TED ANKARA COLLEGE / 10-D
Fast and Easy, But Ethical?
Deniz USTAÖMER
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Artificial Intelligence( AI) and Machine Learning( ML) have become more and more popular nowadays thanks to new developments. In healthcare, there are AI models that use medical imaging and patient data for the early detection of diseases. However, healthcare is not the only industry that benefits from AI and ML. Finance, manufacturing, transportation, education, and entertainment are examples of many industries. As AI provides us with an easier life, it also causes serious challenges in various sectors such as art.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning may sound like a dream the moment you hear them, and they are indeed fascinating inventions for mankind. For instance, in a workplace, AI-powered safety systems can reduce accidents and improve workplace conditions. In the entertainment industry, AI is used in simple but efficient ways. Streaming platforms like Netflix use AI and ML to determine which visuals are most likely to captivate each viewer. This system is great for taking your business to a new, safer, and more productive level. For example, AI and ML transformative tools can be used to identify and neutralize cybersecurity threats, power chatbots in customer service and generate blog posts or social media captions. years creating the animation. In this situation, AI could displace certain job roles like animation in the future as it continues developing. Therefore, it is not seen as ethical in the creative industry as people are at risk of losing their jobs.
To balance the benefits and challenges, governments and industries need to work together for the establishment of ethical guidelines. AI and ML are catalysts for creative industries, so there should be restrictions for each industry to benefit. These technologies serve humanity with lots of advantages, and nobody should be left out of this experience.
Though it is effective for lots of industries, some of them such as art seem to have lots of challenges. To illustrate, Netflix uses AI and ML by auto-generating thumbnails to attract viewers. The same platform extended a poster of an animated show called‘ Arcane’ with AI. The producers called out Netflix for showing disrespect toward the artists who spent over three