The Potential Dangers of Uncontrolled Artificial Intelligence

Theories about artificial intelligence’s probable societal impacts are plentiful, to say the least. Roughly 50% of the artificial intelligence community believes that the intelligence of computers will reach that of humans by 2040. Although, experts are not sure whether this is good or bad. Logically speaking, once automation reaches the intellectual superiority of humanity, the ability to understand it will become considerably more challenging.

Engineer and inventor Elon Musk recently provided his take on the possibility of artificial intelligence attaining the mental capabilities of human beings:

“If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it’s probably that. So we need to be very careful. I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish.”

Pitfalls of Unregulated Artificial Intelligence

While opinions of automation greatly differ, there are more pressing realities at hand. Without strategic regulations, experts predict that terrorism, cybercrimes, and other forms of abuse might follow automation.