人工智能:统治人类还是服务人类?——基于历史唯物主义的思考

人工智能引起了社会各界的高度关注,并正在广泛而深刻地影响着社会生活。人们在享受人工智能带来的好处和便利的同时,也对人工智能的风险产生了巨大的担忧。人工智能究竟会统治人类还是服务人类?历史唯物主义为这个问题提供了一个独特的思考视角。从历史唯物主义的视角看,人工智能的本质是人的本质力量的对象化,是人类实践活动的成果。人工智能的活动与人的活动有本质的区别,它不会实践,因而人工智能不是人,更不会全面超越人类和统治人类。人工智能的益处和风险均来自于其应用,而其应用又从根本上取决于其所处的社会生产方式。故人工智能究竟是全面服务人类还是给人类带来风险,从根本上取决于生产方式。

Is Artificial Intelligence to Rule or Serve Human Beings? Some Reflections Based on Historical Materialism

Artificial intelligence (AI) has attracted great attention from all walks of life and is affecting social life extensively and profoundly.While people enjoy the benefits and conveniences brought by AI,they also have great concerns about its risks.Is AI to rule or serve human beings?Historical materialism provides a unique perspective for reflecting upon the issue.The essence of AI is the objectification of human’s essential power and the achievement of human’s practice.The activities of AI are essentially different from human activities.AI can not practise.Therefore,AI is not human beings,let alone surpasses them in all aspects and rules them.Both the benefits and risks of AI come from its application,which depends fundamentally on the mode of production.Hence whether it serves or endangers human beings depends on the mode of production.