With rapid increase in technology development and advancement, Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world, and this make people to ponder whether AI is going to take over their job. But however, there are certain qualities that are inherent to the experience of human being which AI can never perform.
It is a commonly known fact that artificial intelligence has emerge to transform and revolunize the way we live and work yet it can never be a replacement for human position. Because of some certain qualities like creativity, decision making, empathy, and adaptability. These and many more are some of the distinguish features of human being that AI cannot replicate
Creativity is the ability to thing outside the box and bring a new ideal that can be useful to the society. This is an essential task that involves thinking, research, innovation and development. AI lack the ability of imagination that is needed to create an innovation because it generate new ideas based on data, For example, an AI product designer may be able to come up with a new product that is functional and meets the needs of a target market, but it cannot come up with a product that is truly innovative and stands out from the competition.
Decision making this is essential in law, financial institution, healthcare center etc, it require the ability to weigh multiple factors and come up with a decision that is not always clear cut. AI has the ability to analyze and predict data but it cannot make this kind of decision that human can, for example an AI lawyer may be able to research the law and provide an opinion on a case, but it cannot understand the nuances of the case and make a decision that is in the best interests of the client.
Empathy: this is the ability to understand and share feeling with another person, this is very important in a place like customer care service, healthcare center, school etc, AI can can process and provide information but does not have the ability to share human feeling because it does not understand the emotion of another person. For example, if a customer care service use an AI machine to make research about a product, AI can provide accurate information about that product but it cannot the feeling and frustration of the customer who is having the problem
Adaptability: this means thriving in the face of change,AIcan learn and adapt to a certain extent but it cannot match the flexibility and creativity of human mindThe world is in a constant state of flux, demanding adaptability and resilience. Humans possess the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn, evolving alongside the ever-changing landscape. AI systems, however sophisticated, are bound by their programming and the data they’ve been trained on. The COVID-19 pandemic showcased the vital role of human adaptability as industries transformed overnight, and professionals across the spectrum learned to navigate uncharted waters.
Let us see AI as a tools to ease our work in many field like graphic design, data analysis and presentation, content writing but it is not a replacement for human jobs, because human have some unique qualities that AI can never replace, these qualities are very essential that we will continue to need them in the future.
The human touch is what makes a difference. When used together, AI and humans can create a better future for everyone.
AI should be seen as a tool for collaboration and not for completion with human beings, AI are programmed in such a way that it doesn’t go beyond the data it has while human can has the creativity to thing outside the box and form a new ideas at any time. If AI and human work together, they will make a better world because AI will provide us with the tools we need to solve of the pressing problem while human will provide the decision, creativity and empathy that will turn those solution into reality.
– Muhammed Abdulwahab
Department of Mass communication,
Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State.
