What is AI, and How and Why does it Impact Society? In my project my aim was to find out if AI impacted to society in a positive or a negative way.

First I started with researching who created AI and why. Next I talked about the evolution of AI and key contributions. Then I talked about how AI was developed and the coding behind it. Next I talked about the information that AI provides, and if its trustable and identifiable. Then I talked about the Pros and Cons ( Advantages and Disadvantages ). Next I talked about some applications, such as Education and Healthcare. Next I provided and talked about some gaphs and statistics. Then I talked about AI being misused in some cases and the 7 different types of AI. I then talked about Audience Targeting and how AI impacts different age groups. I then came to one of the main questions, What is the Impact on Society. Lastly I talked about what the world would look like without AI and what the future would look like for AI. 

1. Who created AI & Why

WHO: It started with the early work and introducing of British mathematician and logician; Alan Turing. It didn’t just stop there. It just got only better as the 21 century progressed.

WHY: AI aims to create machines and systems that need human knowledge and intelligence to work/do. It was made to recreate/represent the process through which the brain goes when thinking and working.

 

2. Evolution of AI

 

3. How did AI develop

It all started with the idea that they wanted to recreate a symbolic system the showed us how the brain works to help the human think. 

• 1956- The first ever AI was created and tested to see if it could solve complex mathematical problems
• 1956- Later a programming language was created. 
• 1960-  Used their knowledge and information to create the first robot that could barely move and carried out simple tasks.
• 1970- chatbox was created. WHich would help many people out (like Siri or Alexa)
• 2000- AI proved to be more intelligent than humans, by beating a world champion at chess.

Many types of coding goes into AI. This includes

• Java
• Python
• C++

4. Trustable/Identifiable AI Information

Trustable?: Most of the time the information that AI provides us is mostly, if not always proven through mathematics. But when it comes to some cases, such as a self-driving car, we can’t predict what the roads are going to look like when it comes to the amount of cars, and so this can’t be proven using mathematics. So most of the time, depending on the situation and information, there is a backup reason to the information.

Identifiable?: If the data that AI is providing us is taken straight of the internet from some other site, Yes it is identifiable. Sometimes Anonymous Techniques can be used to rid of personal identifiers that relate to the data set that is being used.

 

5. Pros and Cons

Pros:

 

• Saving Time
• Eliminating Biases
• Automating repetitive tasks
• Smoothly handles big data
• Quick decision- making 
• Digital Assistance 
• Aid with Risky Tasks
• Medical Applications 
• Full-time Availability 
• Enhanced Efficiency 
• Streamline
• Reduce Human Error
• Save Business Costs
• Global Growth Impact 
• Resilience and Sustainability
• Improvements to Daily Life

 

Cons: 

• Potential job loss
• Lack of emotion & creativity
• Discrimination Cases
• Some biased Decisions
• Spread Misfortune 
• Lack of Explainability and Transparency 
• Social Manipulation 
• Privacy and Security 
• Lack of Data Privacy 
• Weakening Ethics & Goodwill
• Autonomous Weapons 
• Financial Crisis 
• Loss of Human Influence 
• Uncontrollable Self-Aware
• Increased Criminal Activity 
• Take over Job Roles

 

6. Applications

• Education 
• Healthcare
• Finance
• Transportation 
• Agriculture
• Retail
• Manufacturing 
• Marketing
• Cybersecurity 
• Entertainment 
• Gaming
• Environmental Management 
• Human Resources 
• Law
• Smart Cities

 

7. Statistics 

• The Global AI Market is valued at over $279 billion 
• 48% of the business use some form of AI to assist them
• 38% of the medical providers use Ai to assist them with their diagnosis
• Between 2015 and 2019,  the number of businesses using AI grew by 270%
• About 83% of the companies say that using AI in their business strategies is a top priority for them.
• 41.29% of marketers say that AI used for email marketing generates higher market revenue.
• In the US, AI will create 9% of the new jobs for a net loss of 7%

8. Is AI being misused/overused

YES! Its been used for many things and not always the best. Some of the examples include:

• Facial Recognition
• Bias in Finance and Lending
• Scams 
• Tracking and Monitoring
• Etc.

