Arizona State University computer technology expert Pei-yu Chen poses a brilliant “what if” scenario that should help anyone understand the opportunities and risks posed by the rise of artificial intelligence software.

Imagine there’s a smart kid, but we don’t teach him anything. Instead, we say, “Hey, kid, just go out there and learn.”

It’s an important time to reflect on this possibility and its implications.

AI is as forceful of a change agent as we’ve seen in our lifetimes. It’s not going anywhere, so we now must determine how we’re going to react and adapt.

It’s been a year since the debut of Chat GPT, bringing to the masses generative AI, capable of creating pictures, essays, music and more.

In that time, we’ve seen:

AI technology has been in development for decades, but 2023 marked a turning point in our understanding of the power of this tool.

“Before,” Chen said, “a lot of AI applications were very narrowly focused and focused on specific tasks, for example, how to play chess … there were very specific goals in mind. But now AI has developed into a general technology.”

Let’s think back........

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