‘A new priesthood or profession’ of certified ethical AI developers will emerge
“The existential battle over the next 15 years will not be humans versus AI (as Hollywood and misinforming billionaire oligarchs portray, the better to keep us entertained and unconcerned about…
Inequalities and human rights issues will be amplified, rights experts must raise concerns
“Health goals, for example, the promise of more rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment, are often cited as an underlying rationale for the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. But, in practice,…
As AI becomes ordinary, we must understand the presumptions we are encoding
“It’s a truism in the AI world that as soon as a technology becomes reliable, it’s no longer considered to be AI. Machine translation used to be the most interesting…
The fight to gain first-mover and network effects advantages is on. Will AI meet expectations?
“Of course, many people are thinking about the issues around AIs – especially the major industry players – but I’m not confident that values beyond efficiency, novelty and profit will…
The problems raised by AI cannot be solved simply by bolting guardrails onto existing systems
“Popular visions of created intelligence as a utopic or dystopic force date back more than two centuries. Today it is possible to envision that artificial machine intelligence could cause dramatic…
‘We need to allow room for human discretion and struggle,’ important parts of being human
“My biggest concern at the moment is that we are trying to rein in AI before clearly defining its boundaries. “In the spring of 2023 the White House put out…
Humanity must take action to assure individuals’ rights, dignity and superiority over AI
“AI is not a weekend experiment, it has some of the most inquiring minds behind it and some of the coolest talents. “The first thing we must do is trust…
Human-machine rules should achieve the reality we want for our children and grandchildren
“Intelligence cannot be artificial, so ‘artificial intelligence’ – isn’t. The idea of more-complex computational machinery begs two questions: Who is going to use it? And in what ways? The real…
Communal, civic and constitutional guidelines should be exercised over artificial intellgence
“By 2040, AI will extend into virtually every digitally-enabled technology we interact with; it will be woven into the very infrastructure that surrounds and supports us in the 21st century….
Will our future resemble the fearful outcome in the E.M. Forster essay ‘The Machine Stops’?
“I am afraid that the negative impact that social media have on people’s ability to directly communicate with each other and on civility in general, will be amplified and accelerated…