Artificial intelligence is coming
The shift seems to be inevitable. There will be two possible outcomes. One is that machines will become more intelligent than people. In fact, supercomputers have already beaten people at Jeopardy!, Go and poker.
But there is also another possibility: artificial intelligence could become more like an extension of our brains, thanks to which we will be more agile and also more effective. This is similar to the way cars make us much more mobile. AI would simply be a tool that strengthens our capabilities.
What value can people add in the future?
It may seem that we will not be able to find our place in a world of intelligent machines. However, we might also ask what role our irrational side will play. Is it useless or does it make us unique? Our irrational decisions often lead to unforeseen progress, according to an article on the website of the prestigious INSEAD business school.
Such decisions make our existence richer and more colourful. So intelligent machines may enable us to perform tasks very effectively; however, humans will not be completely dependent on computers. We will critically review the insights of the algorithms and sometimes decide just to ignore them.
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