The Rise of AI

**edyzmedieval** · 02-21-2019, 14:33

I'm sure most of you by now recognise the potential impact that Artificial Intelligence will have in our lives in the near to far future. Robots, driverless cars, automated package delivery... everything can be modified. Even software technologies called RPA - Robotic Process Automation - create new opportunities but focus on removing redundancies in business processes. All in all, sounds great, but there's a serious downside and if you know about SkyNet / Black Mirror you can imagine where this is going to go in the future.

I would like to kickstart a conversation on the benefits and perils of AI and obviously the implication of geopolitics on this. What's your own personal take on AI?

Do you think it will go Elon Musk's way - saying we're creating a monster? Or do you think AI is not going to be like that?

Here's a quick report - https://www.digitalhealth.net/2019/0...-intelligence/

Artificial intelligence is “rapidly developing” and a line “needs to be drawn” to establish accountability between clinicians and technology, a report has warned.
Clinicians may find themselves incorrectly trusting decisions made by AI more than they trust their own, The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges report found.
The organisation called for greater recognition of accountability for harm caused by faulty content or by incorrect operation.
“Technology companies are currently focusing on AI that will support clinicians, rather than replace clinical judgement – implying that accountability for mistakes remains with the clinician,” the report said.

Adding to that, here's this - https://www.forbes.com/sites/cogniti...silicon-brain/

The rise of the silicon brain that can give rise to thought, emotion and behavior in a machine seems to be on the way. This is mainly due to rapid advances in software and hardware that are paving the way for next generation computational systems with cognitive abilities modeled after the human brain.

Any thoughts?

**Beskar** · 02-21-2019, 16:42

My favourite video on the subject.

**Husar** · 02-22-2019, 00:39

My favourite video on the subject:

**drone** · 02-22-2019, 04:38

"Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind."

**Beskar** · 02-22-2019, 15:13

Originally Posted by Husar

My favourite video on the subject

Yeah, I have seen that before, but it does have a great conclusion. "There is a point this machine becomes extremely dangerous and that is when you turn it on."

**edyzmedieval** · 02-24-2019, 00:35

Reminds me of the Facebook algorithm / AI machine that decided to learn a new language by itself to speed up internal processes. While that isn't as scary as it sounds right now, it's a first step.

**Brandy Blue** · 02-26-2019, 06:08

Originally Posted by edyzmedieval

Reminds me of the Facebook algorithm / AI machine that decided to learn a new language by itself to speed up internal processes. While that isn't as scary as it sounds right now, it's a first step.

If I understand correctly, it was nothing like that. It was more like two parrots trying to speak English with each other. Even at the start, they didn't understand themselves or each other, and they degenerated further into gibberish the further they got from the models of correct English they were originally imitating. Facebook didn't shut them down because they were dangerous, but because they'd reached a point where they were no longer useful for reseach.

https://towardsdatascience.com/the-t...e-37c5d680e5a7