5.3 Current limits of AI

Where AI struggles to match Humans at present

Currently, there are applications for which AI may not be well-suited, or presently cannot do. Here are some examples:

1. Morality and Ethics

AI lacks a sense of morality and ethics, which means that it cannot make well-balanced ethical decisions or judgments in the same way that Humans can. This can be a problem when designing AI systems that must consider ethical issues, such as autonomous vehicle pedestrian collision avoidance, or autonomous weapons targeting and firing.

2. Creativity

While AI can generate content, such as music, art, or writing, it may struggle to perform goal-directed creativity in the same way that Humans can. AI-generated content can sometimes be perceived as formulaic, strangely hallucinated, or aesthetically repetitive.

3. Empathy and Emotion

AI is not Capable of experiencing emotions or empathy in the same way that Humans do, which can be a potentially life-threatening limitation in certain applications, such as mental health support.

4. Common Sense

AI can struggle with common sense reasoning, which means that it may not always make the best decisions or predictions in situations where common sense is needed. Common sense is perhaps really gained through an extremely wide range of experiential learning and world environment exploration that AI presently cannot obtain.

5. Physical Dexterity

AI generally lacks physical dexterity, which means that it may not be well-suited for tasks that require fine motor skills or manual labor. Clearly, AI use in advanced robotics applications, such as the developments by Boston Dynamics, can overcome this limitation.

6. Human Interaction

While AI can interact with Humans through chatbots or voice assistants, it may not be able to fully replace Human interaction in certain contexts, such as healthcare or education.

7. Decision Making

AI can make decisions based on information and algorithms, but it may not always be able to take into account the subtle nuances and complexities of certain situations, which can lead to errors or unexpected outcomes.

There are presently many additional applications that AI may not be well-suited for, although there is certainly currently active AI research being carried out in some of these:

1. Intuition

2. Imagination

3. Self-awareness

4. Introspection

5. Empathy

6. Humor

7. Physical touch

8. Taste and smell

9. Moral reasoning

10. Abstract thinking

11. Judgment calls

12. Personalized decision making

13. Ethics

14. Creativity

15. Artistic expression

16. Emotional Intelligence

17. Socialization

18. Contextual understanding

19. Judgment-free counseling

20. Physical labor

21. Predicting rare or unprecedented events

22. Handling multiple variables at once

23. Cultural sensitivity

24. Temporal planning

25. Mirror behavior and emotion

26. Human perception

27. Physical intuition

28. Personal bias

29. Complex reasoning in real-time

30. Curiosity

31. Generating new scientific theories

32. Developing new research methodologies

33. Developing new philosophical ideas

34. Self-sacrifice

35. Spirituality

36. Building relationships

37. Providing Human comfort

38. Providing emotional support

39. Understanding diverse cultural contexts

40. Developing complex emotional relationships

These are just some additional examples of things that AI may not be well-suited for. 

While AI has made significant advancements in recent years, it is still not Capable of replicating all aspects of Human Intelligence and behavior, and it is important to consider these limitations when designing and using AI systems for personal or commercial applications.