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Monday, November 13, 2017

Computers Socialize Better Than Humans

     As our technological advances keep improving exponentially, industries have started creating artificial intelligence that mimics the social interactions of humans. With this technology on the horizon, one can only be concerned with the way that a human is defined will be susceptible to having more requirements.
     Computers which work with a system of inputs and outputs are not that different from the way a human works. Humans have mental capabilities that allow them to control their outputs based on previous experiences; if a machine were able to copy this ability, then what would be the difference between this machine and a normal human? This technology is developing with many artificial intelligences such as Cortana, Siri, and Alexa, which have become more advanced as companies try to copy the most natural human behavior in these intelligences. Chat bots are also a rising trend with many tech firms making their own examples, including: Cleverbot, A.L.I.C.E., and BabyQ. As these intelligences receive more experience from their surroundings and encounters with different events, they develop the ability to  react more naturally and efficiently. This is the technological equivalent of a child learning to socialize. Based on how a child interacts with different circumstances, they receive experience with how to deal with those situations. Just how a child knows not to hit another person because of reprimands and punishments, a machine would know not to give certain outputs based on the reaction of its administrator or owner.
     The ability to learn from previous experiences would prove to not be exclusive to humans. Most importantly, the ability of knowing how to learn would be mimicked by machines. Machines are already beating humans in calculations and processing. How long will it be before they start becoming more efficient at learning to interact with humans? While technology may keep humanity more connected than it has ever been before, humans may not want to be as aware of many of the problems occurring around them. After all, many have already seem to have forgotten about the people of Puerto Rico who are suffering because of natural disasters, but everyone has become excited with Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez spending time with each other again.
     Even though humans have climbed the tallest mountains, dived to depths of our oceans, explored the wonders of space, seen the dankest memes in the deepest parts of the internet, humanity can be awful sometimes. Humanity can be so awful that maybe technology behaves more properly than a human to the point that artificial intelligences may develop into the most sympathetic versions of a human. So, the question is, should we prevent artificial intelligences from becoming more humanlike, or should humanity try to avoid becoming ignorant of the problems that disconnect us from each other?

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