Faridat Ogundairo
A retired Professor of Data and Information Science at the University of Ibadan, Ademola Adegbite has expressed concerns about the potential for terrorists and kidnappers to manipulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) for their nefarious purposes.
Adegbite, while speaking in an interview with a popular newspaper emphasized that AI and ICT present risks and significant dangers to humanity.
He pointed out that any technology, including AI, can be used for both good and bad purposes, making it difficult to predict its impact on society.
The professor, raised alarm about the uncertainties surrounding the control of AI once it spirals out of control, stating that even experts in the field are unsure about effective measures to contain it.
He said, “any technology can be used for good or bad. If technology gets to the hands of terrorists, they will use it to achieve their aims. If that technology gets into the hands of good people, they can also use it to achieve good purposes,
“It is a future where no one can predict how it will affect society, even the experts out there are not really sure. One thing is this, once you allow the world to pass a certain threshold, control may be difficult”.
Furthermore, Adegbite highlighted the existence of AI applications that pose a threat to privacy, acting as eavesdroppers capable of monitoring conversations.
He revealed that while this capability could potentially assist security agencies in crime prevention, it could also serve as a tool for location tracking employed by kidnappers.
He said, “similarly, as we are talking, there is an Al, a small device, it will come like a fly, come in, get settled somewhere, and listen to everything we have said. You will think it is a fly, privacy is endangered,
It may help security agencies to check crime but at the same time, that same technology can be used by kidnappers to know where you are. That means AI and ICT will have benefits but they are likely to be risky and portend great dangers to humankind”.
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