In the second section of the book "Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era" by James Barrat, the possible uses and misuses of Artificial Intelligence in the future are explained. Barrat gives us a closer look at these by first showing what these machines will be able to do. Having a consciousness, the living AI robot will be able to create anything that humans need. The level of intelligence that this robot has is one thousand times smarter than humans, and because of this, humans will never again have to invent anything. The AI is there to do it for them. According to Barrat, many people will have this robot for use at home to help out with everyday chores and to attend to individuals. The problem he sees in this is that if the robot is under the command of these people, wouldn't it increase the violence, because of the power they have in their hands? If the AI is open to the public, criminals will also be able to use it. With this power, everything would become chaotic. Another thought Barrat mentions is that the robots will be more advanced than humans, as was previously said. Humans are the most intelligent beings on the earth, therefore we rule this planet. He states that if a machine smarter than us is created, humans will no longer be the dominant race, and will be left far behind. Barrat's concluding idea is to make 'clever programming' instead of AI. Clever programming is just very very advanced technology such as Apple's "Siri". It would be able to do all the things that is required in our daily lives and out on the field with our troops, but it doesn't include the risks that AI has. This clever programming will be very smart, and the intelligence will still surpass humankind's, but what it does with it will be completely controlled by humans.
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