AI Wo Shinjiru Ka, Kami (Ah Ra) Wo Shinjiru Ka (Shodensha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] The evolution of AI has been remarkable; it can instantly provide solutions that human intelligence and thinking cannot reach, but it does not provide the "why" or "why not". The AI mechanism is similar to that of Islam, whose followers are rapidly increasing while existing religions are stagnating. This is because absolute obedience to God is required rather than asking why something should be done. On the other hand, the development of digital technology has enabled economic development that is different from that of the developed world, but it has also given rise to a rapidly advancing surveillance society in China and is spreading eerily in Japan. Will humanity surrender its thinking to AI and God and choose a life of safety and convenience? Or will we choose a life in which freedom and human rights are protected?

AIの進化が著しい。AIは人間の知性・思考ではたどりつかない解決策を瞬時に提示するが、「なぜそうなるか」という困果関係を示すことはない。このAIの仕組みとよく似ているのが、既存の宗教が伸び悩むなか信者急増中のイスラム教だ。「なぜそうすべきか」と問うよりも、神への絶対服従が求められるからである。いっぽう、デジタル技術の発達は、従来の先進国とは異なる経済発展を可能にしたが、中国で急速に進む監視社会を生み、日本でも不気味に広がっている。はたして、人類はAIや神に思考を委ね、安全・便利な生活を選ぶのか。それとも自由や人権が守られた生活を選ぶのか―。