Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently capable of passing\nprofessional exams for lawyers and accountants, demonstrating high\ncognitive proficiency when supported by robust databases. If this\ncontinues, AI will be able to pass competency tests for any functional\nposition.<\/p>\n
In short, AI that enters the category of Artificial Super\nIntelligence (ASI) and eventually leads to behaviours akin to\nsuper-intelligent humans (Artificial General Intelligence\/AGI) will,\nhypothetically, become the smartest machine in the world. History\nrecords that Deep Blue defeated world chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov\nin 1990. Later, the AlphaGo phenomenon in 2016 showed that without human\ndata input for 40 days, it could think independently, defeating humans\nin the ancient Chinese strategy game, Go, which is far more complex than\nchess.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, all major communication technology companies\u2014including\nGoogle, Meta, X, OpenAI, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Qwen\u2014are racing to\nrealise the concept of AGI. Furthermore, nations are competing to\ndevelop super-intelligent AI. Saudi Arabia, India, China, and the US are\ninvesting billions of dollars to develop this technology, aiming for AGI\nor ASI. Some computing experts are mesmerised by its potential to work\nwithout human control, while developers strive to lead the way in\nachieving AI autonomy. Although AGI and ASI remain in the stage of\nconceptual hypothesis, they are championed by optimists.<\/p>\n
Conversely, some are panicking, viewing this as the beginning of\nhumanity\u2019s downfall, drawing parallels to the Hollywood sci-fi film\n\u2018Terminator\u2019. Others remain calm and positive. Current Machine Learning,\nknown as Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI), is still considered a\nrobot capable of error and stupidity. The progress of ANI is driven by\nthree main pillars: the availability of Big Data, massive cloud\ncomputing capacity, and breakthroughs in Neural Networks.<\/p>\n
AGI and the concept of ASI still require massive data inputs from\nservers the size of Bogor City. Hypothetically, ASI and AGI are still\nmere concepts, so is there a need to fear a mass extermination caused by\nmachines taking over humanity?<\/p>\n
After watching the Netflix documentary \u2018The AI Doc: Or How I\u2019ve\nBecome an Apocaloptimist\u2019, it is clear that super-fast neural networks,\nBig Data, and autonomy are the elements that could trigger a \u2018Skynet\u2019\nscenario. The documentary encourages viewers to be critical of AI\ndevelopments over the last decade, especially as autonomous features are\nbeing embedded into weaponry.<\/p>\n
The central question is: will my child be able to survive, thrive, or\ninstead face extinction due to AI technology? There is a profound\nanxiety regarding the actions of algorithms and AI manipulation. We may\nsee the effects of this in incidents such as the bombings at SMA 72\nJakarta and other less-exposed incidents in Padang and Kubu Raya. How do\nmachines lead victims with unstable minds toward harming many\npeople?<\/p>\n
Shortly after the high school bombing, Australia and other nations\nimplemented rules to block social media content for children under 16,\nand aggressive online games were restricted. The internet is no longer\npurely a medium for online learning for students.<\/p>\n
While the \u2018Terminator\u2019 phenomenon may be far from reality,\ninternational organisations are urging a global convention to ban the AI\narms race and halt the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems\nthat operate without full human control. The incident involving three\nstudents making bombs in a school requires further investigation. It is\nworth considering whether \u2018adversarial attacks\u2019 allowed algorithms to\nfail in detecting disturbing or provocative images intentionally\nembedded to satisfy users.<\/p>\n
AI development in Indonesia is still at the ANI stage. Yet, some\ninfluencers already categorise AI as an agent that dulls intelligence\nand wisdom. Some Indonesian netizens have even gone as far as labelling\nit \u2018Dajjal\u2019.<\/p>\n
If the hypothesis of AGI is achieved and one tech company leads the\nAI competition, it could transform into a \u2018Dajjal\u2019 figure in the end, if\nAI is used to spread slander, incite division, and cause conflict\nexcessively.<\/p>\n
My child, who lives in a boarding school, once reminded me in a\nfamily WhatsApp group: \u2018Don\u2019t feed the AI\u2026\u2019 As a member of Gen X, I did\nnot fully understand the meaning, as I often post AI-generated content\nin the family group. However, after watching the documentary, I\nunderstand. AI will not manipulate us if we do not grant them autonomous\naccess. Nevertheless, we must be wary of the challenges our children\nwill face.<\/p>\n
Gen X faces the fear of nuclear war; Millennials faced the computer\nblackouts and shutdowns of the year 2000. Now, Generation Alpha faces\nchallenges regarding AI\u2014will it facilitate them, accompany them, or will\nit be an imitation of intellect that destroys them?<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/artificial-general-intelligence-the-future-dajjal-1790135716", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }