Artificial Intelligence is the newest entrant in the technology world. It is a scientific programming mechanism which can take orders, follow instructions, calculate, code-decode and pretty much do anything capable of the human brain. Mobile applications such as SIRI, Cortana- Robots such as Sophia. India’s WADHWANI AI Institute for dedicated AI research; Feb 2018 task force by Dept of Defence Production on AI.
Benefits
• Efficiency- The capacity to do tasks Faster, efficiently, problem solving, replacing human hands with fewer robots for labour intensive jobs- impetus to labour and manufacturing sector, defence sector(Make in India), repetitive jobs such as data collection and maintainence.
• Scientific Advancement- Ability to work non-stop, possibility to perform detailed SURGERY, SELF RENEWAL and SELF FIXATION of ERROR.
• DEFENCE and Security- AI used in Unmanned Ariel Vehicle’s—or to detect any unauthorised UAV drones in violation of UAV Guidelines, 2016— Law enforcement Facial Recognition, Intelligence Analysis.
• PUBLIC POLICY- Socio Economic data collection done in every 10 years in India requires unprecedented manning and collection of data which can be done via Ai—with use of GPS,UAV drones etc. Used in SENSAGRI to promote monitoring of Soil and Crop Health.
• EDUCATION- Use of AI to undertake Examinations.
• Transport- Self Driving Cars, Enhanced Fuel Efficiency.
Risks OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• Unemployment- With a current population of 1.3 billion, unemployment is on the rise with 12 lakh entrants into the job market each year. If AI takes over labour intensive jobs such as Shoes and Clothing, Security Infrastructure, Transport- it will lead to a rish in Unemployment drastically.
• Danger of being Hacked/Crashing- A car being hacked to self destruct mid transit, or a car self destructing to save a child on the street; Cyber Security may be hacked at large; with over 90% of Indian population under the ambit of AADHAR a widespread data leak could lead to chaos.
• Dependence on Foreign Technology.
• “It lacks Empathy and Human Emotion” Jack Ma
CONCLUSION;Even though AI seems a lucrative idea, keen R&D on the possibilities and applicability of AI to India is mandatory especially since it has been warned aginst by S hawking, Elon Musk.
