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ROBOTICS AND AI

The rapid development of “The problem is that humans are estimate but the direction is pretty
AI (Artificial Intelligence) inconsistent. We get tired and we clear.
is disrupting the business will make the wrong moves under
models of industries and services. significant pressure. Our psychology According to Garry Kasparov, the best
Intelligent machines challenge the works against us. Computers can positions in this game will be taken by
highly educated workforce in the eliminate the mistakes that we would the people who can control the fear
finance, healthcare, traffic and make. That is the reason why I am and excitement that comes with any
security sectors. Garry Kasparov promoting the idea of co-working. We revolutionary change.
doesn’t consider AI as an opponent to will combine our forces with intelligent
humans. He sees it as a partner. machines.” “The future
belongs to human
“The future belongs to human and Garry encourages business leaders
computer collaboration,” he says. and politicians to raise their eyes from and computer
“Human creativity and increasingly the routines of daily micromanaging collaboration.”
intelligent machines come together. and focus determinedly on the big
We will use AI more and more as picture. “As with the Internet, or with “And please keep on dreaming!
a support for our own thinking and electricity, AI will change our lives This is the big difference between
decision-making. We need to consider in fundamental ways, some quick man and machine. We can dream,
what kind of cognitive functions we and obvious, others slow and subtle. and in our dreams we can come up
can outsource to machines. How will Limiting our thinking to one narrow with ideas that could change not
we organise this co-operation to make category, like the automation of jobs, only our businesses and our lives,
business more efficient and create can lead us to miss the big picture.” but something which is even more
a social environment which is more important. We may find a solution
productive?” There is a long way to go before we which will change the course of the
reach the wildest AI and robotics entire human race.” n
According to Garry Kasparov, scenarios. Many challenges and
humans will benefit from AI because problems need to be overcome. The
computers make fewer errors. pace of development is difficult to

Garry’s latest book "Deep Thinking: Where Machine In his latest TED talk, Garry says not to fear intelligent
Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins" reflects machines, but to work with them. Also the only thing to
back on his career, but also looks to the future and the worry about is not what they can to do today, but what
wonderful human process of making our machines and they cannot. Machines are, after all, made by humans.
lives better. n How far can we go with machines at our side? n

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