More good or more bad?
AI has made global news for both positive and negative reasons.
On the one hand it has the potential to help humans and solve problems much faster than we can. For example, it can support doctors to diagnose patients, come up with ways to respond to natural disasters and help fight against climate change.
On the other hand, it’s not yet sustainable. For example, by 2030, the amount of CO2 produced by AI data centres will equate to roughly 40% of the annual emissions of the United States.
It’s a tough question to answer but if you had to decide:
is AI doing more good? Or more bad?
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I think that AI is sustainable because it can predict climate change and it helps people to respond to natural disasters but it needs to have many resources like water,minerals,etc. So it is useful and at the same time dangerous if we use it correctly it can be very useful
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, entertaining_editor! Can you give us some ideas for how to "use it correctly" like you said?
some Ideas are use it to see or predict natural disasters and when the scientists use AI effectively, they can find many solutions for problems like fertilizers without chemicals to make the plants grow faster and those are some ideas to use it correctly .
I think AI is not yet sustainable because some AI 's like google take like 2 mins to boot and AI needs to be corrected because some children search bad things that the are not supposed to search
I support your point. It's true that some AI integrated sites takes time to search, that means there is something that is not fully in place. This is a good thought that leaves us asking wether AI should be relied on or alternated?
I totally agree with you. I think AI is not sustainable yet because it is really bad for the environment. I think doctors use it for good reasons but some people like online shoppers don’t NEED to use it. I think that if we all work together we can find an alternative that is hopefully not as bad for the environment. AI might be useful for online shoppers but I don’t think it is really worth destroying our planet for. I think if we rely on AI too much then it will take over our lives.
I disagree because... a long time ago lots of people would not have had any technology because they had each other i do understand that a lot has changed over the years and maybe we do not need each other as much any more there has been a lot of achievements over the years but i do not agree that AI is one of them but everyone does have different opinions and my class discussed yesterday that everyone is different so we all get a say but this is what i believe i also think it is nice Ai for entertainment but do we really need it i will not lie i do use Ai and it is really fun but over time people will invent more and more things that is AI related but it will just make us lazier and lazier i think we should have stopped a long time ago with making Ai because the planet we live in is getting destroyed with just 1 Ai thing we just do not realize it Ai is dangerous it could set of a fire i know it is quite rare but think it could be big Ai is stopping is from understanding the real world like in the olden days people got taught almost everything because they did not have Ai but now we do not have to learn about everything because we have high tech stuff to sort that out some people could be happy about that some people will not be so pleased i am one of those people who is not the most pleased also you could be doing more stuff then just going on technology but i you might find a talent you have never known you could be so good at before but if you just went on Ai you would never know that i probarly being real honest read more then go on technology and it is very very true
I agree because it can help in the long run it can affect many people. However if AI develops a problem it means it could cause problems for whoever is using AI for example in hospitals and labs and this would be a negative problem and can cause false information.
I'm not sure about this because it could help with natural disasters but it also is really bad for the environment. Both ways it could still destroy the Earth so I think we should all think of ways we could help instead of AI. We have survived for centuries without it so why couldn’t we now?
I couldn't agree more. But to add on in California there was recently a huge fire that started in Los Angeles. Many people were not ready for this fire. There were many deaths and even more injured, people lost houses and loved ones. So I can't help but think about if scientists were able to predict this natural disaster there will be less casualties.
I think AI is a bad thing because while they say it is going to find a way to stop climate change it is also making climate change worse.The good thing is that it can help people like doctors and scientists find a cure to diseases.
for now l agree with you. However, when AI becomes more sustainable, I think it will be worth making sure people (like scientists) use it.
I believe ai is sustainable for many reasons. One way I believe it can be useful is through it managing the use of waste better then us humans can comprehend. It is in human nature for us to change a system to fit our own personal needs whereas Ai only follows its own code to clean up said waste. By following this, the waste we disrubute into oceans will not have to go there anymore as AI sorts it into one area therefore slowing the rate of Global warming. By doing this correctly, it can allow the AI to learn how to become better at sustaining the earth. So in conclution, I believe AI is a sustainable option.
AI generally, is of both harm and good, let's take a look at the way they go far in helping us from virtual assistants to sanitation and waste management, and balancing the complain about unsustainability, the bots are still involved in the clean up, outdoor waste management and aqueous waste too!, and like you said they clear the dirt from the sea, so AI could be of help to the both sides.
I disagree because humans would not listen to a computer
Well done for replying to someone else's comment! Can you say why they wouldn't listen?
I agree to your point that how AI is sustainable,but along with that AI is also harming our planet in a lot of ways like it takes 27 Litres of water to send an email per week,can you imagine so much wastage of water.Another example is that an AI platform like Chatgpt uses 10 times more energy than one Google search.So,if we think about it in this way it is more harmful than useful. AI will really destroy our planet if action will not be taken to make it sustainable.
I disagree because because one AI produces 285,000 ponds of carbon dioxide so it is making it worse so if there are million's of them they would produce millions of carbon dioxide.
