ArtificialIntelligenceandItsImpactonOurFutureWeknowthatpeoplearethinkingthroughtheneurons,andthecomputeristhroughaprogramtoexecutetheworkinstructions.So,ifonedaytheprocedurecanreplacetheneurons,thecomputerwillnotbeabletoproduceideas?Recently,therewasanewsthatSaudiArabiagrantednationalityforarobotnamedSofia.GooglehassetupanethicscommitteetodealspecificallywithandmonitorrelatedissuesinthefieldofartificialintelligenceLastmonthGoogleArtificialIntelligenceTeamTheDeepMindteamhaspublishedapaperonthejournalNature,announcingamilestonemessagethatthenewAlphaGocangetridofhuman’sknowledge.AlphaGoZero(newversionofAlphaGo)islikeahumanbeginner,justtounderstandtherulesofthegameandtheultimategoalofthegamecomesfromit’sstudy.Artificialintelligencehasasaying:singularity!Afterthesingularity,artificialintelligencecancreateamoreintelligentartificialproducts,andthenthedevelopmentoftheslopewillsuddenlysteepup.MaybeTerminatoriscoming!Atpresent,artificialintelligencehasreachedaveryhighlevel.ThisyearinJuly,RobinLi,hasbeenridinganunmannedcarinBeijingontheringsforaride!Thedriver'shand,hasnottouchedthesteeringwheel.Ali'sdataontransportation,energy,waterandotherinfrastructure,willbescatteredinallcornersofthecitydatatoconverge,andthenthroughthesuperanalysis,large-scalecalculation,toachievetheoverallreal-timeanalysisofthecity,sothaturbanintelligenceTorunup!ThisyearinMarch,MahasbeenquietlylaunchedinHangzhouXiaoshanpilot,ablowisknownasthecenturyproblemoftrafficjams.Citybrainthroughthemapdata,cameradataforintelligentanalysis,whichintelligentlyadjustthetrafficlights,thesuccessofthevehicletrafficspeedincreasedby11%,greatlyimprovingthetravelexperience.ThisistheUnitedStatesGoogle'sBostonpowercompany'slatestreleaseofarobotcalledHandle.ThisisSpot:AndthisisAtlasItisupto1.9meterstallandweighsabout150kilograms,walkinglikeahumanbeingwithhislegs.Itismainlyusedtoassistintherescuework,butafterprogramming,ithastheabilitytopassthroughtheruggedterrainandtheoperationofelectricalequipment,canformthefuture“mechanicalinfantryregiment”.BrilliantFacebookforthenext10yearshasagrandplan:connecttheworld,artificialintelligence(AI),virtualrealityandenhancethereality.Artificialintelligenceisattheheartofthisplan.Ifthepreviousseveraltechnologicalrevolution,atmost,isthehumanhand,footandotherbodyorgansoftheextensionandreplacement,theartificialintelligencewillbecomeasubstituteforhumanbeings.Itsimpactonhumansocietyandthewholesocietyandsocietyasawholewillbeunprecedented.AprofessoratStanfordUniversityhasdoneastatisticthattheUnitedStatesregisteredinthe720career,therewillbe47%replacedbyartificialintelligence.InChina,thisratiomaybemorethan70%.Theevolutionofrobotsmaybefasterthanhumans,andtheirultimategoalwillbeunpredictable.HawkingMan,areyoureadyforAI’srevolution?