Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a weapon. This technology is dangerous enough if it falls into the wrong hands, our world will be in darkness. Pessimism about this is prevalent to humans because we are afraid of something we do not understand, but that is also the case for guns.

Guns are weapons that could kill. It had myriads of infamous news on the internet about school shootings, terrorism, and war in Syria. Guns are scary because it can take our lives, and being scared runs deeply in our subconsciousness. The real culprit is humans.

Humans create AI, not the other way around. Therefore, it is humans to be blamed for AI’s shortcomings. Guns are like AI in it’s truest form because they could be a weapon for good or a weapon for evil, which will take us into questions like, “Who would protect us from AI?,” or “Will the government take measures to regulate AI, so that anyone who uses it will not be a harm to everyone?”

Like guns, we should limit the people who are allowed to use AI because humans are prone to error. But, that is impossible! Like the internet, it can not be controlled. So, who can save us from the inevitable?

Humans.

The disciples went to him and woke him up. “Save us, Lord!” they said. “We are about to die!”

Matthew 8:25

Bible Society of South Africa. Good News Bible: Good News Translation (GNT) . Bible Society of South Africa. Kindle Edition.

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