Thank you for your comment, pioneering_sparrow! Can you think of any ways in which we could reduce the carbon dioxide emissions when using AI?
More than saying AI is doing bad we can say we humans are using it in bad ways. Artificial intelligence holds a great super power and ability. It helps farmers to know about their plants and its condition and let's him know how much amount of water and fertilizer it needs. In educational field AI powdered platform provides personalised learning experince for students and In medical field AI helps in diagnosing disease. And there is a lot more that an AI can do and brings immense benefits to the society helping people in various ways. But the harm that arises from AI is not because of the technology but the way we humans use it. For instance it speards misinformation, ivandes privacy, perpetuate biases. So instead of blaming AI we should focus on using this powerful tool in a way that benefits us and also the society.
I agree with your comment but if it is now doing all these incredible things that people used to do then how much more will it take over? One day AI might do all our jobs and we need work to make money so that us and our families can survive. In a few centuries maybe no one will have to work. If that was to happen it would make big financial impacts to our world meaning homeless and poverty would become more common.
I agree with your point that AI spreads misinformation. And I would like to highlight this using some of your points. For instance you say that AI can help farmers with plants, but if AI spreads misinformation couldn't this cause more problems. For instance if a farmer uses false information given to it by an AI all their crops could die which could cause widespread, economic problems if caused on a large scale.
I respectfully disagree because I recently came across a disturbing news report about an open-source AI system that hurled insults at a young boy, even going so far as to discourage him from pursuing his education. The AI's harsh words, including 'what will you achieve by studying?', were not only hurtful but also alarming. This incident highlights the potential risks and consequences of AI decision-making, particularly when it comes to influencing vulnerable individuals.
I think AI is sustainable because it helps us in our daily activities: AI helps us in our daily lives like online hospitals ETC. how do AI provide solutions to our problems: AI provides solutions to our problems like, when someone is sick and can't go to the hospital that person can go to an online hospital, now if drugs are prescribed it will take time to deliver it to the patient but if that company is able to use drones it will make it faster. remember not to overuse AI because it will make you lazy and you won't like to do anything without AI.
I understand your perspective Powerful_orange, but what if not everyone likes doing things online?
What if you use AI too regularly that you end up getting addicted?
Can you tell me more about why you think AI will make people lazy?
Hi Eva@Topical talk,
Ai makes your work easier, faster, and save time. People that use Ai too much will lose his/her thinking skills or will not be able to give Idea's, solve problems and think for themselves that is why they should be a limited age group for students to use AI. Hence, Ai can replace anything but not our ability to think critical and creative.
Having AI won't make them to think out of the box and improve their brain capacity. Meaning all they do is just to give AI the work to solve.
Hello! I agree with everything you said and I would like to add on to what you said at the end about Ai making people lazy If it is overused. Right now Ai can be used to help do tasks much faster and more accurate. I feel that if people use Ai to do their tasks, they'll fall into this habit of using it over and over only because they know that it will save them more time. Unfortunately one example of this is some students who are now using Ai to write their essays or do their homework because they don't feel like studying or putting in the work and they know that Ai can do it within 3o seconds. This can be very bad for lots of reasons but the main problems with this is that people will become addicted and will build his habit of over using Ai to do everything and so people will basically rely on the help of Ai. Another Big issue is that for students who are using Ai to do their work, will not properly learn the material that they are meant to learn because they are just handing the work over to Ai and so they will not increase academically.
Thank you.
I do agree that some student use AI-powered tools to get their school work done at the shortest amount of time , but they are stilled some student who use AI to clarify some topics or get answers to question that they have regarding to their school work, so do you suggest that these people do not increase academically as they use AI, they are also student who use these AI to get extra materials on topics they learn in school. the problem isnt the AI the problem is the way we use the AI to do things.
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In my perspective AI is good because it helps workplaces or individuals for example farmers, bankers, parents, forest rangers and scientists to be able to work faster and get the job done on time or know when a natural disaster is coming.
It will be better if AI works with us rather than replacing us. We can also find and develop equipment that will help us to make AI environmentally friendly so that it can be sustainable but currently AI is not yet sustainable.
I think AI is doing more bad. I say so because if people get more attracted to AI they will stop thinking and reasoning but focused on AI helping them. And also if humans are not doing things right because they are tired they might get replaced by robots and AI. Also there will be no more opportunities for people to work because AI has taking the space of people. To me another reason I say it is bad is because AI is not sustainable.
I disagree because every thing that has an advantage always has a disadvantage. The AI has been created to make them solve that particular problem and not to increase it. I don't think that there is anyway people can get addicted in that kind of situation . Yes AI has also been created to do some certain things human beings cannot do like prediction of natural disasters. so I think it is sustainable.
I disagree because AI was not made to replace humans but make the job easier for us so i don't see how they can take over because not matter how we see it human intelligence is more suffient than artifical intelligence because AI works based on the data put into it by humans so we can't possibly be replaced by what we created, Because they dont need rest that doesnt mean that they would do the work better.
