure its accuracy and validity. However, there is a new use in which artificial intelligence poses a threat to the academic system. With great AI comes great responsibility. In recent years, a program called ChatGPT has the capability to create hundreds of pages worth of papers that blur the lines of plagiarism. All an individual must do is ask this program to type a paper on any given topic and it is produced in minutes. This new technology has had a negative impact on not only our educational institutions, but on our students in general (Cairns, 2023). Although the younger generation has thrived with newer technology, even considering AI as a necessity for advancement, artificial intelligence has invoked a sort of fear on its ability to impact society on a political level. One event of not was the use of AI on a political campaign against Joe Biden for the upcoming elections. This visual representation envisioned four more years under President Biden with greater crime, open borders, war with China, and economic collapse. The problem with this advertisement was that its visuals were completely generated by artificial intelligence. This means that none of the images depicted were real photographs. However, the realism of these images was unsettling to people who watched the campaign ad. However, what it could have huge beneficial help with is our communication. Artificial intelligence is used every day with our text messaging, emails, and simple typed documents. This form of artificial intelligence may be the simplest to explain. Whenever we look up something on google, and we did not spell it correctly, we always notice the “Did you mean” statement with the correct spelling of the word. That AI was able to know what you were looking up on its own. This can help with clear communication amongst one another. The downside to this is that we

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4 never have to rely on our own ability to spell words correctly. This could pose an issue when we must write things down on paper. Generally, the most formal approach to addressing a topic is a handwritten letter. If we are used to AI correcting our spelling, grammar, and punctuation, we may altogether lose the ability to recognize our own mistakes without AI right behind us cleaning our mistakes. There are a lot of individuals that are against the advancement of this new AI system as it could pose as potential security risks regarding personal data, influences that it may have on a troubled mind, or even issues that may be brought forth with the previously mentioned political aspect. However, one thing that developers are pushing for is an ethical system that would help regulate the type of content that these AIs can perform. The one issue that may come about is that not all individuals who are programming these forms of artificial intelligence will follow these set forth protocols. There are, however, vast scenarios that have been considered as potentially harmful repercussions and are taken seriously by developers (Atske, 2021). There are 3 main limitations that have been addressed by the programming of artificial intelligence. The first limitation is the programming itself. Essentially, the only way an AI can learn is through information that we provide it. If the information that we provide to the AI is incomplete or inaccurate, the results may end up being inaccurate. One way that they avoid these situations is through extensive testing. The second issue can come from the programming itself. A computer can only respond based on an algorithmic problem-solving system. This same method is used by computers in basic scripting. Even in basic scripting, if only one letter is off, then the whole program will fail and not run properly. To avoid this, companies like NVIDIA have 18,000 programmers at any given time to ensure that mistakes are difficult to miss. The third issue is not necessarily its limitation of storing vast amounts of information. In fact, it is not

5 even AI’s ability to process information and come to conclusions. The Issue is that a lot of the time, the AI is not able to explain how it concluded. One example would be a calculator. We can simply put in an equation of 2 + 2. The calculator will say 4. However, the computer is not able to explain why it is 4. It can only reflect its programming, or algorithm, that resulted in the answer being 4 (APAC Entrepreneur, 2023). One significant role of artificial intelligence will be the ability to cut down the time it takes to analyze data, especially scientific data. In fact, the rapid advances of AI in recent years led to more and more creative applications in science that have been considered in accelerating the productivity of science. It is used to address global challenges such as the analysis of climate changes, and uncovering new contagions before it has a chance to affect humans, animals, and the planet altogether. However, another assumption of the rapidly growing AI has society considering the negative possibilities. These ideologies consist of loss of control, loss of privacy, and loss of human value. The development of future AI has the same energy that was placed in the Space Race in the 1900’s. There is a lack of transparency in the progress of AI, which does not sit well with society as it raises concerns about privacy and surveillance capabilities (OECD, 2023). When viewing artificial intelligence through the scope of critical analysis, although there are some notable fears, society wants, even demands, the progression in this technological field. In fact, to reference the word “AI” alone generates a response from society. In 2021, among executives of the world’s largest companies, those who discussed AI on their earnings calls, they were 40% more likely to see their stock prices rise (Accenture, 2023). Society as a majority, wants to have the technology that considers us an advanced civilization. However, the fear of how this technology is what poses a threat to individuals.

6 When using critical analysis for personal goals, I feel that it leans more to the side of logic as opposed to common sense. With that said, logically, evaluating pros and cons in my personal life is essential to growth. Critical analysis helps determine the proper way to address a problem based on facts. If I know that by taking a certain freeway to work is always jammed pack, using critical analysis can make the difference of showing up at a location on time, or 30 minutes late. Factoring the times, the days of the week, and events going on in a city is important to getting a step ahead of what life can randomly throw at you. I have always been known as an individual who was “tech savvy”. When I was only 9 years old, I was running Microsoft PowerPoint for my church choir so that the words could show up at the right time on the screen. The entire church would know when the choir started messing up on the words, they would all smile because they knew that 9-year-old boy in the background was having technical difficulties. With that said, I have always had a great respect for technology and how it makes our life much easier, and more fun. However, before even enrolling into this class, I have been noticing on the news about this new artificial intelligence. I didn’t quite understand what all the fuss was about. We have had forms of AI dating back to the early 1950’s. After using this class’s assignments, it put me in a position to further investigate exactly what modern technology has in store. That’s where my perception of AI changed slightly, but even more so, my perception on how political parties is trying to justify the fear. I’ve noticed that a political agenda uses advancements, such as AI, to their benefit to keep people scared. A scared society needs a leader. I do believe that this technology will make individuals more self-sufficient in a multitude of ways. I just think that relying on technology all together can be harmful to us as we forget basic skills. As I speak about some of the potential harms in technological advancements, I am

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7 currently using technology to benefit this paper. AI is correcting my mistakes by suggesting words that I meant to say, or phrases I may have used incorrectly. The awareness of my bias towards technological advancements does allow me to realize that I am actively benefiting from this technology in real time. I also realize that technology is quite often used by me not only for business, but also for my relaxation time. As soon as I am done with this paper, I will most likely drink wine and indulge in the newest form of technological pleasure, the Xbox series x. I think that it is important to study and be mindful of the new technological advancements that are being introduced. By doing my own research, I am not able to be persuaded in any way of how technology is supposed to help us or negatively impact us. I think it is important to do your own due diligence to keep informed of the world around you. Understanding technological advancements can help you one day at the voting polls. You never know what you could agree to if you have no understanding through personal research.

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