Top 15 Fear Essay

Throughout the years, Artificial Intelligence has become increasingly advanced. As it slowly weaves itself into our everyday lives, we have been forced to accept this idea of AI becoming a thing of the present rather than future. However, the more it grows as a whole, the more the risks and mixed views begin to mimic that growth as well. Many in favor of AI believe that it will not become a danger to humanity due to the idea of being able to cut it off from the outside world and, figuratively, trapping it in a box. Although this may or may not be true, many skeptics, including myself believe that AI will most likely become a threat to humanity. I believe this to be true based on the potential risk for criminal use, the danger of not being able

Now that technology has boomed, more and more criminals have begun using specialized electronic equipment to break into houses, cars, etc. with no alarm detection. As AI grows similar to the way electronic phones did, it will soon become the new “normal” and everyone will begin having them in their homes or around them at all times. Although this may be looked at as fascinating and interesting, it does however increase the chance for criminals to use it to their advantage by having it in their arsenal. In an article titled “Top 15 Fears of AI,” it states “We are still fighting against cybercrime and we have to admit that we have failed to stop it. No matter how good our security agencies and their IT cell is, we are still chasing cyber criminals and are far behind them. Now with the advancements of artificial intelligence, we are going to see more advanced cybercrimes” (Paragraph 27). Not only does this express how criminals have been using technology as a weapon in a successful manner, but it exclaims that the future of AI is only going to allow criminals a leading advantage in the success of using technological weapons. In another article called “Benefits and Risks of AI,” it states “Autonomous weapons are artificial intelligence systems that are programmed to kill. In the hands of the wrong person, these weapons could easily cause mass casualties” (paragraph 7). This really shows the potential dangers of criminals using AI to their advantage. We are not just talking about changing numbers on a computer. We are talking about scary technological weapons that could not only kill people but could do it in mass quantities as well. As you can see, the potential risks for criminal use are at an all-time high. Moreover, an AI arms race could inadvertently lead to an AI war which could lead to catastrophic events. This in return could hinder