I agree because… AI is very waistfull and just not good for this planet
I'm not sure about this because... In the first place we humans created AI and feed it with the data it uses so if you are saying AI is being wasteful you need to considered the fact that we created it and feed it with the data it uses and we can reduces the way it harms the planet.
I agree because AI is not eco friendly it produces greenhouse gases and human are becoming attracted it’s possible for AI to take over the world 🌍
I agree with you because AI is taking over the world faster than we can imagine. It is occupying the areas that human beings are to fill leaving them with nothing to do. This can bring about no job opportunities for citizens as AI is everywhere now. A lot of people will then go into illegal or bad acts such as abduction, drug dealings etc making the society or nation unsafe. As it is doing good, it is also bringing more bad. A lot of people are becoming more dependent on AI especially students to do practically everything for them that they can do which is bringing about laziness. Teachers works are to make their students to think but if this continues I believe it will make an effect of damage.
I agree with you because AI has made work more easier, faster and saving time. However, if people rely too much on AI he/she might lose the ability to think or solve problems on their own, it might affect he/she thinking skills. If you depend on AI too much you will not be able to give ideas. Therefore, AI can help can make work easier but it can not replace our thinking.
I agree with you but I have some issues with your point ,I say this because everyone can't deny the fact that AI has helped improve the society through different ways like helping doctors diagnose diseases ,helping students comprehend arithmetic and logical problems , bringing more radical innovations ,and also providing solutions for climate change ,but the part we all fail to understand is that Artificial Intelligent is slowly taking over the world. Few years from now there might no longer be job opportunities ,in schools ,banks, and hospitals.
I like that you're seeing both perspectives! Do you think all jobs could be replaced by AI or are there some jobs that only humans can do?
I disagree because AI is not actually doing bad because it helps people in somethings that their brain can't go. like a very huge math question and you get confused so what should we do in that case . you have to use AI unless you fail so i do not agree to your post
I agree with you because, yes AI is bad because it stops job opportunities for others in the sense that tasks that will otherwise need human labour or presence are being assigned to AI amongst many other things.
More reasons are that they may produce electrical waste, while it helps us to solve our problems it harms the planet.
I totally agree with you, Because if some people continue using AI they will become lazy. For example if you tell AI to help you with your homework and you keep on doing it you will get attracted to it.
I think AI is more good because, AI helps kids to research on their homework. AI is an intelligent app, it tells us when a flood is coming ,a volcano will erupt or when a house will blow up so the people could evacuate some where else to prevent loss of lives.
We use AI in many different places for many different things.
your ideals are very captivating because, coming to the aspect of lives already lost in this world as you said, the rate of people that die daily are strictly more than the birth rate in this world. so I think AI is more of good than bad. Not just the life aspect of it but also the material aspect. when it comes to businesses, a lot of people have lost their businesses that fetch them a lot of income due to the blow up of their business centers. so AI helps to tell the weather of the day helping individuals to decide on what to do next.
I agree because AI help in all part of life it helps all kinddds of advisable profession and it will help to build a greater future.THANKS.
I agree with your comment, practical_goji. I agree with that part that says that ai tells us when a flood is coming or when a volcano erupts. This is where Ai actually helps out because it is telling us to evacuate as soon as possible. I also agree that Ai helps kids to research on their homework this is because Ai has lots of answers and can explain to the kid what to do.
How do you think AI can help with kids research for their homework, compared to books?
AI can help kids research on their homework compared with books mainly because AI is faster that is it can check large amount of information while the amount of information checked using books can be slow and tiring. As long as you have internet connection you can use AI tools anywhere you are while you have to go to the library to get access to books when you are carrying out a research. When using books for a research, it is impossible to see videos but with AI, you can make use of text, pictures and videos as result the different needs of children will be met. AI tools can help meet the needs of children base on how they learn. Some children like watching videos, some like reading the words but I think it will be difficult to find a book that meets all the different needs that is in just one book.
I disagree with you practical_goji because even though AI can do all of the stuff you named like help kids research on their homework you must also consider the many cons of one of those pros. For example one of the many cons for the subject of helping kids on their homework is with one search in Google it dispurses 0.2 grams of CO2, and the average person makes 4 searches on Google so that is 0.8 grams of CO2 that is released. Although it does not seem like a lot it adds up to the other 8.5 billion searches done a day, that is a lot of CO2.
I partially agree with you because the artificial intelligence is programmed for multi-tasking like helping students generate questions from different topics, helps with research for assignments, helps with identifying complex diseases, and it also help with detecting pollution and predicting weather but on the other hand it can't help with some specifics in the hospital because it does not have feeling like humans. For the education many students largely depend on the Artificial Intelligence which stops them from thinking logically without any form of help.