9. Different types of AI

Narrow AI: 

Also considered weak AI. It can’t independently learn skills beyond their design. It is used to perform and complete very specific actions and jobs. Built to excel in one cognitive capability. Almost all AI used now, fall into the category of Narrow AI. 

It often uses natural language processing, neutral network, and machine learning algorithms to perform specific tasks. 
EX. Self-driving cars, AI virtual assistants

 

General AI:

Also called General AI or Strong AI. Designed to perform various actions at the same level as humans, such as think and learn.

They are built using quantum hardware, supercomputers, and generative AI.

EX. ChatGPT

 

Arificial Superintelligence: 

Also called Super AI. Surpass humans when it comes to knowledge and capabilities.

Its concept is also what fuels the popular media trope “AI Takeovers”. But at this point it's all just speculation. It is said that it could be “the most capable forms of intelligence on earth” Said Dave Rogenmoser, CEO of AI writing company Jasper. 

 

Reactive Machine AI:

Respond, real time, to external stimuli. Unable to store information or build memory for future use. Only a limited combination of inputs can be responded to. Most fundamentally type of AI. 

In practice, useful in autonomous functions. Examples of such autonomous functions include: filtering spam or recommending items based on your shopping history.

EX. IBM Deep Blue, NETFLIX Recommendations Engine.

 

Limited Memory AI: 

Use stored knowledge to learn and train for any future task. Perform tasks based on acquired knowledge

The core is deep learning which imitate the neurons in our brains’  function. The ability to absorb data and learn from experiences, helping it improve its accuracy of actions.

EX. ChatBots, Virtual Assistants, Self-driving cars

 

Theory of Mind AI: 

Respond to and sense human emotions. Perform tasks that limited memory machines can also do. Term is borrowed from psychology. It is not achieved yet, If it is though, then it would be a substantial milestone in AI development. 

There are lots of positive effects, but also many risks to the tech world if the was an emotionally intelligent AI. This type could lead to automation of more jobs.

 

Self-Aware AI: 

Has a sense of self and human-level intelligence. Final Stage of AI.  Refers to the hypothetical stage, where AI possess self-awareness. One of the ultimate goals of AI. It is said that once AI reaches this point, it will be out of our control.

 

10. Audience Targeting

• There is “AI-Driven Audience Targeting” which is used in Marketing. It uses machine learning to engage with certain age groups based on their demographic, behavioral, geographic, and psychographic characteristics. This guides marketing strategies.
• Larger jobs/companies with complex operations rely on AI. Healthcare & Banking also rely heavily on AI. Consumers are also greatly relying on AI as well.

 

11. Impact/Effect on different age groups

 

Effect on Kids - Teens

• Educational Transformations: Revolutionizing education. AI-powered learning tools, interactive applications, and personalized tutoring systems are also affecting kids. 
• Digital Literacy and Online Safety: Accessing information online, learning to recognise misinformation, and protect their online identities are very important as well. 
• Impact on Social Skills: There also is an impact on the social development of students. Effects on child’s physical and mental health. Breaks must be encouraged. 
• This is what makes AI so addictive for the age group specifically .
• Etc.

Effects on Teens - Adults

• Students are often using AI to cheat 
• AI can be used to get answers to unasked questions 
• Can eventually lead to bullying, and disinformation
• There is a chance that we can get humbler
• We could end up treating other life, living systems with respect.

 

Effects on Senior Citizens

• Healthcare assistance: Remote patient monitoring systems. 24/7 access to healthcare information.
• Transportation and Mobility: ride sharing platforms. Reduce reliance on public transportation. Provide door- to -door transportation.
• Cognitive Assistance & Social Engagement: AI can help with memory enhancement, and mental simulation.
• Enable Independent Living: Voice-activated assistants such as Alexa, can help with tasks such as turning on and off the lights
• ETC.

