ANCIENT MYTHS AS A PROLOGUE TO MODERN FEARS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

Summary. The article focuses on the ethical issues of interaction between humans and artificial intelligence in the post-information society, and examines the ancient myth as a prologue to modern fears of new technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a tool that radically changes society and poses new challenges to humanity related to ethics, security and responsibility. The purpose of this article is to provide a basis for understanding some characteristics of artificial intelligence through the similarity of AI to the history of mythological figures, to reveal the dangers and ethical challenges of AI at the present stage of human development by understanding these parallels with ancient wisdom. In literature, the topic of AI has a special place, as the evolution of the AI concept in literature reflects cultural, scientific and ethical issues, providing a wide range of material for reflections on human nature, technology and the future. The ancient concept of AI is based on myths that are associated with attempts to understand the nature of the mind and express human functions through mechanisms. Ancient myths warn that technology should always be a tool, not a goal, that people should be aware of the consequences of his creation and strike a balance between progress and responsibility. Ancient peoples, reflecting their fears and hopes through myths, sought to define the boundary between the living and the inanimate, the natural and the artificial. Today, modern AI, particularly in forms resembling humans, once again raises these enduring questions. Can artificial intelligence possess moral responsibility? Should we create systems that surpass human capabilities?» The myths of Thalos and “Daedalus’s self-moving statues” human statues of Daedalus remind us that technologies designed to protect and benefit us can become a source of danger if they get out of control. Therefore, modern AI developers should heed the advice implicit in ancient mythology. The study of this problem has significant theoretical and practical potential, as it combines mythology, philosophy, ethics, psychology and technology. Further study of this range of issues will not only allow us to better understand the fears and aspirations of modern society, but will also contribute to the formation of an ethical framework for working with innovations that change the world. In the future, it is also possible to develop recommendations for educational and technological programmes that would include mythological stories as a tool for analysing ethical challenges and promoting a responsible approach to the development and use of AI.