Artificial Intelligence known also as AI is being hailed as a great benefit to society. It is being used to help the scientists in the face of #Covid_19 speed up looking for a vaccine. AI has also featured in self driving vehicles, manufacturing robots and even "humanoids" for companionship.
Prior to the pandemic, society could claim that it was looking for ways to speed up processes and make the workplace safer. However, even then this seemed like a step too far with driverless trains, robots manufacturing cars and humanoids for companionship.
Unemployment has also plagued economies around the world with African economies that are commodity based leading unemployment figures prior to the pandemic. This is now followed up in vast numbers by the service and tourism sectors post the pandemic. How then do we justify our AI push for all sections of society in times that we need to re-engage humanity and put people back to work? Is reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) a step to far for humanity?
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