By NISSHANTANY A/P THINAGARAN & DR AHMAD SAUFFIYAN BIN ABU HASAN
TANJUNG MALIM - Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been gaining popularity as an essential component of human life. The development of AI has affected how people conduct themselves in terms of studying, working, socializing, and gaining knowledge.
Recently, AI has become a part of the lives of millions of people because of the abundance of AI-based software that aims at making peoples' life better through enhancing their interaction with technologies. Today, people use various types of AI technologies including virtual assistants and algorithms that recommend songs, books, etc., while interacting with different services; however, they are not even aware of how these technologies work.
Varshan, a graphic designer student who embraces artificial intelligence as one of the aspects of his everyday routine. "For example, I frequently apply to AI-based tools that allow me to design a new concept and content within a shorter period than usual. The application of AI helps me save the time on thinking about how to create something new," he noted. According to him, AI should be considered as an assisting technology but not as the replacement of human imagination, which makes people able to produce qualitative products.
Likewise, Vanessa Fedillia is another AI application user who also is a university student. She stated, "I use AI to understand difficult concepts and arrange data to write down my homework. It breaks down difficult concepts for me. It makes learning easier for me." However, according to her, it is important to verify the information. As per her view, although it may seem that AI could be highly useful, yet it is essential to verify the information from other reliable sources as well.
Besides, AI application usage has brought about changes in terms of communication as well as consumption of content. In this regard, it may be pointed out that many websites, including Facebook and Instagram, are using AI technology to make recommendations based on their analysis of users' behaviors and preferences. Furthermore, Vimanan Velangani, who runs a small scale business, gave his account of the use of AI in the following words: "I use AI technology to facilitate myself posting information on different social media sites, as well as handling customer services and analysis of preferences." According to him, through AI technology, even a small-scale business like his saree pleating and cookies business can make use of sophisticated technologies.
Although the advantages of this new technology are plenty, some individuals are skeptical of the growing trend in the use of AI because of the issues that come with this technology such as misinformation, privacy concerns, and even the abuse of technology. Some believe that excessive usage of this technology may hinder a person's critical thinking skills and may lessen his ability to reason and find solutions.
The issue about privacy also needs to be considered as well since most of these technologies depend on gathering personal information before processing and using it to serve the consumer's needs. With these advancements in technology, it is deemed necessary to use this wisely. On the other hand, this technology has many positives about it. This technology is indeed very beneficial to almost every aspect of our lives, including learning, health care, businesses, and leisure activities. In fact, the adoption of this technology in Malaysia is very extensive. Many believe that this technology makes life simpler for them.
The appearance of artificial intelligence helps us realize the impact of technology on our lives. However, despite some existing difficulties, an adequate strategy can help us benefit from this technology. In general, it would be a mistake to underestimate the importance of Artificial Intelligence in modern society since it becomes part of our daily lives. It helps us study, create and work efficiently.