Emergence in Gray
摘要
The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a ubiquitous presence in the lives of modern society has created the most inspiring, practical, and threatening technology since the Industrial Revolution. Over time, new technologies have poked the sensibilities of the status quo, creating a moral panic around the changes that have been introduced. For example, the development of the airplane was met with initial indifference by the public. However, as the growth and potential of air travel emerged, the rumbles of discontent also grew. The purveyors of current transportation in the early 1900s—cars and railways—perceived air travel as a threat to their customer base. Some people felt indifferent, thinking they could never afford the flight. The barrier of social injustice of segregation haunted the industry in its early days, limiting the options of flying for millions of Americans (“Social Change in the Airline Industry”). However, today, we have a thriving airline industry, millions of passengers worldwide, and an eye on traveling beyond Earth. Air travel has evolved to be as commonplace as a pair of denim jeans. Since then, humans have pushed their intellect to create a new tool for society that mirrors a desire to be decisive that strips away bias—to create an ideal object bereft of any biases to produce information for the greater good of humanity.