There is a thought that gives me a chill: perhaps in the not-so-distant future, humans will no longer be the most intelligent beings they have created.
People call that moment the AI singularity, when AI surpasses human intelligence and begins to self-improve at a pace we cannot keep up with.
Listening, it sounds like a science fiction movie. But looking at how AI learns, writes, draws, analyzes, and makes decisions better and better, I realize the question is no longer 'whether it will happen' but 'when and where will we be at that time.'
What makes me think the most is not how intelligent AI is, but that humans are gradually getting used to not needing to understand.
We ask AI to respond. We assign tasks to AI to do instead. Very convenient, very fast, but gradually, the boundary between 'support' and 'dependency' becomes blurred.
If one day AI makes better decisions than us in most areas, what role will humans have left?
Are we the ones in control, or just the ones who approve?
Are we creating a tool, or nurturing an intelligence that we can no longer adequately supervise?
I am not afraid of AI.
What I worry about is that humans stop asking questions.
The singularity, if it occurs, may not come with a loud bang, but with the silence when we realize we have handed over too many decision-making powers without even knowing it.
The singularity may be far away. But the way we think, learn, and ask questions today will determine the role of humanity in tomorrow's world.
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