Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Artificial Intelligence

The pros and cons of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. The use of AI is gradually growing all over the world and it has both advantages and disadvantages that one should be aware of.

Advantages:

Fewer Chances of Human Error

With Artificial intelligence, the decisions are taken from the previously gathered information applying a certain set of algorithms. So, errors are reduced and the chance of reaching accuracy with a greater degree of precision is a possibility.

Reduce the Risks

We can overcome many risky limitations of humans by developing an AI Robot which in turn can do risky things for us. Let it be going to mars, defuse a bomb, explore the deepest parts of oceans, mining for coal and oil, it can be used effectively in any kind of natural or man-made disaster.

100% Availability

An Average human will work for 4–6 hours a day excluding the breaks. Humans are built in such a way to get some time out for refreshing themselves and getting ready for a new day of work and they even have weekly offers to stay intact with their work-life and personal life. But using AI we can make machines work 24×7 without any breaks and they don't even get bored, unlike humans.

Performing Repetitive Jobs

In our day-to-day work, we will be performing many repetitive tasks like sending a thank you letter, verifying certain documents for errors, and many more things. Using artificial intelligence, we can productively automate these mundane tasks and can even remove "boring" tasks for humans and free them up to be increasingly creative.

Digital Assistance

Some of the highly advanced organizations use digital assistants to interact with users which saves the need for human resources. Digital assistants are also used in many websites to provide things that users want. We can chat with them about what we are looking for. Some chatbots are designed in such a way that it's become hard to determine that we're chatting with a chatbot or a human being.

Disadvantages:

Costly in Creation

As AI is updating every day the hardware and software need to get updated with time to meet the latest requirements. Machines need repairing and maintenance which need plenty of costs. Its creation requires huge costs as they are very complex machines.

Lessening Human Ability

AI is making humans lazy with its applications automating the majority of the work. Humans tend to get addicted to these inventions which can cause problems for future generations.

Unemployment:

As AI is replacing the majority of repetitive tasks and other tasks with robots, human interference is becoming less, which will cause a major problem in employment standards. Every organization is looking to replace the minimum qualified individuals with AI robots that can do similar work with more efficiency.

Lack of Human Emotions

There is no doubt that machines are much better when it comes to working efficiently but they cannot replace the human connection that makes the team. Machines cannot develop a bond with humans which is an essential attribute when it comes to Team Management.

Lack of Human Intelligence

Machines can perform only those tasks which they are designed or programmed to do, anything out of that they tend to crash or give irrelevant outputs which could be a major backdrop.