In recent times, Artificial Intelligence has made its transition from science fiction to something which is an integral part of our life. From the time we wake up until we sleep, AI works in the background, fulfilling all our needs. The response of A.I. might be complex but it basically reflects a greater efficiency and access to information and new issues that need to be carefully considered. AI has made life easier in many ways, like helping people be more efficient, travel safer, and learn better, but it also brings some problems we need to be careful about.

Comfort and efficiency are the most significant ways AI has changed daily life. Smartphones in which AI provides features like efficient typing to save time, facial recognition to unlock your phone, and smart AI assistants like Google Assistant or Siri that can answer questions, set an alarm, and control home appliances to AI platforms such as Gemini, ChatGPT which helps develop a vast understanding of different concepts , it all has helped to make daily life easier. Also, in the medical field, AI helps diagnose earlier and more precisely by reading medical scans such as X-rays  often highlighting things human eyes don't see, saving lives. AI also helps in the development of medicines, accelerating the identification of new medicines.

In school also AI programs can provide personalized learning according to the needs of each student which can enable students to learn more effectively and engage with material differently. Even smartwatches and fitness trackers use AI to track our health according to our daily movements from tracking sleeping habits to heart rates. It also gives advice about exercise and  gives helpful guidance on how to live healthier. AI is also instrumental in helping to keep us safe and secure. Banks utilize AI to fight fraud, analyze thousands of transactions in a fraction of a second, identify abnormal activity and protect our money. Aside from safety, AI also plays an important role in our entertainment. Online streaming sites such as Netflix and music streaming sites such as Spotify utilize AI in giving us customized suggestions and playlists of programs we watched and music we listened to. This content personalization saves our browsing time.

Although artificial intelligence has many clear benefits, it is also reasonable to assume that using AI has drawbacks. There are issues with AI such as lack of ethics, computing bias etc are the main problems faced by AI users. Ethics in AI is one of the most crucial issues that needs to be addressed. Ethics in AI involves discussion about various issues, including privacy violence, social impact etc. The process of developing and deploying AI raises questions about ethical implications of decisions and actions. For instance, the surveillance systems that AI power are a privacy concern. Additionally , it is essential to take a more focused approach in sensitive areas using AI like health , criminal justice which needs a more ethical approach to get fair outcomes. 

Another concerning problem of AI that is surfacing recently is its potential to displace human jobs at an alarming rate. Many roles that are essential to the workforce, like customer service to critical data analysis, are becoming automated. This is of most concern to the low and middle-skill workers, who are now constantly being threatened to be replaced by AI that neither needs rest, nor needs to be paid. Within this context McKinsey & Company states that “These shifts will mean that up to 12 million workers in Europe and the United States will need to change jobs” (The Future of Work in Europe). The rise of AI could consequently leave large segments of the population behind, which can lead to economic crisis and a massive rise in unemployment. 

To sum it all up, AI has changed our lives in a multitude of impressive ways. It has helped us in saving valuable time, learning new things while also taking significantly less effort to complete tasks. However, the problems it has caused, like machinery error and a direct impact on the employment sector cannot be overlooked. Therefore we need to use AI wisely and make sure it helps everyone. If we use AI with transparency and taking human values in mind, it can and definitely will make the world a better place.

References

McKinsey Global Institute. Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: What the Future of Work Will Mean for Jobs, Skills and Wages. McKinsey & Company, Dec. 2017.