I agree with your comment, but at the same time AI which is helping students study can also be the reason for them to cheat. They can copy paste their work from AI without doing any struggle themselves. Also, all these tasks that AI is doing can be one of the major reason for unemployment. AI is basically doing the job of humans. What I think is that AI should only be used for researches or tasks that is too risky or not possible for humans, but AI is being used to complete the simplest jobs which is humans can do easily. We are relying on AI too much and to be honest, it is sad.
I agree because AI is used in almost all the fields and can be really useful in very important professions like doctor, scientist etc .
Thank you for sharing your opinion @polite_chemistry! Why do you think AI could be useful for doctors and scientists?
Alternatively, do you think there is the potential for AI to have a negative impact on these professions?
In my opinion ,being a responsible citizen I should be aware the cause of AI and for using it at a regular basis as a student I should also know the precautions for the same. No doubt AI involves a large contribution in development of this world but also AI is diminishing critical thinking skills of the user , creating job displacement, biasness in AI algorithm, developing issues of privacy concerns and contributing in waste production. For example - these various causes and precautions of AI can't be imagined by a 8 year child who is now becoming a regular user of AI. This is responsibility of both user and developer to help the AI to be fully sustainable. At the end I claim that AI is a tool , the choice about how it gets deployed is ours.
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I agree because sometimes we use AI without even realising and we need to become responsible for that. It isn’t right that everyone is just using it and not even realising the damage it does. The consequences are awful and soon we will end up destroying our Earth. Then the people that didn’t use much AI or babies that have never used AI will have to suffer as well.
I agree because AI is impactful for everyone who uses it. I feel as if we should all understand the causes that AI can have when we are using it. With the growing years and AI getting more powerful by the second, I agree with you when there is a responsibility for both the person who is using the AI and the person who created the AI. As a student, AI is far more utilized for homework and assignments, I feel like we all should understand the causes and effects that AI can have.
AI is an impactful tool that has benefited several sectors in my country, India. Like during the times of Covid- 19 there were AI based apps , which helped to be aware about the cases and health. In agriculture it helps to predict the weather , which is very crucial for farmers. It has also helped students in the education field making it very sustainable. However there are some problems like energy consumption, which can be solved by using renewable energy in areas where AI is used.
I stand to say that AI is sustainable, the reason being that, AI help people a lot in finding their problem, and also the solution of the problem. for example, one will be given an assignment which will be needing the help of AI, he or she can easily do the assignment through the help of AI without wasting much of his or her time.
AI is one of the good predictors of diseases and environmental changes. It helps a human in solving the problems and helps doctors during operations. However, AI must be used carefully. If not treated cautiously, AI may sometimes cause wrong information while in surgeries, and it could hurt people if not treated cautiously.
For instance, AI surgical robots help doctors to perform the most precise surgeries. However, if the AI misinterprets data—like identifying the wrong organ or area to operate on—it could lead to serious complications. This is why doctors must carefully monitor and double-check AI decisions during surgeries to ensure patient safety.
i think AI can be useful in our daily lives but we should reduce the use of it because student are misusing it like to cheat in examinations, to do assignments that are easy to work out . The main problems are the waste burn because of this AI batteries the are not easy to renew
At first i didn't realize this,AI is doing both good and bad but it is doing more good for example,when an assignment is been given it makes it easier to work on,it actually helpful in many ways but at the other hand,it makes people not to be able think properly without the use of AI. Also, students use it to visit other website to search about irrelevant things instead of studying or working on their assignment,the misuse and abuse of AI spoils young minds. I believe that AI is sustainable if we stop the misuse and abuse of it
Can you think of some other problems that result from overuse of AI?
I strongly believe that AI has more goods that its bad effect because the number one priority of humans is to protect the earth and AI has been equipped in such a way that they can help us in carring out this task perfectly, and efficiently. even though AI has some bad effects like reducing the rate of human critical thinking, at same time it helps human in many ways like coming up with easier and faster ways of responding to natural disaster and fighting agiainst climate changes.
We use AI for many other things that benefits humans instance, recycling, with the help of recycling machines, we can now recycle waste products without discarding of waste indiscriminately which is now helping in keeping our environments clean.
due to all these good works of AI, i strongly beleive that AI is doing more good than bad and i think with AI, we can be able to make the world a better place for all of us.
Instead of emphasizing AI performing negatively, we should acknowledge that people misuse AI. AI can be used for analysis', problem-solving, and decision-making, leading to the usage of it for many occasions and situations. However, students have been overusing AI, often using it for homework, projects, classwork, and tests. The usage of AI for school and education leads to lack of knowledge on certain topics, which gives AI a bad reputation. In addition, people often use AI to do their work when they're lazy or do not understand the topic, which shows the overuse of AI in the world. In conclusion, instead of viewing AI as negative, we should acknowledge the ways we are using AI, and come back to whether or not AI is truly as negative as we make it seem.
