Riaan Ukuzihlangula: Imibono evezwe ngezansi ingeyombhali kuphela.
Nakuba intuthuko yakamuva ku-Artificial Intelligence (AI) iphakamisa imibuzo ebalulekile mayelana nemvelo yomuntu, iphinde yavula umnyango wokungafi kwethu – noma ngisho nokwenza i-cloning.
Ungathanda ukuhlangana namalungu omndeni wakho nabangane abashona? Ungathanda yini ukuthi izingane zakho zihlale zithintana nawe kuze kube phakade?
Nokho, kusobala ukuthi ubuchwepheshe obukhona benza lokhu kube ithemba elingokoqobo phakathi neminyaka embalwa ezayo – cishe ekupheleni kweminyaka eyishumi, uma kungakabiphi.
Yini eyenza umuntu?
Siyazi ukuthi i-AI isingakwazi ukubhala njengoba kwenza abantu, ingakwazi ukulingisa noma yiliphi izwi ngisho nesampula elifushane njenge imizuzwana emithathu, njengoba kuboniswe yi-Microsoft ngoJanuwari. Kukhona futhi izinhlelo zokusebenza ezingabeka ngaphezu kwanoma yibuphi ubuso kunoma yimuphi umzimba kuvidiyo eyiqiniso ye-deepfake.
Ngamanye amazwi, kungenzeka ukuthi sesingakwazi, noma sesizophelelisa, ukuphindaphinda okuqondile kwezici zomuntu zangaphandle zanoma yimuphi umuntu kule planethi.
Isithako esingekho yilokho okungaphakathi – imicabango yabo, izinkumbulo, izici zokuziphatha, izici zomuntu siqu nokunye. Kodwa lezi zingagcwaliswa ngumuntu uqobo, ukuze kwakheke i-avatar yedijithali engokoqobo ezokwenza, ikhulume, incokole, inyakaze, ibukeke njengabo.
Futhi uma ungakwazi ukusho umehluko… akwenzi kube ngokoqobo?
Hhayi-ke, lokho kungenxa yezazi zefilosofi okufanele zinqume, mhlawumbe, kodwa kusobala kakhulu ukuthi sesizozuza ukungafi – uma kungeyona eyebhayoloji (okwamanje), okungenani kube yidijithali.
Umbono ngokwawo awumusha futhi kade waba khona kucatshangelwe ngabo bobabili abacwaningi nabadali ngokufanayo, abavela ezincwadini ze-sci-fi, amamuvi noma imidlalo yevidiyo.
Abalandeli abashisekayo be-anime bazoqonda ukuthi kungani ngisebenzise u-Major Motoko Kusanagi ovela ku-Ghost yenganekwane kumamuvi e-Shell esithombeni esihamba phambili salesi sihloko, kodwa nalabo abangajwayelene nesiko le-pop yase-Japan bazothola iseluleko esihlokweni ngokwaso.
Ingabe (isizo) isipoki somuntu wethu wangaphambili, sizwakala kwenye indawo ku-clone yethu yedijithali, eyakhelwe ngensimbi, i-silicon ne-optic fibre?
Lena indikimba ewumsuka yochungechunge oluyimpumelelo engikholwa ukuthi iyasebenza ekucabangeni kwethu lapha. Ingabe ama-algorithms ekhompiyutha angamane asebenze njengomdlali onekhono noma ingabe umuntu (noma ingxenye yakhe) angaphinde azalwe kabusha ngendlela yedijithali?
Kuthiwani uma ungavele uvule ikhompuyutha yakho ephathekayo ukuze ukhulume nomama wakho futhi, umbuze mayelana naleyo recipe yekhekhe elidala, ukhumbule ezikhathini zakudala, noma mhlawumbe umbuze iseluleko ngempilo yakho namuhla?
Phela, njengoba amabhothi e-AI esevele esezingeni eliphezulu ekulingiseni izitayela ezahlukene zengxoxo, kungani bengeke – uma benikezwe imininingwane eyanele yokufaka ngomuntu – bayisebenzise ukunikeza izimpendulo ezindabeni zamanje, beveza ngesisekelo sezimpawu zomuntu siqu. bamele?
Bekungaba ngokoqobo kangakanani?
