Artificial Intelligence from a Psychologist's Point of View: A New Tool or a New Problem?

This article discusses the formal definition of artificial intelligence. Next, the most well-known interpretations of human intelligence are analyzed.A comparative analysis of the characteristics of human and artificial intelligence is carried out. The course of mental operations in humans and computers is considered and compared. The strengths and weaknesses of the latter are analyzed. The question is raised about the reasons for the high expectations from the work of artificial intelligence. The fundamental difference between the human learning process and learning from artificial intelligence is considered. The dependence of the success of his activity on the quality of the training sample is discussed. Potential problems that may arise in the process of artificial intelligence activity have been identified.The possible mistakes that artificial intelligence can make are analyzed. The possibilities of successful application of artificial intelligence in various fields are considered. The danger of using artificial intelligence for antisocial purposes is noted. The negative aspects related to the use of artificial intelligence in the educational field are described.The debatable issue of the possibility of using the power of artificial intelligence to manage economic processes is being considered.Based on the conducted research, conclusions are drawn about the importance of using artificial intelligence as a tool, but about the impossibility of identifying the functioning of artificial intelligence and human intelligence.