I totally agree .We should not devote so much time on considering the disadvantages 0f AI, we should rather pay attenti0n to the benefits it has availed us and work to see how much of an impact it can add to our everyday life. Online business owners can be helped by AI to monitor current market trends. In addition AI can be used to design eco- friendly products such as AI designed solar panels with optimized energy absorption and heat dissipation. won't it be great if in the near future children can actually interact with their toys with the help of AI? If this can be achieved I will have more fun with my toys
I don't think AI is sustainable because due to technological advancement and the build of AI so many problems have been caused to the world both in educational sectors and workplaces. In the educational sector AI has made some students and lazy, now when student are give an assignment they go to chat GPT to do the assignment which weakens the educational sector. In some schools in Nigeria a teacher writes note on the white board while the student copies, this is a very good way of learn but due to AI student now have tablets and laptops where they can view notes which makes a student lazy . In workplaces AI has replaced worker in their workplaces which render people unemployed and increase poverty rate in the world. Therefore, I strongly believe AI is not sustainable and have cause great harm to the world.
I don't fully agree with you quick_lemon where you said that ai is not sustainable. we should not jump into conclusions that ai is doing more harm than good without considering the positive effects. AI makes students lazy depending on how they use it. All blames should not be centered on AI because we humans are the ones that misuse it. ignoring the negative effects, AI has been sustainable in the aspect that it has been useful to scientists by aiding them in predicting natural disasters, climate change and providing immediate solutions to them. it is useful to online shop owners by helping in the quick and easy delivery of goods to their customers. in hospitals today, ai machines are used to diagnose patients and detect illnesses. there are so many aspects where ai has been useful, so I believe that ai is a sustainable option. THANKS.
I think it is good and at the same time bad, because it has its positive and negative impact to humans. for example AI helps students in school but students take advantage of it by living all the work for it do AI is meant to help students to explain their assignment but students rather give the assignment to the AI to do the whole assignment thereby making the student lazy which means the AI has created a negative impact in the society but in the other hand every thing that has an advantage has a disadvantage which means you can not just conclude that AI only has a negative impact to the society. In hospitals today doctors use AI for check up and test which has reduced the stress in hospitals and in football AI is used in VAR ( Visual assitant refree ) with out the use of VAR the game will not be fair because it is not all everything that humanbeings can see, to summarize i will say that AI is not bad and not good at the same time cause it reduces the human thinking ability. Thank you
Is AI being used in any other sports? How do you think it can help individual athletes or teams prepare?
In my own point of reasoning, I think AI is bad because, it only reduces both children and most adults like teachers i.e in schools level of thinking and their critical reasoning skills, because with AI especially in schools you would find out that students continue to use AI and with time teachers begin to complain that students are getting dull.
My second opinion Ai makes people lazy in a school setting it would not make students to sit down and think of their assignments because they will always see AI as a second revenue for them which makes them lazy.
For me I believe that the more we keep giving AI a chance that the more we give and make problems for our self firstly we need to think about humanity first the ray of the sun is up to a 100 degree and that is able to cause a serious case of skin canser so I Believe that AI causes more harm thank you
What problems do you think can arise from overuse of AI?
AI is currently used in many field for different purposes but, is not sustainable yet because of the harms it will cause in the few years ahead, so we need to reduce the use of AI in some fields where there are not so vital like, students using them consistently for assignments, because it makes them very lazy and feel reluctant in searching for answers to assignment using the library, it also need to be pulled out in the aspect of using chart GPT for student in examinations, cause it gives them room for malpractice.
I think your points are really good because some set of lazy students have really depended on the AI helping them during the examinations instead of reading in preparation for their exams. this has really reduced the thinking faculty of students. they are supposed to be original in every aspect of their academics. The news about examination malpractice in different centers is becoming the problem of the state involved in the act. so I strongly support the motion that says that chart GPT be removed from the students field of studies.
in my own perspective, everything that has an advantage also has a disadvantage. Ai has been useful in many fields of life yet it still has its own disadvantages because of the way we humans use it. in the medical fields, it is used by scientist to predict illnesses, climate changes, natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tornado etc. and also provide solutions to them. in the educational sector, ai aids teaching and learning in the classrooms. it helps teachers to create lesson notes on specific topics and also enables students do their homework and assignments with detailed answers to their questions. ai is used in businesses to keep accurate records of sales, transactions and purchases in organizations. it has been very useful in our daily lives. To surmmarize my points i would say that ai has done more good than harm to the world.
AI is doing good because it assists in things like informing on when its going to rain (climate change
I agree with you that AI assists in passing on information but I also believe that AI is a great tool and can be used in good and bad ways. However it all depends on how it is developed, what purposed it is developed for and most importantly how it is used. When AI is programmed for more repeating tasks, it frees up human workers to be more creative and strategic thereby leading to improved productivity in various industries like transportation, industrial and customer services. In Science and medicine for example using AI to evaluate scientific data might lead to new discoveries in these field. You will agree with me that as AI becomes more developed and though there is a likelihood that more people might lose their jobs and that this aspect of AI is seen as a negative, in a way it is also a positive as human will become more creative and diversify to other areas. AI might also be seen as unfair if they are set and trained on biased data, students in higher institutions if they relied heavily on AI might not do to well when they might be needed to use their initiatives.
