AI Among Dehumination And Humanization

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JAKARTA - The revolution of artificial intelligence (AI) due to developments in today's technology, without literacy, is feared to turn into a double-edged sword. AI will threaten the security of its users' privacy, spread fake news/information (hoaxes), and paralyze the local creative industry. This basis makes the government open space for industries, academics, NGOs, and the wider community to contribute to the preparation of policies that will optimize AI benefits as well as mitigate the risk of using AI technology.

Some of the things that make this AI soar and are in demand by the world community. Starting from more time-saving with answers to the point, providing academic support in the form of assistance in the preparation of ideas, arguments, and hypotheses and offering simpler and easier-to-use features.

Professor of writing learning from the State University of Surabaya (Unesa), Prof. Syamsul Sodiq said that the rampant use of AI cannot be separated from a number of benefits offered. This man from Kediri conducts research on AI and essay writing or scientific articles. The research was conducted on 330 Unesa second semester students, who studied the material for writing scientific articles. As a result, many students feel more confident in using AI.

"Students feel that AI helps increase creativity, develop writing ideas and arguments. Students also feel more efficient in completing essay tasks writing Indonesian essays," he said in a written message received on Monday, February 3.

He added that although AI has a myriad of benefits that students feel as users, based on a number of studies, AI also has weaknesses that need to be realized together. According to him, there are six weaknesses from AI, among others; Credibility and less convincing relevance, there is a tendency to plagiarism because of the material from and by the machine, limited reference (machine limitations are different from human limitations), data security risks, tends to depend on and decreased higher education competencies and policies that are not yet strict.

"Here the basic difference is at the same time affirming the main task as a human being in the world, learning. Learning is thinking and a marker of humanity is thinking, so AI is dehumanizing," he said.

Concerns about AI will perform dehumination are normal, as long as it's not excessive. Technology is needed to help and facilitate human life as a user. The 12 June 2023 edition of Time magazine displays the front cover that reads The End of Humanity. In its report, Time displays an illustration of a monkey evolving into a human, then becomes a robot.

The author of the book Emotionally Intelligent Design, Pamela Pavliscak, maps out how we can create a more empathetic future by combining human machines and emotional intelligence. We design technology and technology, in turn, design us, said tech emotionographer said Pamela Pavliscak.

Anxiety over the development of technology degrades our human degrees of humanity is certainly not something new. In the past, when humans created television and finally television became an addiction due to humans watching television. Television was once an 'Opium Society' (The Opium of The People).

THE Important Role Of The Government In Overcoming Dehumination

Technological advances, especially in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), have had a significant impact on humans. AI has brought convenience and efficiency in many aspects of life, from transportation to trade, and health to entertainment. However, there are also disadvantaged impacts, such as dehumanization that occurs due to the use of AI.

Dehumanization is a process in which humans lose their human nature and are considered objects or machines. In order to overcome the dehumanization caused by the use of AI, there needs to be strict regulation and supervision in the development and use of AI technology. In addition, public education and awareness about the use of AI technology and its social impacts are also very important to avoid dehumanization and ensure the development of technologists responsible and in accordance with human values.

General Chairman of the Gama Public Government Agus Sudibyo emphasized that the flow of information and communication must stand on democratic values, good governance, and public ethics. According to Agus, the government must ensure that the national data flow remains under government control. Digital infrastructure such as data centers, internet networks, and communication technology must be controlled independently.

"AI is a double-edged sword. Without adequate literacy, we can get caught in the snares of algorithms that threaten privacy, spread hoaxes, and paralyze the local creative industry," said Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Gama Public Organization, Imam Wahyudi in his official broadcast.

Agus emphasized that the solution to technology deaumination is none other than encouraging the government to immediately issue practical and applicative AI guidelines for students, journalists, researchers, and content creators. Deputy Minister of Communication and Information, Nezar Patria, said the government was reviewing the need for regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) aka artificial intelligence so that it could be optimal.

"The government, in this case, is monitoring the development of AI usage and we are positive, for example with the development of the technology, but, we are also looking at the negative aspects that will emerge," said Nezar as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 22.

AI regulatory studies are carried out by collaborating with a number of institutions and partners in various sectors, especially with the digital economy ecosystem, digital-based industry players, as well as several technology, social and cultural experts.

"We are trying to anticipate it with a regulation that tries to minimize the harmful or destructive impacts of AI," said Nezar.

Regulations regarding AI, said Nezar, were not made to hinder innovation, however, as an anticipatory measure of the risks that would likely arise. The government also discussed with UNESCO on the use of AI, especially in terms of ethics.

"We cannot fight the pace of this technological development. I think the whole world has the same concern and also divides its opinion about AI, but what is certain is that we cannot move backwards. We use technology because it is useful," said Nezar.