the coronavirus will strengthen our co-dependency on a.i.
Automation will undoubtedly fill the void of the 42% of jobs that won’t recover due to the pandemic. It will cut costs, and lower the infection rate so large companies can feel safe about reopening. Some Americans are anxious to reopen the economy and doubt the seriousness of the virus. However, a new study shows why the virus will help strengthen our co-dependency on A.I.
Often were oblivious to our co-dependency to something, especially the material until we lose it. Our relationship with technology can’t communicate its feelings back to us like humans or even animals. We regularly check our phones, buy fancy cases, giving all our undivided attention to technology more than people.
Despite the stories on “fake news,” we expect Google to give us the correct information. We hope google maps lead us to our destinations, most of the time, at least. The days of a temporary bond with a stranger by asking for directions are over. Those situations took a certain amount of trust that we now give to technology.
It may seem insignificant, but cultural changes can start small and subtle, and before you know it, the world has changed. For example, most people are wearing masks today. What is just as important, however, is the number of tests/diagnosis or lack thereof.
Every shortness of breath or sudden rapid fast heart rate gives us anxiety, despite not being tested. And unless you’re ten breaths away from dying, the hospital more than likely won’t admit you.
It reminds us of the images of the black plague where people were dying and suffering in the streets; except today people are in their homes. The “modernization” of society can give us a CGI perception of reality, even when the same crisis occurred hundreds of years ago.Â
The more we romanticize the marriage of society’s evolution with technology, the stronger our dependency on A.i. will become. The very fact that something looks better must make it better, we tell ourselves consciously. Primitive cultures, although mysterious, lack the shine and gloss of what we deem acceptable.
A.I. doesn’t have to be perfect just smarter than us.- Author Yuval Harari
With this trust in technology already wired in society, expect A.I. to surge in health care. During the midst of a pandemic with overcrowded hospitals, desperate times calls for trust in A.I., despite conflicting studies.
A new A.I. diagnosis has an 80% success in diagnosing COVID in people based on four symptoms. The study Gathered data from 2.5 million people in the U.K. and the U.S., uses data from the COVID symptom app.
However, a new study revealed that discrimination occurred against gender when diagnosing a disease. It’s easy to ignore potential bias and racism in A.I. because were only used to seeing it in humans. Yet another reason why the Coronovirus will strengthen our Co-dependency on A.I.
In conclusion, our article on the dangers of humanizing A.I. reveals the inevitable.  Politics will continue to divide the people, leaving A.I. as the only solution. Not only will this make us humanize A.I., but we will begin to idolize it. A.I. can be imperfect, racially-biased, and still widely accepted simply because it will be perceived as the lesser of two evils. And this is why Despite conflicting evidence, The coronavirus will strengthen our Co-dependency on A.I.Â
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