In an era of rapid technological development, artificial intelligence tends to predominate in making or supporting important decisions in many fields such as employment, education, healthcare, and finance. Many people think that every decision should be controlled by humans, while others believe that decisions can be made more fairly and efficiently by automated systems. Although both schools of thought offer merit, I agree more with the former perspective.
On the one hand, some persuasive rationales explain why people think a human should review important decisions. First, humans can evaluate context and unique life circumstances that AI simply lacks. For example, in healthcare, an AI might suggest a standard treatment plan based on statistics, but a doctor understands a patient’s personal fears, lifestyle, and unique medical history. Furthermore, humans provide moral accountability, which can adjust the consequences of the system to be more suitable for specific situations in real life.
On the other hand, opponents of the previous view claim that the automated mechanism of artificial intelligence can provide judgment and make decisions more quickly and efficiently. When a company needs to calculate statistics of employment, loans, and profit, it requires a lot of human resources to work for hours to give a final accurate result. But AI can synthesize and analyse a massive dataset in the blink of an eye. This convenience can significantly reduce time and resources. Moreover, AI works based on proper standards; therefore, the result could be elieved trusting in absolute fairness, without fear of bribery or corruption.
In conclusion, although there are mixed opinions on determining whenever indepentdent thinking of humans or the result of AI is better, I think the optimal choice is to use AI as a powerful analytical tool to filter data, flag anomalies, and provide recommendations, while humans retain the final veto power for high-stakes outcomes. This ensures we harness the speed and objectivity of technology without sacrificing empathy, ethics, and accountability.