Drishti Singh was awarded first place in the Humanists of Greater Portland’s annual essay contest for high school seniors while a student at Lakeridge H.S. in Lake Oswego, Oregon and was published in The Humanist.
“Every day reminds me how much we rely on tiny lines of code we never even see. Watching artificial intelligence evolve before my eyes has forced me to consider the preservation of human responsibility in a world with constantly changing technology. Advancing artificial intelligence doesn’t invalidate Humanism, but rather strengthens what the way of life asks of its followers. Humanists must prioritize human responsibility to ensure that accountability remains in human hands, despite technological advancements that surpass us in specific forms of intelligence.”
Read the full essay at https://thehumanist.com/commentary/more-than-algorithms
