How Far AI Will Impact Our Lives

 

Recently, I came across a Channelnewsasia piece titled "WHEN AI GETS A BOARD SEAT". That egged me to have that topic as our thread today.  p.s. I grabbed this pic on the left from that Channelnewsasia piece.  WHEN [and NOT IF] AI eventually takes over our lives, that should be the most contentious phenomenon because I always believe that AI is our best tool for specific purposes BUT NOT for decisions that are best arrived at by the human mind📗📙📘

Many years ago, I was at the front seat of a forum hosted by Oracle top gun Larry Ellison and he was then showcasing and giving a 'sneak preview' of WHAT's to come with regard AI, sharing actual footages of his mansion with all the intelligent systems built within.  And I was deeply in awe during that time [and unconsciously tongue-tied] because in the Third World, I can just guess how many decades [if NOT centuries] before that unfolds in my local setting.  BUT for AI to have a BOARD SEAT???

NOT even delving into scams WHERE AI is right at the side, behind, on top and in front, we may NOT be aware but a plurality of teens [NOT just in First World countries] are succumbing to AI.  I even personally believe that even as we speak now, many parents across Third World countries may NOT even be aware that WHEN their teen child seems desolate and forlorn, they succumb to the clutches of AI [even for emotional refuge]❎❎❎

Going back to this AI 'brouhaha', while almost all researches and lab experiments share consistent results that AI can indeed outperform us humans, me thinks, outside the lab, there is a super huge port of the pie WHERE decisions are best left to us, humans.  I DON'T sound to be like anti-AI because I lived my life within the technology space even as we speak now.  BUT allow me to highlight one thing here.  AI is data-driven, period.  Even assuming that all inputted data are 'clean', next question, are the data complete???  At work, we all churn out reports as part of data-driven operational excellence reporting.  BUT for AI to run our personal lives, I have very serious apprehensions😌😌😌

Our takeaway:  Let's picture out the waters parting across the Red Sea.  On one flank, let's leave AI because their large language models [LLMs] can outperform humans in most tasks related to product design, cost control and market intelligence.  At the other flank, let us leave that for humans because there are tons of life decisions WHERE AI can NEVER supplant OR override us humans.  NO WAY, Jose❗❗❗