Us and Artificial Intelligence

KOMPAS/HENDRA A SETYAWAN

Sophia, a robot supported by artificial intelligence (AI) technology that was activated in 2016 and created by the Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics, takes part in a special interview with the media at the 2019 Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Dialogue in Jakarta on Monday (16/9/2019). Sophia represents AI technology of the future, when humans and robots can work together in various fields. The robot, which can make dozens of human facial expressions, is expected to be smart enough to help humans in the fields of medicine, education and scientific research. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the use of robots in 2020 is estimated to reach 3 million units or a threefold increase over the last 10 years.

The assumption of humans being the most intelligent creature is now being challenged by a super intelligent human creation itself.

It is possible that one day, the creation’s capability will surpass that of its creator. In fact, after being discussed since the 20th century, the issues surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) have been increasingly developing in the 21st century. When Klaus Schwab held in 2016 in Davos, Switzerland the World Economic Forum themed “The Fourth Industrial Revolution,” AI emerged as a technological breakthrough along with robotics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, energy storage and quantum computing.