In a
technological landscape
saturated with expectations and continuous advances in artificial intelligence, concern began to circulate about a phenomenon called
"AI winter"
that could present
serious problems for technological giants
such as Meta and Google.
The technology community is currently witnessing new terms.
The so-called AGI or Artificial General Intelligence, promoted by
Mark Zuckerberg
, is one of the most ambitious in recent times.
There is also
Artificial Super Intelligence
(ASI), the most powerful, and
Artificial Narrow Intelligence
(ANI), more flexible.
However, now another quite different definition appears and leads to the opposite point: the so-called
AI winter
, in which everything promised is
slowed down
due to the
technical limitations that currently exist
.
What is the winter of artificial intelligence
ChatGPT, one of the big players in AI.
(Photo: Shutterstock)
This phenomenon, characterized by
disillusionment and a decline in interest and investment in AI
, raises questions about the future of the ambitious goals of the world's leading companies in the field of artificial intelligence.
Over the years, the term was commonly associated with
two previous periods
in the history of artificial intelligence: There were several AI Winters, which ran between brief periods
from 1974 to 1990
.
AI is one of the technologies that has suffered the most during these periods.
To a large extent because it is always a
plan that is too ambitious for its time
.
In the 70s, 80s and 90s there were several AI Winters, because the technology that existed was not sufficient to develop issues related to neural networks and dozens of other issues.
The problem is that
this would be the biggest Winter
, as AI is currently at the
height of its investments
and could therefore become a problem in the long run for everyone.
Companies around the world are
investing heavily
to stay ahead when it comes to AI development.
The expense was billions and is calculated far above what could be expected.
Something that happens in a similar way with the
gigantic energy expenditure
to put this type of technology into operation for the general public.
For this reason, the fact that the private contribution cools could dramatically affect
the interests of those who invested their money
and, above all, the companies that are launching this type of bets.
Google, Microsoft with OpenAI, Meta or X
have massive investments behind them that could cause companies to collapse forever.
This economic blow could even cause its disappearance.
It must be taken into account that the majority of technology companies
underwent restructuring
to bet on AI, so this gigantic expense in the event that funding stops coming in could be fatal.
How it impacts the user
Gemini, Bard's new name.
The most obvious blow that anyone who uses this technology would encounter is that the functionalities promised by the companies
would never arrive
and, therefore, it could not be used much more extensively.
Meanwhile, updates and improvements could
become less frequent
, limiting the ability of these technologies to evolve and adapt to changing user needs.
Security and privacy could also be affected, as investment in research and development related to AI security could decrease.
This would open the door to
undetected vulnerabilities
and concerns about the protection of personal data, generating an environment of greater caution among users regarding the use of AI-powered services.
Additionally, potential public distrust in AI, driven by the perception of an AI Winter, could lead to greater scrutiny of tech companies' ethical practices.
Users could become
more cautious about sharing data
and more demanding in terms of transparency and accountability from companies developing and applying AI technologies.
However, the real problem is that this could
affect major technology companies
.
It may even lead to stopping using AI, but things do not stop there and many companies like Meta or Google fall when they were once considered giants with very secure foundations.
This could lead to a
serious economic problem
in the system that currently prevails.
SL