 

12. Impact on Society 

Positive: This is where the pros and cons from earlier are important. There was an equal number of Pros and Cons. But let's focus on the Pros for now.

There is a big positive impact when it comes to AI. It helps us with our jobs, it helps get work done that are not capable of being done by humans, It helps us in our day-to-day life, and helps many important people in our lives, such as maybe senior citizens. 

Looking at this it makes a good impact, yes? But we still haven’t looked at the negative side yet. 

Negative: The cost plays a big role. There are decisions being made that are either discriminating others There are also many biased opinions. AI is taking over certain jobs, making it hard for many people to find jobs. Lastly, there is a huge impact on Social Development, Humanity, and Judgement.

 

13. World without AI

What would the world look like if we didn’t have AI? It’s really hard to imagine.This is  because almost everything we do in our day to day life, has something to do with AI.

First of all we would have to do all the things that AI does for us now. This includes finding answers to unasked questions on our own, doing work that is currently not capable of humans, maybe even dangerous jobs. The would also mean the we didn’t have access to laptops, cell phones, etc. 

Looking at all of this, we can tell that, without AI life would be hard.

 

14. Future with AI

There is a big future with AI. Here I’ll list only a couple of things we can look into for the future.

• Edge AI and On-Device Processing: Faster & real time analytics. Improves privacy for healthcare and autonomous vehicles especially.
• Explainable AI: Enabling business to trust and validate AI systems decisions and information, especially in fields such as legal services and finance.
• Generative AI & Natural Language Processing: Human like text, art (imitation). These automate content creation, and customer support. It also enhances operational efficiency.
• Human-Centric AI: Collaboration between humans and machines. Can be used in complex situations such as risk analysis & medical diagnostics.

The increase from 2018 to 2025, in Global revenue, AI software marketing.

 

The number of organizations that are using/investing in AI, planning to invest in AI, and organizations that have no plans of investing in AI.

 

The percentage of the use of positive ways used in Email Marketing.

 

The last graph is to show different ways AI can be used and the percentages that it is used in 2020 and 2021.

 

Other Statistics: 

• The Global AI Market is valued at over $279 billion 
• 48% of the business use some form of AI to assist them
• 38% of the medical providers use Ai to assist them with their diagnosis
• Between 2015 and 2019,  the number of businesses using AI grew by 270%
• About 83% of the companies say that using AI in their business strategies is a top priority for them.
• 41.29% of marketers say that AI used for email marketing generates higher market revenue.
• In the US, AI will create 9% of the new jobs for a net loss of 7%

 

Looking at the information that I have gathered and shared in the previous slides, we know that, AI was created to help humans go about their daily lives. We also briefly went over the evolution of AI and who contributed and helped create the amazing technology we have today. We also looked at if AI is trustable, which is most cases is, and/or identifiable. There are many Pros, such as Saving TIme and Reducing Human Error etc. but it must not be misused as say for example cheating. We also looked at many examples of Cons of AI, which included Bias opinions/facts. AI can be used in many situations and aspects, such as Education and Marketing, etc. We also looked at many graphs and statistics. We then looked at the different AI and how it's impacting different age groups, such as helping senior citizens go about their daily life. We also went over how life would look like without AI. Lastly we can conclude using all this information and research acquired, that AI has many positive aspects but many negative situations and possibilities which can cause to misuse of AI. Without AI life is unimaginable , because it plays a big role in or day-to-day lives. In the end I would say that AI definitely has a positive impact on society & individuals, disregarding some negative effects.

 

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I'd like to thank my teachers, my friends, and my family, for supporting me throughout my project, for encouraging and answering all my questions. Thank you to my family for providing me with all the materials and help that made this project possible. 

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