Should we be worried?
Originally shared by Lacerant Plainer
Should we be worried? : Artificial Intelligence (AI) is round the corner and some of the brightest and most 'in the know' people are worried. Should we be? You decide. Is it time for us to make sure AIs follow Isaac Asimov's three laws?
Google Deepmind : DeepMind's AlphaGo artificial intelligence has won the final match of the Go series against world champion Lee Sedol. The AlphaGo AI, which aims to mimic how a human brain learns, effectively defeated humans at Go by a process of trial and error.
It combines advanced search techniques with neural networking, allowing it to both think creatively and take advantage of huge amounts of data about previously played games of Go. Using 12 layers of neural networks, it selects its next move using just one element of its system while the others predict how the rest of the game will play out. Predicting the future in this way, it adjusts its strategy and moves gradually towards victory.
Movers and Shakers : In a poignant interview given in 2014, Elon Musk likened AI to “summoning the demon.” Stephen Hawking warned that it might “spell the end of the human race.” Other notable individuals have also come out against AI. Bill Gates recently stated, “I agree with Elon Musk and some others on this and don’t understand why some people are not concerned.” So why aren’t more people concerned? Surely, if left unchecked, AI will pose an existential threat to the entire human race.
In a riveting discussion between arguably two of the world’s most intelligent people, Neil Degrasse Tyson and Ray Kurzweil, some important points were made on the future of technology. Ray Kurzweil, a computer engineer, celebrated author, and known futurist points out that by “2029 computers would have all of the intellectual and emotional capabilities of humans.”
Links and References
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertadams/2016/03/25/is-artificial-intelligence-dangerous/#7711831d1d01
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-03/15/alphago-deepmind-google-wins-lee-sedol
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/26/technology/the-race-is-on-to-control-artificial-intelligence-and-techs-future.html?_r=0
Compartmentalization would be the best way to keep AI down. Also, if it doesnt speak a language isit technically higher functioning intelligenceor just algorithmic?
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about this for a while and come to the conclusion that it's like swimming in a cold lake. Better to just jump in and get the initial shock out of the way.
ReplyDeleteAlso, what if it's the end of the human race? We (humans) have sent plenty of species to their extinction. Are we somehow exempt from the rule of evolution?
Richard Healy I think evo has nothing to do with it. This would be an entirely knew type of...unorganism.
ReplyDeleteInnie Keye Why? Evolution is survival of the fittest. If humanity and AI can't coexist then one or both will perish.
ReplyDeleteai is not a dystopian nightmare!
ReplyDeletethough it's quite normal to have anxiety of the unknown, i don't think this is a pandora's box type of thing.
ai & humankind will work together to create many a beautiful thing , and because of this we will evolve and adapt in a way that leaves far too much room for speculation, making even a near prognose quite unrealistic . at least this is what history would teach us. we've never been good at imagining our future!
Richard Healy AI has no physical form, and does not necessarily understand this concept- bodies and limbs. Robots with AI dont know their parts break, let alone feel it, so far. They do not yet have complex personalities although the Turing test has arguably been beaten ( http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/08/super-computer-simulates-13-year-old-boy-passes-turing-test ) I agree with Netz Hog. Robotics and AI can lead us to a "post scarcity" future.
ReplyDeleteInnie Keye Yet. Which is what all the hand wringing is about. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that someone somewhere has already created AI capable of independent self-reproduction (using a DNA analog or other complex protein as a storage/replication/calculation medium) but hasn't released it into the wild.
ReplyDeleteAs for a post scarcity future I'm not sure humans as they are currently are capable of surviving in that environment. There would have to be some tweaks both genetic and social to avoid overpopulation and the "tragedy of the commons" scenario.
ReplyDeleteRichard Healy disagree with both statements, I apologize. 😢 I do not blieve humans are as not as optimistic and agreeable to "survive" a world where they can have anything they want, whenever. Its possible, and should be done.
ReplyDeleteDNA is a miraculous system, but not as impervious to errors as you would want if youre looking to create better-than-life life. AI that reproduces its self and passes on a generational copy would still just be ones and zeroes locked onto a hard drive.
We still need to learn how to teach ourselves and AI and what works well. Im not saying artificial intelligence is lame, but we are just as alien to it as it may be for some humans.
Also, just bcuz it can parrot phrases and seem to understand what words to use flawlessly in a discussion about its own existence doesnt necessarily mean its particularly self reflective. Im not putting it past it, but software tends to malfunction and expose flaws not serve to "accidentally" create conscious life where there wasnt bfor.
Id be remiss, however, if I didnt point out I blieve in humanity's efforts to create a technological form of life, like androids. However copying our own likeness should only pay homage, and we should never argue with what self awareness may or may not be. Robots could mean a new class of unorganism which may or may not be capable of reproduction physically or immaterially thru conscious or unconscious acts.
If we are going to respect ourselves and animals, androids and AI should not be a third or second class.
Innie Keye Uh. No need to apologize for having opinions or expressing them. Imagine we're just hanging out at a social gathering and shooting the breeze. Because for me that's what the Internet is for. :) I have to go attend to my Easter celebrations but I'll think about your post and see if I have anything interesting to add.
ReplyDeleteRichard Healy thank you, fellow internaut, happily agreed! 🙏 Hoppy easter and hopefully we can continue our discourse on nextgen AI. 😏
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