Research Paper Draft One

As the years’ progress, the expansion of technology is growing at such a high pace that’s it’s hard to even keep up with sometimes. It seems each day there is some new device or scientific discovery that is shaping the world as we know it. Whether it be the experimentation of Google’s self-driving cars, or voice activated kitchen appliances: the world as we know it is evolving around the technology we create and develop every day. Most specifically, my interests have surrounded the concepts behind AI, and the impact they could have on the future of our society. Artificial Intelligence, in the most basic terms, is a robot or device that can perform on its own, or even think on its own. To a point, it can do things that humans can do, like think for itself and make its own reasonable decisions. Some may be frightened of what that kind of technology could entail, mostly because of movies like iRobot and The Terminator. We are so accustomed to seeing how the idea of artificial intelligence could go wrong, rather than the positives it can do for us. Aside from those blockbuster sci-fi films, personally I feel that AI can only excite the realm of possibility. If we develop and apply it in the right way, what could go wrong? I wish the answer to that question was a little simpler, but there does seem to be a simple silver lining that I continuously come across as I conducted my research about the subject. What really makes an AI different than any other form of machine is its inclusion human intuition. That factor is what grants such technology to be able to make decisions and solve problems, quite contrary to your basic computer which acts as a device that only can do what you control it to do. You control the mouse, the keyboard, and everything else reflects your decision. That being said, if these kinds of robots have consciousness, don’t we have to consider ethics now? There’s a very interesting video on YouTube titled “Do Robots Deserve Rights?” and it covers this very idea. If fifty years from now we create robots that can think and feel for themselves, what makes them any different than the animals PETA fights to protect each day. Animal abuse has become a real thing, and as technology slowly integrates more into our life shouldn’t we translate that sympathy towards robots as well, especially if they can feel pain just as we do? This really stood out to me, and gave me something to think about. But robots? With rights? Come on, I barely even think about the chickens every time I order a 12 piece from Chik-Fil-A, and I do that a lot. The reality is, the output always overshadows what happens behind the scenes. No one thinks twice about chickens, because the food is unbelievably good. And I can see that same trend occurring with artificial intelligence. The possibilities are just too good to even consider the thought of hurting a “robot’s” feelings. The truth is some things will just be easier for AI then humans, and considering that, why not share the workforce with our electronic counterpart. Factors like exhaustion, work ethic, and safety can all be bypassed with the help of robotic AI’s. For the army medic who has worked 24 hours straight, wouldn’t an AI who lacks the need of sleep at all be beneficial.? This brings me to one of the ways we could apply AI, specifically in the field of nursing. The debate is still up for grabs, and morals of it seem questionable. But I feel as development increases, the usefulness of these robotics would almost be too good to ignore. Now I’m not saying we should jump in with AI’s performing open heart surgery(not as crazy as it seems), but more as companions on the battlefield and in the hospital. Since they now possess the ability to make their own decisions, we could program them to assist anyone in need, and cater to needs of any patients or victims. By the way, it doesn’t take four years of college and three years of med school to program an AI everything about the field of medicine. It’s just incredibly more efficient in so many ways. As the human intuition factor slowly progresses more and more in robots, I feel that this would be a good start to test its capabilities.