Man and society – through the prism of artificial intelligence

Prospects for the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies are discussed through the prism of human and societal imperfection. It is emphasized that artificial intelligence should be considered an essential reason for a kind of full-fledged self-audit by civilization and personality. The reasons for the pessimistic attitude to the possibilities of qualitative social transformations are evaluated, despite the vivid developments in the field of artificial intelligence. Fears of artificial intelligence reveal absurdity of many “basic” mechanisms of society’s existence up to now, including the standard ideas about prime importance of mercantile values. It is stated that there is a constant slip in the use of all without exception overtechnologies with maximum public benefit. Attention is focused on the expediency to implement a social revolution in its personally transformative dimension. At the same time it is noted that human improvement projects are almost unambiguously met with anxiety, distrust and reasonable skepticism.