Laiba Ahsan
The revolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is an extraordinary opportunity and challenge, it is rapidly accelerating now as we are at the footstep of burgeoning an unimagined technological revolution. This transformation is not simply changing business sectors but fundamentally altering the DNA of our society.
Yes, it is obvious that AI offers great benefits for boosting productivity in companies and driving innovation or decision making. It extends beyond the world of healthcare from diagnosis and personalized treatment in clinical settings to education where it offers individualized learning experiences, there are countless societal benefits. This is how businesses generate money because they use AI to operate more efficiently and cheaper, this in turn ensures economic growth.
However, these advances arrive with urgent concerns. We should also be having these conversations, but this time more cautiously about the ethics surrounding data privacy, employment displacement and even the call for transparency around AI decision making. Ensuring their alignment with human values and societal norms will be of utmost importance as AI systems become more autonomous.
To establish frameworks that encourage the development of responsible AI, we need to build a collaborative dialogue among technologists, policy-makers and the general public. It will also be essential to invest in education and train work forces for the changing landscape.
The advent of AI is full of potential for growth and prosperity, but as a society it is on us all to handle its coming development with true and great care.
