SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE SPREAD AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

An analysis has been conducted on the impact of technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), on social connections, human activity, and societal structures. The novelty of this study lies in combining technological, social, and ethical dimensions of AI development within the framework of the sociotechnological paradigm. It is noted that technologies not only enhance human capabilities but also transform their functionality and social relationships. This process is co-evolutionary, involving mutual adaptation of both humans and technologies. The socio-technological paradigm establishes criteria for the acceptance of new technologies and directs their development under existing conditions. Its transformation occurs through the emergence of new needs driven by the availability of technological solutions and the conflicts that arise as a result, which are resolved through changes in social structures. The potential of AI is highlighted in creating sustainable ecosystems, developing new organisms, and designing cognitive agents with enhanced capabilities. This is accompanied by a profound societal adaptation crisis to new conditions. AI replaces human intellectual processes, expanding access to complex computations while simultaneously altering social and economic roles. The analysis identifies models of parasitic processes generated by AI, which merely consume resources without contributing to substantial social progress. It explains how AI can redistribute the labor market by replacing routine functions and introducing new models of cooperation, such as a «quasi-planned economy». The study emphasizes that AI can radically change military strategy, introducing new levels of threats and necessitating novel regulatory frameworks to prevent catastrophic conflicts. AI has the capacity to generate new knowledge, solutions, and models beyond human understanding, thereby transforming methods of societal organization. The introduction of AI intensifies social stratification, creating networks of communities with high social competence that adapt to new conditions. The inevitability of social fragmentation and ethical dilemmas in the future, driven by AI development, is underscored.