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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Keywords

artificial intelligence; artificial ignorance; technological structure; governance structure; social order; shepherding society

Document Type

Artificial Intelligence and Future Society

Abstract

While the rapid development of artificial intelligence is empowering society, it is also posing serious threats to the continuation of the traditional social order. The "de-intellectualization" function of AI has given rise to the phenomenon of "artificial ignorance", referring to the self-inflicted intellectual harm caused by the uncontrolled and excessive misuse of AI-related tools, thus causing a profound impact on the social order. The technical structural characteristics and governance structural characteristics of AI contributed to the emergence of the phenomenon of "artificial ignorance". The technical structural characteristics of AI can be summarized as highly concentrated capabilities, highly centralized control, highly monopolized commercial users, and highly diffused users. The governance structure of artificial intelligence is characterized by a high degree of hierarchization, which is specifically manifested in the gradual formation of the governance structure of "pastoral society". In other words, AI's quick growth accelerates the process of human self-ignorance and rapidly destroys the existing human life system, thus gradually takes on the role of a "sheepdog". To reverse the trend, governments must take the lead in forming the social order in the era of artificial intelligence by establishing and enhancing governmental accountability, defining and strengthening online platform accountability, bolstering cybermonitoring and intelligence collection, and reshaping education and human rationality.

First page

633

Last Page

641

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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