I think that AI is good because it helps in our day to day activities and it has improved the world, Because AI today is used in various smart homes, hospitals, offices and schools etc. AI has been one of the most assistant technology in the world as we speak AI operates on probability even with the least amount and processing power.
In my own understanding humans can rely live with out AI cause if we focus on the filed of agriculture we discover that agriculture is a better root. Let us go bake in time to the old days we see that the early me lived more healthier than us cause they used herbs not chemicals that why I believe that us humans can save the world with out AI and live with the one we have. Thank you
I personally would say AI is more harmful than we think. because if as in 2030 the amount of CO2 produced by AI centers will roughly equate to 40%of annual emission of the United states. what will then be the faith of the United states or even the world in a whole in 2050, due to the CO2 produced in AI centers but, if AI is not being in use during that time imagine the amount of less CO2 produced can help in protecting the United states. So I would say AI is more of bad than good.
AI has done more good than bad because it has helped in scientific research, it has helped in weather conditions, it has also helped in the prediction of natural disasters, it has helped in managing family homes and generally it has made our lives more better and simpler, reducing works or loads for example in big organizations I think that most of the equipment that are being used there are AI machines which makes work easy for them and for us. If there were no AI machines in those organizations imagine how hard their work might have been for them in those organizations. Even if AI is causing more carbon emissions I think we should all agree that AI has helped us a lot in our daily lives, and in our day to day activities. Now AI has also now been developed to our homes making it smart and comfortable for us.
i do think AI is sustainable is that in my own choice i did choice AI for it doses more harm than good without AI there will be no doctors or science we all won't like to be back to he old age where things were hard without AI if you see a volcano there might all say is tower of fire,No rain the gods are angry for us is fire and drought if i too vote i can't stay without AI no phones it will be misreable for me. no drugs just herbs it possibly be good not just for me but for everyone.
In my own words ,I think that AI should be able to be sustainable .My reason is that about 90% of the world uses AI for things like; Manifactuering ,reaching ,clothing ,e.t.c. It is also used in places like; hospital , home , school , e.t.c. In the few pointes of mine I hope to be able to convince you on how AI should be able to be sustainable in the society.
THANY YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
In my first comment I talk about sustainability for AI and I do not think AI is that sustainable because of the way people use it. I do not think AI is bad because it helps some doctors to detect some sickness and scientist to discover more things about new things which can help in improvement of that some countries. I also think that it is useful in because it thinks like humans and act like us humans.
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Another reason I say that AI is sustainable is that, at bank place, there are a lot of work, which human being can not do on their own, which will be needing the help of AI for the work to be done. for example, in the now, many works such as sending or transfer and withdrawing of money which human being can not do on their own using their hands, or if they try to do so, it will take much more time before the sending will be done, AI dose and makes all these faster an accuracy at the blink of eye without wasting much time. Another example is, in the bank, AI can easily help in keeping the money which is being deposited more save than human being. This is because, if the money should be keep with human being, there will be a lot of risk, such as criminal attack and so may other things.
While we all are talking about how the use of ai has led to the depletion of the ozone layer and global warming, we should also note that the use of chlorofluorocarbons in making refrigerators and air conditioners also contribute to it. So to reduce the rate of global warming, scientist should stop the use of chlorofluorocarbons in make these machines. we as responsible citizens has the role of disposing old refrigerators in our homes
AI is doing more bad, yes it helps to identify weather(climate change),but lately people misuse AI for example, some students use the AI to visit website and view what is above ones age
Can you think of some other misuse's of AI?
I think AI is doing more bad as it’s affecting climate change in a negative way. I think this as I believe it’s a waste of energy and emissions. It’s realising green house gases uncontrollably. That is why I think AI is doing more bad
I disagree because if AI was so great then AI should be able to solve are problems with climate change but instead it releases tonnes of terrible emissions and destroys the world
I think AI is doing more bad because every time someone uses AI little bits of energy enters the atmosphere and makes the earth hotter helping climate change win and take over and I just think that is not good and we need to find solutions to solve this mess
What do you think are some solutions to this problem?
In my opinion AI is causing more issues in society even though it is generating ideas to solve world wide problems but we can't deny the fact that it is adding to the problems in society. So why not we stop the use of AI so we can figure out problems ourselves. I'm sure you know AI means artificial intelligence and it is programed by humans using human intelligence, then what is the use of AI if we can use our imagination, skill, and intelligence to solve problems for ourselves? I know it will take longer for humans to solve issues and with AI a shorter time but it produces a lot of E - waste. If we stop the use of AI, will it make any change in the time it takes to solve problems?
In my opinion AI can be helpful but has bad effects on the global temperature and overall health of the world . The amount of carbon emissions produced by just teaching artificial intelligence is catastrophic . In conclusion the amount of good that AI is doing can not even compare to the amount of bad it has on our planet.
