We can go back to 1984 in a few years! Microsoft’s President, Brad Smith, recently said that if regulations and rules regarding artificial intelligence are not introduced, life in 2024 could look a lot like the oppressive dystopian world depicted in George Orwell’s 1984 novel.
In a documentary broadcast on the BBC, it is explained how artificial intelligence is changing our lives in a wide range from scientific developments to governments’ control of the state. In the documentary, it is said that governments are now handing over the task of monitoring citizens to artificial intelligence. Attention is drawn to monitoring applications in China, which is thought to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030.
“I constantly think of George Orwell’s 1984,” says Microsoft president Brad Smith at the end of the documentary. Smith continues: “The basis of the story was an administration that could see, listen, watch and record what everyone was doing at any moment. We survived 1984 without incident, but I cannot say the same for 2024. In some parts of the world, this idea of science fiction seems to be turning into reality. “If we can’t prepare laws to protect society against this threat, we will be left behind technology and we will not be able to catch up with it again.”
Microsoft’s boss is not alone in his opinion. Many leading scientists and technologists draw attention to the uncontrolled rise of artificial intelligence and say that the necessary legal regulations must be made as soon as possible. As AI gets smarter and its uses expand, the danger of it spiraling out of control and never being undone grows.
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