Emuva ngo-2020, idokhumentari ye-TV yase-Korea yakha umuzwa we-VR ukuhlanganisa umama nendodakazi yakhe eshonile eneminyaka eyisithuphaokumvumela ukuthi akhulume noma afinyelele i-avatar yakhe eyenziwe nge-3D.
Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva izwe labamba a ikhonsathi yesihlabani somculo esashona eminyakeni engu-25 ngaphambili. Futhi ngenkathi siselapho, masingakhohlwa ukuthi izinganekwane ze-pop zase-Swedish ezivela kwa-ABBA “bezihambele” unyaka odlule, ngama-avatar abo edijithali – kanye nezintsha – enza yonke imidlalo.
Ngaleso sikhathi, enye inkampani yaseKorea isanda kwethula i- isevisi ekhokhelwayo ikuvumela ukuthi ukhulume nezihlobo zakho ezingasekho, ngokusekelwe ekurekhodweni kwevidiyo kwangaphambilini kanye nokulingiswa kwenkulumo okunamandla e-AI:
Kuyacaca ukuthi lezi zici zisezigabeni zakuqala kodwa, ngesikhathi esifanayo, sezivele zingokoqobo ngokwanele ukugcwalisa isikhala esingokomzwelo. Yindaba yesikhathi kuphela ngaphambi kokuba babe namandla, babe yinkimbinkimbi kakhulu – futhi hhayi emashumini eminyaka, kodwa iminyaka nje.
Nokho, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bahlakaniphe kangakanani, bahlala bencike kithina nokuthi sibaqeqesha ngani. Kungakho kufanele sesivele siqale ukuyilungiselela – namuhla – ngokurekhoda futhi siqoqe lonke ulwazi olumayelana nathi nabathandekayo bethu.
Ngisazi Lungiselela
Ukuhamba endleleni yokuqoshwa kochwepheshe kungenye yezindlela. Ngiyaqiniseka maduzane singaqala ukubona izitudiyo zevidiyo zinikeza njengesevisi, ukuthwebula izici eziyisisekelo, izwi, isimo sobuso bomuntu, njalo njalo.
Lapho, ikhwalithi ephezulu, iba ngcono.
Kodwa noma iyiphi ingxenye eyengeziwe yokufakwayo ibalulekile futhi. Ngakho-ke kufanele sithwebule izimpilo zethu eziningi kakhulu nsuku zonke – ngezithombe, amavidiyo nokuqoshwa komsindo kwezingxoxo zethu ezahlukahlukene, ukuze kube okokufaka kwamanethiwekhi emizwa ecubungula ukuziphatha kwethu kwemvelo.
Ubani owaziyo, mhlawumbe umkhuba wesikhathi esizayo uzoba ukuthwala umbhobho obucayi entanyeni yakho, ukurekhoda izwi lakho nsuku zonke njengoba uqhubeka nokuphila kwakho, ukwenza njengomthombo obalulekile wokuphindaphinda ubuntu bakho ngendlela enembe kakhulu?
Indlela osebenzisana ngayo nabanikazi bezitolo, noma ngabe umuhle kuweta, lokho okumemezayo ngenxa yolaka lomgwaqo.
Impela, kungenzeka ukuthi i-AI isivele yenza umsebenzi omuhle ngemizuzwana nje emithathu, kodwa uma sifaka kakhulu, umphumela uzoba nembe kakhulu.
Lokho kusho ukuthi lezi kuseyizingcezu ezilula kakhulu ukuziletha – amavidiyo, izithombe, ukurekhodwa komsindo. Sonke singakwenza lokho namuhla sisebenzisa izinto esinazo ekhaya. Kodwa kuthiwani ngemicabango noma izinkumbulo zethu?
Idayari ethandekayo…
Kungazelelwe, bonke labo bantu obucabanga ukuthi bachitha isikhathi ngokubhala phansi okwenzeka nsuku zonke ezimpilweni zabo ebhukwini lokubhalela endaweni ethile, bamele ukuba phakathi kwabafaneleka kakhulu ukungafi kwedijithali.
Ukondla i-AI ngezinkumbulo zakho zansuku zonke, isonto noma inyanga, kunganikeza izinga elijulile lokusondelana nokuqonda imicabango nemizwa yakho.