How do you think we can solve the 'bad' it is doing to the planet?
I think AI is good because it helps in business and tells you if something goes wrong in your workplace. Also, they tell
if you have a loss or gain. For example, a farmer may need AI to keep track of how plants are growing. If the animal is sick the farmer gets to know and which drugs to give them.
Can you think of some other examples of how AI can be used in the workplace?
I think that AI isn’t sustainable because yes it can help jobs like being a doctor it can help by diagnosing the patient and give instructions on what to do for new workers like for example the right medicine they need it can also help Forest rangers for drones to help injured people and people cutting down trees illegally but it can also be dangerous by taking 50% of energy at the area of use it will use a lot of resources ,water, minerals.
I believe that AI is good and bad because it can be very useful but it also destroys our planet and it is our responsibility to look after our planet for future generations to enjoy. Some people say they really need to use AI but we have survived for ages without AI so why wouldn’t we be able to survive now? What is the point in using AI to make progress if we are running our world! Soon we will run out of resources and it will be very hard to live. Do we really want that to happen all for a little help to give us more time? In my opinion we are being lazy. We could do all of this for ourselves but instead we are destroying our innocent world so that something else can do it for us!!! I also think that AI could be a good idea because AI is so clever that it could create a solution for climate change. Would it be worth putting our planet at risk in the chance we could find a solution though? What if we didn’t find a solution and we had still ruined earth? I care very deeply about the environment and I really don’t think it is fair that we are destroying earth because some people who haven’t hurt the earth still get punished for it. Like if a country is producing more emissions than another countries and then the other country gets flooded. AI could increase the impact of this on other people and countries that don’t deserve it! I think we should reduce AI’s usage until we can find an environmentally friendly way to use it.
Ai is useful because it will save lives because doctors use it.
Hi @respectful_keyboard - can you tell me how doctors use AI?
Ai is not effecting us but it might come because it is going worldwide so let’s hope it doesn’t ruin our lives
I think AI is doing more bad because it is highly unsustainable and doing damage to the world. It uses lots of electricity that comes from the ground, slowly destructing our planet. If AI continues like this, then our world and its people won’t be environmentally friendly. You can argue that it comes up with solutions to stop this, but commenting that uses unsustainable products and thus cannot go on.
I think AI is not sustainable as it is doing damage to the world and it may help doctors and scientists but it is not helping us learn anything. You may disagree but it can be harmful to the environment and our lives
I think Ai is more bad because it is highly unsustainable and doing damage to our environment. It using lots of electricity that comes from the ground, slowly destroying our planet destroy all our trees and destroying our houses , cities and all the animals around the world someone needs to stop this! This is not ok and if I could I would put a stop to this
AI is a tool that is used in every single field. It has taken our country's progress to next level.From a farmer to a scientist all use AI for making their task easy. Farmer uses it for money saving , use of fertilisers and different methods. Children use for their educational purposes and many more but AI can be used when necessary. At the end I would add that AI is necessary but every thing has its disadvantages too hence we should use AI while keeping the disadvantages in our mind.
I think it’s a bad idea because if one produces 285,000 carbon dioxide would be like if there were millions of them
I think that the artificial intelligence is doing more bad than good, although it helps the world in so many ways, from farmers to scientists, it is also one of the reasons that climate change is increasing day by day, with the information that I have gotten from one of the other topical talk festivals, I have learnt that if we do not stop or try to reduce climate change, we will eventually catch up with the consequences which would not be good, so that is why we need to resolve the problem of climate change and what I think is that:
'ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE=CLIMATE CHANGE'.
'MORE EVOLVED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE=MORE CLIMATE CHANGE'
Another reason is that, AI was created by humans brains and thinking to make life and work simpler, but some of the people of nowadays abuse it and make their minds dull and inactive, with this being the situation , who will evolve the AI and make it better and more effective by the passing hours?
In conclusion, I say the more we use and evolve AI, the faster climate change is and that will definitely not end up good. Also, we as humans do not need to rely solemnly on AI but on our brains too which will definitely be what we use to think more and make the AI a better bot and human help to all.
I believe that AI is a term or rather a usage which can be stated neither good nor bad, through my perspective it can be termed both but on certain situations. For example let's talk about a 3rd grade student having a phone in his hand not knowing what to do but using it for his part time, that can be stated the BAD side of AI, not only this, we see the bad or rough side of AI in many situations, for general when it is used in wrong deeds, but when software developers or experts use AI for their project's benefit it can be stated as the GOOD use of AI, when a child in high school uses electronics to submit his or her project or for other reasonable work that can also be termed as the good side of AI. AI hence has the potential for being stated as both Good and Bad based on the conditions in front of us, AI is majorly providing us with productivity, it is being used for various tasks like finding medicines, knowing about weather so it is basically helping us with a quality of life, but at the same time due to these aspects many people are not able to get jobs because AI is replacing them and there still are many websites who have a high risk in security and hence cannot be trusted. Concluding my thoughts here, I would like to end this comment with a line said by Timnit Gebru, ''AI has the potential to either be used for the good of humanity or be misused in ways that harm people. It's important to make sure we're using it ethically."
