{"id":30030,"date":"2019-10-26T17:11:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T00:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/?p=30030"},"modified":"2019-11-07T18:08:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T02:08:15","slug":"ai-not-what-we-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/technology\/technology-co-lab\/technology-co-lab-blogs\/pwi-co-lab-staff\/ai-not-what-we-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"AI | Not What We Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Insights: Artificial, Yes. Intelligence, well&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is <\/em><br \/><em>that people conclude too early that they understand it.<\/em><br \/>ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY<\/p>\n<p>The Artificial Intelligence (AI) of science fiction has given us a benchmark of expectations as it relates to what AI can do and how it will act, but as it often turns out, reality is stranger than fiction.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Informational Insights: The AI We Built <\/h2>\n<p>In the following TED video, Janelle Shane discusses the real dangers of today&#8217;s AI. It&#8217;s not that it becomes self-aware and decides that humans are the enemy. It doesn&#8217;t devise a sinister plot to enslave us, or plug us all into a giant simulation. The real danger is one that has plagued the human race for millennia. We do not yet know how to <strong><em>communicate <\/em><\/strong>our true intentions with a system of processes that we don&#8217;t understand, nor does it understand us.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:854px\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/janelle_shane_the_danger_of_ai_is_weirder_than_you_think\" style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>This video originally appeared on <strong>TED Ideas Worth Spreading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/janelle_shane_the_danger_of_ai_is_weirder_than_you_think?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2019-10-25&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=talk_of_the_week_image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Janelle Shane The Danger of AI is Weirder than You Think (opens in a new tab)\">Janelle Shane The Danger of AI is Weirder than You Think<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possibilities for Consideration: That&#8217;s Okay Worm-Brain<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Just what do you think you&#8217;re doing, Dave? <\/em><br \/><em>Dave, I really think I&#8217;m entitled to an answer to that question.<\/em><br \/>HAL 9000, 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY <\/p>\n<p>So you see, it&#8217;s likely that AI <em>will <\/em>kill us, but not in the way prophesied by science fiction. We need <strong>intelligent data scientists<\/strong> who can be a guiding force in the creation of these potentially fatally-powerful tools and can usher in their socially responsible development and usage.<\/p>\n<p>Only through the responsible research of those with an interest in the well being of all can AI become a force for good, and more importantly, a force that won&#8217;t accidentally cause our self-driving car to run under a tractor trailer.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As you reviewed the material above, what stood out to you?<\/li>\n<li>What is the potential impact, economically and\/or socially?<\/li>\n<li>What action is needed to stop or support this idea?<\/li>\n<li>You may want to consider whether you:\n<ul>\n<li>want to be <em>aware<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>should become <em>supportive<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>would want to be <em>active<\/em> in this topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add Your Insight<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.<br \/> Being willing is not enough; we must do.<\/em><br \/><em>LEONARDO DA VINCI<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Opening Insights: Artificial, Yes. 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