Artificial intelligence will change workplaces as AI systems can perform jobs more efficiently by taking over labor-intensive and routine tasks. While AI may create new jobs and economic growth, it also presents challenges like ensuring an ethical development of AI and retraining workers for new roles. There are concerns that AI could surpass human intelligence or lose control and harm humanity if not developed properly. The document discusses both the pros and cons of increasing AI capabilities in the workplace.

1. Impact of Artificial
Intelligence
Artificial intelligence will change workplaces inevitably. Are you ready?

2. What is AI?
any device that perceives its environment
and takes actions that maximize its chance
of successfully achieving its goals.
Colloquially, the term "artificial intelligence"
is often used to describe machines (or
computers) that mimic "cognitive" functions
that humans associate with the human mind,
such as "learning" and "problem solving"
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3. Good...or Scary as All Hell?
Pros
◦ More efficient work processes
◦ Robots can perform the more labor-intensive
jobs
◦ Creates new kinds of jobs for people
◦ Economical growth
◦ Assist in innovation
Cons
◦ Ethics of AI
◦ Difficulties in upskilling workforce
◦ People form dependence on computers
◦ Apocalyptic event?
◦ Robots could surpass humans in intelligence
◦ Skynet takes over the world and then sends
robot mercenaries back in time to kill the one
hero humanity has left.
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4. References
◦ Elliott, S. W. (2018). Artificial Intelligence, Robots, and Work:
Is This Time Different?. Issues in Science and Technology, 35(1),
40-44.
◦ Meuhlhauser, L., & Helm, L. (2012). Intelligence Explosion
and Machine Ethics. Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and
Philosophical Assessment, 101-126.
◦ Russell Stuart, J., & Norvig, P. (2009). Artificial intelligence:
A modern approach. Prentice Hall.
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