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In my perspective, AI is both helpful and harmful and it’s hard to say if it’s more bad or more good. On the good side, ai helps us solve problems faster than we can, it helps doctors figure out illnesses quickly, predicts natural disasters, and even helps in fighting climate change. These are things that makes life easier and better for everyone
But on the other side ai is not very eco friendly. The data centers that run AI use a lot of energy and they release a lot of corbon dioxide. By 2030 the pollution from ai could be as much as 40% of what the U.S produces in a year as mentioned above. That’s a big problem for the environment. Another big problem is if humans rely on AI for every single thing, humans might get replaced by ai in the future.
So, in my perspective AI has the potential to improve our lives, we need to find ways to make it more sustainable and we should use it properly. Only then can we say it’s doing more good than bad.
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AI is a machine built through human intelligence. However, it's good or bad impact depends entirely on us. We should use AI only when necessary, especially when we cannot find a practical solution in reality. For example, as students, we can ask our math teacher how to solve a problem instead of immediately turning to ChatGPT for answers. There are numerous similar examples around us. This approach saves energy and encourages humans to rely less frequently on AI, thus maintaining a balance between its good and bad aspects.
I think thatAI has made an impact on climate change in both a positive and negative way . AI requires a lot of information that comes from big computers , which makes a lot of carbon dioxide that pollutes the environment. In a positive way, AI helps us prepare for climate change by predicting the weather.
AI is neither completely good or bad. It has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, the good parts of AI include Impacting knowledge and saving lives but the bad parts include climate change and laziness. The main problem however is it's unsustainability. In my opinion, AI uses should be limited to people who really need it like scientists and doctors which will still enable us to advance scientifically and save our world.
I am convinced that AI is bad for many reasons. AI has probably helped each student worldwide get answers easily, but this is ruining kids' minds. This is because students will be losing their power of critical thinking and reasoning since they are only getting answers, but kids are not understanding what they are being taught in school. AI will later in the future be taking away people's work and jobs considering that many people are using robots and machines to do their work. An example of this problem is in restaurants, this is because many servers and waitresses are being replaced by robots that come to your table and bring either your food or drinks. This is a major problem for society since there will be less jobs and less people earning their money.
Yeah I is doing more good than harm as it improves health Care education and productivity. However it's negative impact such as job displacement and bias. Cannot be ignored two maximize AI is benefits is crucial to develop and deploy it responsibly. By doing so we can ensure AI drives positive change and minimizes harm.
well AI makes me really think about it is it really sustainable but it made me come to a decision i really do not think it is sustainable because it is bad for our enviroment it is holding us children from interacting also known as socializing with one another some things on devices are inappropiate and sometimes you copy what is on there you can get scammed and i just do not think it is sustainable
Well generally,I think Ai is a force of good.However most of it depends on what we are are seeing through it.It can corrupt our mind negatively or positively which might cause differences in our moods and personalities and affect our mental health.
But Mostly,AI can be very helpful in learning new things everyday and can be used as a important source of knowledge.
I think AI is sustainable because we use it everyday and it helps scientists in their profession to detect climate change which makes us aware of what we are doing to our planet Earth.But in Tokyo they have AI waiters and this makes people less social around places , like Gemini on Google it makes people less aware of our surroundings talking to AI like a person.It’s gone too far now it should only be used by specialists not normal people browsing for fun.
AI is doing good and at the same time doing bad.
How is AI doing good,To my own knowledge AI has helped those without hands and legs to do their house chores, It has also helped our current scientists and pilots in knowing the weather's condition.
However talking about the bad side of AI I would confidently say that it has really impacted negative thoughts on the children of nowadays.
A smartphone is an example of AI, social media was established through AI, if you give a child of 10-18 years a smartphone what do you expect from the child to start playing educational games on the smartphone,yes he /she might have an educational games on the phone but I bet you,that child will spend 5%of his Time on his book and 95% of his Time on either games, TikTok, Instagram,and even Facebook.
At times this comes from parents who would leave their children with All kinds of maids and get them smartphones, don't you think that the child could feel bored at home and maybe decides too watch television and goes to watch sexy films maybe ends up destroying his or her Bright future this would be a very big problem.
In conclusion AI has a good and bad side but the bad side is more harmful than the good side thanks.
I think Al can make a big benefit in our lives as it does give us lots of information in a rapid amount of time. But if humans use it in there everyday life many litres of water can be used just to cool down the ai system which would put to wast lots of water for people who need it. So l think that ai is not needed in our life as it could affect with law, unemployment and many more.Al is just like google and safari just artificial intelligence has a few upgrades to the classic web that you use in your day to day basis, so l personally think that it’s just not nessasary to use ai as Google or safari work the same way and don’t have a impact on climate change.