Artificial intelligence is among us

The 21st century presents a challenge for mankind, since much of what was once science fiction has now become reality thanks to the advance of technology, and on a path that has bifurcated between genetic experimentation and the creation of artificial intelligence, he must adjust his modus vivendis to changes that daily impact the synergy of societies and provoke confrontations and projections that sometimes sound catastrophic.

It is perhaps the development of Artificial Intelligence that causes most concern to the common mortal, since it is seen as a competition of man himself, thanks to media campaigns that only show the tip of the iceberg of its benefits or detriments.

Human capacities for biological reasons have a limit and although there is a group of scientists and geneticists devoted to the improvement of these, but the great central computer of man, called brain, remains as unknown as ever, because the more progress is made in discoveries more new things appear, so, taking advantage of that unlimited capacity, another group has been working on the creation of Artificial Intelligence, which is nothing more than the ability through processors that perform mathematical operations of a machine, generally called robots, to perform a specific task.

Since 1956 when this term was coined, several generations of "machines" have made possible advances impossible for human capacity and computing is one of them. What would today's world be without it? Would it be better?

Now, when we are bombarded about the danger of robots, we undoubtedly take advantage of the association of many books by Asimov, which talk about this, or apocalyptic movies like the Terminator saga. But is this possible? Will Artificial Intelligence be able to become independent of man?

The Sophia robot, capable of imitating and learning human gestures and performing analytical processing, has awakened hidden fears that beyond realities are unfounded, since, as Asimov himself stated in his famous work "The Bicentennial Man", to be human it is not only necessary to look like or do what humans do, but also to have consciousness, and so far it has not been possible to replicate this.

Artificial Intelligence has been part of our way of life for many decades and although for many it is considered disruptive, personally, I believe it is not, because it has managed to create better living conditions, but the deviations that may have occurred in terms of human behavior cannot be blamed on technology but on man's ability to limit himself.

If we go to the extreme and take Artificial Intelligence as competition in tasks and therefore in the loss of places of employment or spaces for human beings, we forget that the industrial and technological revolution would not have been possible without it, since it has been with us for longer than we have been alive and as in any active society when profound changes are made, roles are exchanged and it is very far that machines can have conscience.

Are we ready to adapt to Artificial Intelligence? Yes, we have already done so without realizing it. Isn't it already in all our homes, actions, objects and instruments among others?