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• Personalisation: Personalisation techniques can be simplified using AI. It is now easiest to target customers
with the right product. Thread, a UK based fashion company uses AI to provide personalised clothing
recommendations to each customer.
• Global Defense: The most powerful robots in the world are built with global defence in mind. One example of
AI in global defence is The AnBot. The AI-based robot developed by the National Defence University can carry
out automatic security patrols and guards against terrorists and rioters.
• Disaster Management: Precise weather forecasting assisted in planning outdoor events easier. But even the
smallest advancements in predicting the weather, majorly impacts the market. Accurate forecasting allows the
farmers to make critical decisions about planting and harvesting.
• Enhances Lifestyle: AI is branching out into every aspect of our lives and helping us live a better life. We use
AI systems to interact with our phones and speakers through voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google. Cars
made by Tesla using AI for self-driving cars. Even Google gives us recommendations based on our activities.
Disadvantages of AI
Elon Musk says “AI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilisation.”
The important thing to remember is the consequences of your actions while applying AI. Some of the disadvantages
of AI are:
• Expensive Technology: As AI is advancing day by day, the hardware and software need to get updated with
time to meet the latest requirements. Setting up AI-based systems requires high costs because of the complexity
of the engineering that goes behind its making.
• Leads to Unemployment: With the rapid development of AI, the fear of unemployment is constant. Jobs
in manufacturing, agriculture, food service, retail, transportation, logistics, and hospitality are some of the
industries likely to be affected. The majority of the repetitive tasks would be taken over by AI.
• Lacks Emotions and Creativity: AI machine lacks human emotions and creativity. AIs can become skilled
machines but they can never acquire the abilities of humans. The creativity of AI is only limited to the ability of
humans that created them.
• Does Not Improve with Experience: Humans learn from experiences, whereas it's not possible with machines.
AIs cannot alter their responses based on the changing environment. They are programmed to behave in a
specific manner, so they cannot make decisions in case they encounter an unprogrammed situation. If a change
is required, they need to be re-programmed.
• Discouraging Human Creativity: Apps like ChatGpt and others can be used with ease to do anything and
everything.
Task #Creativity & Innovativeness
List down the point why AI is beneficial/ harmful for the society.
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