1. AI makes life more enjoyable and convenient for most people.

• Most of the tasks that AI can complete are very simple, and most people can do them easily on their own. Also, there is a cost for AI to do these tasks. It costs our privacy, because they collect our personal information.
• People who are concerned about their privacy can redact (hide) certain pieces of personal data, such as using fake data.
• Some AI don’t use just written data, but they also use your voice and conversations to learn about you. For example, Amazon’s Alexa collects your vocal data.
• Every device should have privacy options, and if you don’t like those options, you can choose to delete your account. For example, if you are speaking about buying a house, you could start to see housing advertisements in your Facebook feed.

2. Artificial Intelligence has the potential to be used as a weapon both for physical damage and for technological damage like computer viruses.

• If you use a good anti-virus software, you will be notified when you visit dangerous websites.
• Not only computer viruses, but programs to make robots dangerous could also be developed.
• It is perhaps a better idea to use robots as soldiers instead of humans, and we can use them in current conflicts like the one in Ukraine.
• Electricity, gas, water and other city systems are all controlled by computers. If someone developed a strong virus to affect them, it could cause those systems to go down.
• The viruses may get stronger, but we should be developing equally strong or stronger antiviruses to counteract the threat.

3. Al can improve working spaces safety. For example, we can automate dangerous tasks so that humans do not have to do them. Instead, robots or computer programs can handle the task and relieve the burden for humans.

• If we automate those tasks and reduce the amount of work for humans, those humans may lose their jobs and their money.
• There won’t be less work, but there will be different work available for humans. For example, people that used to do dangerous tasks could be moved to newer, safer tasks. For example, if a doctor would have to do a huge surgery on a dying patient, the robot could do it so the doctor wouldn’t take the blame and lose his medical license if he made a mistake. If the robot makes a mistake, it is just a matter of fixing some code.

4. I think we should make robots that can help anytime, especially for elderly people when they need a helping hand, or in case of an emergency.

• Robots certainly could be helpful for emergencies or care, but they will never have a human’s sense of compassion or trust. Being helped by a robot could be very scary or uncomfortable for some people, especially older people who aren’t used to technology.
• Change is not a reason to be afraid. Things change over time.

5. If we continue to develop AI and technology, the pace will get faster and faster. In 1900, we had no television, and few people had electricity. By 1950, most people had television and electricity. By 2000, people had electricity, phones, internet, and every other type of modern technology. At some point, we are going to reach a time called the “Technological Singularity.” When this happens, technology will be so advanced that it can develop itself, and humans will no longer be necessary.

• There is no point to worrying about this when it will happen so far in the future. We will simply cross the bridge when we come to it. However, it is not an excuse to give up on updating our technology.