Futhi umlingisi wakho we-AI angakwazi ukuqashelwa ukuthi ugcine okunye kwalokhu kuyimfihlo, hhayi nje ukukuchaza lapho ubuzwa, kuyilapho unomongo wobuntu bakho, okwenza idijithali ibe ngokoqobo nakakhulu.
Kodwa-ke, uma ungenayo ijenali akukona konke okulahlekile okwamanje.
Ungakwazi njalo ukubhala lawa marekhodi ngesisekelo sezinkumbulo zakho zesikhathi esidlule zonyaka ngamunye, isikhathi sakho esikoleni, ubudlelwano bakho nomndeni nabangane phakathi neminyaka ehlukene, ulandelela impilo yakho ngendlela okwazi ngayo okusemandleni akho.
Impumelelo oyijabulele, ukulahlekelwa okukulimazile, ukungazethembi kwakho, izifiso zakho, ukwehluleka kwakho.
Isihluthulelo siwukwenza ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, kuyilapho inkumbulo isentsha (noma iyintsha njengoba izoke ibe njalo – ayibi ngcono ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, phela).
Asikho isizathu sokulinda, siyazi ukuthi ubuchwepheshe buyeza, ngakho qala ukukwenza manje.
Inkohliso ukuze ukwenze?
Lapha sifika embuzweni ongenakugwenywa wokuthi – kuthiwani uma uvele wenza izinto futhi waqamba amanga ngawe nabanye?
Hhayi-ke, kufushane nje ukukubophela kumshini wokuthungatha amanga, angicabangi ukuthi kukuningi ebesingakwenza. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-digital clone ongayishiyela izizukulwane zakho ezizayo yenzelwe izinjongo zomuntu siqu noma kunjalo.
Abantu bebelokhu benesifiso sokuzenza babonakale bengcono kunangempela, kudala ngaphambi kokuba noma ngubani acabange nge-AI noma ikhompuyutha (yonke leyo mibhalo ebhala ngezenzo ezinhle zamakhosi ifika engqondweni ngokushesha).
Kodwa ingabe ubungathanda ukushiya abantu obathandayo benombono oyiphutha ngawe, abangenakuqonda ngempela? Ngicabanga ukuthi lokho okokuthi wonke umuntu aziphendulele.
Kufanele noma a kufanele…?
Okokugcina, kunombuzo wezimiso zokuziphatha – nakuba nalokho kuyindaba yokuzikhethela komuntu siqu.
Kwabanye, kungase kubonakale dystopian noma ezesabekayo ukuba neqoqo lezihlobo ku-hard drive yakho, wazi ukuthi – ngokwezinto eziphilayo okungenani – zifile, zingcwatshwe emhlabathini endaweni ethile.
Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi, lapho bebhekene nokukhetha, abaningi bazophutha ohlangothini lokuqapha futhi bakhethe ukuthola ithuba lokukhuluma nesithandwa sabo uma kwenzeka behamba kulo mhlaba.
Uma kubhekwa ukusabela kokuqala, kubonakala sengathi kunomphumela oduduzayo kunokuphazamisa.
Eqinisweni, ikhono eliphelele lokuzwa izwi lothile futhi akhulume nawe, ngisho noma kusikrini, ngisho noma ngaphakathi ngaphakathi wazi ukuthi kuyisifaniso esiyinkimbinkimbi, kungenza izimanga zangempela kulabo abasosizini lokulahlekelwa.
Ngobubanzi, kungase futhi kube inqolobane ephawulekayo yesintu. Silapha phambili, onqenqemeni, kodwa ake ucabange siphila onyakeni ka-2385 bese ubuza ukhokho kakhokho wakho… ngobhubhane lwango-2020. Noma ukuzuza kwebhola kukaLionel Messi, amakhonsathi abukhoma kaMichael Jackson, kanjani kubi ubusika bekungo-1998, nokuthi abantu babecabangani ngoDonald Trump.
Kungase kube indawo enkulu yokugcina inkumbulo yesintu, ehlanganisa izigidi, ngisho nezigidigidi zabantu kuze kube phakade.
Nokho, ekugcineni ngamunye wethu kuyodingeka azinqumele ukuthi uyafuna yini ukuba nengxenye kuwo.
Ukuze ube, noma ungabi… ngokwedijithali?
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