The way we do Artificial Intelligence has emerged over the years, as the result of various shortcuts we took, to bypass difficult problems. The behavior of the current AI systems, including some concerning aspects, is due to those choices.
Should we rely on black-boxes that learn to imitate narrowly certain human behaviors?
Should we train them on examples obtained from the wild-web?
Should machines observe user choices to decide what they really want? And if we answer no, what other method should we use?
Could Artificial Intelligence be detrimental to the Future of Humanity? Could this just the natural progression or a technological world..Why are people such as Elon Musk warning us about the dangers of AI.. and at the same time being a major player in its creation? Featuring William Henry & Richard Dolan. In partnership with GAIA.
Although the idea of killer robots may sound terrifying, experts like Paul Scharre are working to ensure that our worst, science-fiction nightmares don’t become a reality in the future of war. Scharre is the Director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. He suggests that answering questions, such as whether or not a robot could make morally sound decisions, will help us find a humane way to move forward with the advancement of autonomous weapons. The issue with completely taking humans out of the loop, and giving killer robots free rein, boils down to the importance of our humanity. Our ability to feel and evaluate complex situations, using human judgment and moral understanding, is not something that an artificial intelligence can easily learn.
Beyond the brains of even the most intelligent human beings lies artificial superintelligence, which will have the potential to grow infinitely intelligent at an unbelievable rate. Most experts agree that we could see the development of superintelligence in our lifetimes, and we’re hopeful for positive outcomes, such as a cure for cancer. On the flipside though, the future of AI also has the potential to pose serious threats to humanity. Nick Bostrom, a philosopher and expert on AI ethics, is attempting to fathom the unfathomable so the human race can be ready. See the full article on the dangers and future of AI here: https://www.freethink.com/shows/upris…
Artificial intelligence and intelligent robots already exist. But what decisions can technology make on our behalf? How far can it go? AI is still in its infancy.
Charlie is supposed to explore the Moon for us sometime. But no human lives will be at risk during his mission, because Charlie’s a machine. The simian-like robot is currently still earthbound: he can currently be seen trying somewhat helplessly to navigate a papier mâché mock-up of the lunar surface at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in Kaiserlsautern. Professor Wolfgang Wahlster, co-founder of the institution and, until recently, its boss, believes Charlie can be of great not only in space, but also here on Earth. He says intelligent robots could carry out dangerous jobs, search for victims buried in earthquakes or seal off a radioactive nuclear power plant after a meltdown. But what are AI’s limits? Can an autonomous car decide for itself whether it run over a child in the road or swerve into groups of people on the sidewalk instead? Our professional lives will also change. AI will make many jobs obsolete too – although it will also create new ones. The renowned Professor Wolfgang Wahlster believes that it will be down to politicians and society to define ethical boundaries. Meanwhile, he himself has become more humble. Forty years of research in the field of AI has given him a huge respect for human intelligence, which he says we are still light years away from being able to reproduce.
We’ve spent much of this series explaining how and why we don’t have the Artificial General Intelligence (or AGI) that we see in the movies like Bladerunner, Her, or Ex Machina. Siri frequently doesn’t understand us, we probably shouldn’t sleep in our self-driving cars, and those recommended videos on YouTube and Netflix often aren’t what we really want to watch next. So let’s talk about what we do know, how we got here, and where we think it’s all headed.
Through life-changing accidents, and data-minded through NASCAR, human beings are finding ways to rebuild one another so that we are better, faster, and stronger than ever before and all with the help of A.I.. Once nothing more than the stuff of comic books and TV shows, we truly have the technology to become modern superheroes. The Age of A.I. is an 8 part documentary series hosted by Robert Downey Junior covering the ways Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks will change the world.
In 1956, to store 5MB of data, you needed a hard drive the size of an XL refrigerator. Today, we can hold over 51,000x on the tip of our finger But we kept getting diminishing returns within the last few years. Computers are still getting faster but we’re not seeing the exponential strides we had The one technology that powers our entire modern-day lives, that is at the core of every millionaire dollar business, every billion-dollar business, brick and motor business, education, government is at a plateau. And the person that can figure out a new way to keep pushing humanity forward? Forget millionaire, forget billionaire. They’ll be one of the most pivotal people in all of human history. The Quantum Computing Advantage Instead of just bits only representing 0 and 1’s or just 2 states, thanks to quantum physics, each bit in a quantum computer or qubit can represent 0 or 1 at the same time More possible states = more possible data that can be processed at the same time This allows quantum computers to scale up exponentially faster Just like the revolution cars, computers, and internet brought forth, quantum computers have the potential to change the world Practical uses AI is the perfect candidate for the power of quantum computing Another use case is using quantum in the financial markets, stock market, etc, to predict where prices will go Cryptography is another industry that is going to be heavily disrupted Others include: Weather Forecasting Molecular Modeling Particle Physics First, it will only be used at the scientific and big business level And as the technology progresses, it will trickle down to the consumer. The Pioneers On Oct 23rd, Google achieved “quantum supremacy” Google and IBM aren’t alone – Microsoft, Amazon, HP, Alibaba, Huawei, have joined the party Apple was able to become the biggest company in the world, nearly a trillion dollars with just classical computers So how high will quantum take us?
The human body is not infallible, but through the wonders of A.I. research scientists are finding ways to address those imperfections. A.I. has the potential to heal, enhance and make up for the things our bodies lack.
