ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A BOOSTER OR A DEPRESSOR OF HUMAN COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT?

ABSTRACT This essay addresses the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and whether it works as a booster or a depressant for human cognitive development. Its scientific relevance is presented in the fact that it brings an open criticism to the conventionalism that has imposed itself in relation to the subject, preventing critical debate. Its social relevance is shown in the possibility of presenting to the public the extent of the reach of technology and the possibilities of manipulating it in favor of a very few. In the face of all technological advances, humanity cannot ignore that this has almost reached its peak, the creation of an autonomous, sensitive and perceptive machine, since, since the invention of the wheel, Man has made use of technology and, its advancement generates controversy and fear in society, this feeling that arises due to ignorance on the subject in question. However, it remains to be seen to what extent to consider these inventions as allies or threats to human cognition. The objective is to analyze whether Artificial Intelligence is an ally or a threat to the intellectual, affective and behavioral development of Man. To construct this essay, bibliographical research, analysis and synthesis were used. The creation of AI follows the principle that things will be solved more quickly and accurately, leaving humanity free to make decisions in other fields. It turns out that this is an obtuse thought, because situations do not occur in a linear way, much less the solution conditions, which often require detailed analysis and can even offer the option of non-intervention, a decision that would be impossible for an automaton, since it is programmed to act towards conflict resolution; not to analyze its ethical and psychological dimension and its impacts on the future of those involved.