The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Its Impacts on the Berkshires Community

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence technology brings along questions about how this field works, what it can do, and how it will impact communities like the Berkshires. The fact that technology, which has existed for decades, is felt everywhere today makes it necessary to re-address governance rules.

Gerol C. Petruzella, a technology consultant at Williams College, states that artificial intelligence is developing very rapidly and society needs to rethink how to govern this technology. Emphasizing that humans are no longer the only entities capable of acting on their own, Petruzella draws attention to the need to redefine rules.

Mary Giulian-Donohue, solving a crossword puzzle at the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, states that artificial intelligence still feels like a very distant concept to her, saying she knows nothing other than that it makes using her phone even more complicated. Another citizen near the same table expresses that they know what AI stands for but have no idea how the technology works.