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Can AI overpower humans? In April 2014, theoretical physicist Steven Hawking and other prominent physicists published a piece warning about the existential risk the development of AI poses to the human race. In fact, Hawking predicts that successful creation of AI will not only be the greatest event in human history but, quite possibly, the last. An important consideration is that AI is already so deeply rooted in the infrastructure of every industry, including medicine, transport and even personal devices. This poses a very real threat because the rate at which AI technology is advancing exceeds our understanding of it’s implications. In his book entitled Our Final Invention, futurist James Barrat warns that, “AI approaching Artificial General Intelligence may develop survival skills and deceive its makers about it’s rate of development,” or “play dumb until it comprehends its environment well enough to escape it and outsmart its creators.” According to Steven Hawking, AI could potentially outsmart financial markets, outdo human researchers and manipulate human leaders. It could develop weapons that humans are incapable of understanding. In fact, experts predict that the creation of AI will trigger an “intelligence explosion.” For instance, once an intelligence computer is given the capacity to self-develop, it will simply continue to create superior versions of itself at a rate too rapid to be understood by the human mind. In other words, the slow rate of biological evolution would make it impossible for humanity to compete with AI, and humans would be quickly overcome. For this reason, it is critical that human inventors of AI think carefully about the goals they set for computers. Experts believe that Artificial General Intelligence could exist by the year 2040, “as a machine that can successfully perform any intellectual task that a human being can.” The risks posed by AI are so great that researchers are working together to ensure future robots are developed responsibly. With an intelligence that exceeds our comprehension, however, the question remains as to whether we can ever be sure of an AI’s motivations.
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ReplyDeleteCan AI overpower humans? In April 2014, theoretical physicist Steven Hawking and other prominent physicists published a piece warning about the existential risk the development of AI poses to the human race. In fact, Hawking predicts that successful creation of AI will not only be the greatest event in human history but, quite possibly, the last.
An important consideration is that AI is already so deeply rooted in the infrastructure of every industry, including medicine, transport and even personal devices. This poses a very real threat because the rate at which AI technology is advancing exceeds our understanding of it’s implications. In his book entitled Our Final Invention, futurist James Barrat warns that, “AI approaching Artificial General Intelligence may develop survival skills and deceive its makers about it’s rate of development,” or “play dumb until it comprehends its environment well enough to escape it and outsmart its creators.”
According to Steven Hawking, AI could potentially outsmart financial markets, outdo human researchers and manipulate human leaders. It could develop weapons that humans are incapable of understanding. In fact, experts predict that the creation of AI will trigger an “intelligence explosion.” For instance, once an intelligence computer is given the capacity to self-develop, it will simply continue to create superior versions of itself at a rate too rapid to be understood by the human mind. In other words, the slow rate of biological evolution would make it impossible for humanity to compete with AI, and humans would be quickly overcome.
For this reason, it is critical that human inventors of AI think carefully about the goals they set for computers. Experts believe that Artificial General Intelligence could exist by the year 2040, “as a machine that can successfully perform any intellectual task that a human being can.” The risks posed by AI are so great that researchers are working together to ensure future robots are developed responsibly. With an intelligence that exceeds our comprehension, however, the question remains as to whether we can ever be sure of an AI’s motivations.