Episode 962 Embracing the AI Revolution: Solving Global Challenges

Hi everyone, away we go. This is episode 962 of Blind Magic in Alice Springs and I am your host and presenter Murray Stewart. Artificial intelligence. Yes, it's on everyone's lips at the moment. I have been discussing artificial intelligence with many of my friends. I truly believe that the era of artificial intelligence, the revolution that is, has the capacity to rid the world of many of our challenges, particularly when it comes to people with disabilities. And also in overcoming disease, perhaps ridding the world of disease, assisting in slowing down the aging process, resolving issues of loneliness. Yes, I think artificial intelligence will absolutely be the vehicle from which we can solve many of the world's challenges and problems. I already have seen the benefits of artificial intelligence. Even with this broadcast, I am using an artificial intelligence program and I trust and I hope that you believe that this has been very much to the broadcast's advantage. You are the judge of that. You absolutely are. But I do note that there is a lot of concern about the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. And I get that. I totally get that, particularly when technological advantages of any type are put in the hands of large corporates, then yeah, sure, greed might get in the way of the benefits that I've just outlined. But, you know, I have seen in my lifetime huge technological advancements going from black and white to colour television. Who could forget those days? Then there was the era of the computers. Yeah, the first computers. Wow. Compared to today's computers, they were enormous. They were huge. I remember at RMIT, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the first computers were the size of a room. And now look what we have. We have incredible computers that you now can carry around with you and you can support on your lap. It's amazing what advancements there has been in that area. And of course, we have seen the advent of the internet. Which, despite some of the challenges, most definitely has brought us closer together. 100% it has. You can connect with people now all over the world just simply by opening up your computer and getting on the World Wide Web. Look what's happened with the telephones. oh yes who can remember the days of the uh you know the times when we had to dial a telephone and then of course there was the first mobile phones which were the size of a house brick and now they are as they are today beautiful sleek designs that can fit in your pocket and can connect you with the world. And of course, this has meant the launch of Siri technology, which means that people like me can use our voice to make phone calls, to send emails or text messages. It's incredible. It's amazing. So yes, all of these advancements have happened. and whilst it has presented us with challenges in the main it's certainly done me no harm in fact quite the reverse so my attitude is question everything but fear nothing question everything but fear nothing i have at my home a brand new vacuum cleaner mop which is driven by ai AI. Yes, it's a robot. It's amazing. And as I said, I'm using AI for these broadcasts, and it also has been amazing. It's writing descriptions and titles to perfection, reflecting perfectly the aims and objectives within these episodes. Absolutely brilliantly. couldn't write them better myself. Yes, there may have to be laws put into place to ensure our safety and to ensure that greed does not get in the way of these incredible possible advancements. But in general, I'm excited by the future. I am. The revelation or the revolution is on, oh yes, the revolution is on, so we might as well get on board. And maybe, just maybe, the problems and challenges in your world are about to be solved. Absolutely, maybe you're lonely. Maybe very soon there'll be the possibility of AI pets or AI partners. In fact, I do know that AI pets are already happening in places like Japan. Is this good? Well, I'll let you be the judge of that. But sure as hell, the problems that will emerge will not surely be greater than the problems of loneliness or of disability and disease, of incredible health challenges. So yes, look, let's, as I said, let's question everything but fear nothing. And indeed, there's a real prospect and possibility that we actually should not only embrace AI, but maybe if you're a young person, you can get involved, get involved in the AI industry and therefore assist in ensuring that AI does do what it's touted to do, and that is to meet and to fix and to resolve our many problems and challenges. It's boundless and endless and almost incredible as to what AI could do. The one thing I am certain of is over the next 20 years, the world is about to change in many very interesting and possibly amazing ways. So I repeat again, fear nothing, but question everything. That's it folks. This has been episode 962 of Blind Magic Communications production. Music.