Tokyo, June 27 (The Conversation) Even tech experts are amazed by the rapid growth of AI technology these days, allowing it to have human-like conversations in multiple languages, create music, and perform health checkups. you can pass.
The potential benefits of AI in areas such as healthcare are certainly exciting, but the pace of change is fast and there are still many uncertainties about the future.
If you’re worried about how AI will affect your career, privacy, and safety in the next few years, you may be experiencing AI anxiety.
The term, coined by a marketing agency and popularized on social media, describes an uneasy feeling about the impact of AI on human creativity and ingenuity.
Anxiety disorders are often associated with difficulty coping with uncertainty and ambiguity. People are afraid not only of what exists, but also of the unknown.
Anxiety about AI stems, for example, from feelings of uncertainty about its potential to create fake videos or spread disinformation that polarizes the population.
Some AI-generated content can also provoke negative emotional reactions in viewers. This unsettling feeling when an AI character or voice is eerily close to being human, but not fully human, is known as the “uncanny valley.”
It may be helpful to remember that these feelings are not necessarily new. Similar concerns about technological advances such as “computer phobia”, “computer anxiety” and “technostress” appeared already in the 1980s.
In many ways, AI fears are similar to the environmental fears many young people feel about climate change. Like environmental destruction, rapid digitization is the result of human activity. Many now feel that both are spiraling out of their control.
But fear of AI doesn’t have to rule your life. Excessive worrying can affect your daily life and even lead to other medical problems, and can keep you from feeling the positives of digital advancements. Here are his three tips for dealing with it.
1. Recognize that AI already exists
If you are unfamiliar with AI technology, you may feel fear or anxiety about it. A little reflection on how AI is already part of our lives may make us less intimidated by new tools employing similar algorithms.
For example, many people use Apple’s Siri to find nearby restaurants or choose movies based on Netflix recommendations. AI is also built into Duolingo when learning a new language or navigating a new city using Google Maps.
2. Prepare for new career prospects
AI is almost certain to impact the next-generation workforce. In his 2020 report for the World Economic Forum, 85 million jobs could be replaced by AI by 2025, and AI could create 97 million new roles in 26 countries. I am predicting.
But you can prepare yourself by learning how to maximize the potential of AI tools in your current or future career. There are several online courses available to help you better understand how AI will impact your field and help you develop and prepare your digital skills.
But it’s important to keep up with human skills that AI can’t (yet) replace, like interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. The future health of your workforce requires a combination of digital and soft skills.
3. Take a break
If you feel overwhelmed, turn off your digital device or move away from the screen. Using new AI tools or reading headlines can make you feel anxious or restless.
Studies show that reducing the use of non-work-related digital screens improves overall well-being and mood. Ironically, there are useful digital support tools to help reduce screen time, such as Digital Detox.
We may even be able to enrich our offline lives with AI and other digital tools. For example, you can use Google Maps to plan safe cycling routes or ask ChatGPT for recipes to cook with friends.
That way, you can take a break from your screen, reminding yourself of the benefits that technology brings to your life: two great ways to reduce AI anxiety.
4. Read up on regulations
While you shouldn’t spend all your time reading about it (remember Tip 3), it can be helpful to stay up-to-date on advances in AI regulation. Environmental fears can be frustrating when governments feel they are not taking swift action, but those with AI fears believe that some governments are taking the risks seriously. It may be comforting to know.
For example, the EU has just approved a bill to regulate the use of AI in society, the AI Law.
AI creators and other technical experts believe that regulating AI is essential to building trust in the technology before it becomes more widely used. Appropriate regulation can maximize the value that AI provides to society while minimizing risks and fears about AI.
