AI Experts: "We built it, we trained it, but we don’t know what it’s doing" — Oops

 

Okay, let's take this baby out for a ride 

SECOND UPDATE on the following original article below. This update focuses on the topic of  AI vs. Humans, vice versa, or a lack therefore and a need for just plain teamwork in the future between humans and AI.

This update is from a very good analysis from NEWSWEEK and this their thought-providing headline:

“Emphasize Humanness to Work Better with AI”

Highlights from the article’s summary that I think might be the key to this growing yet also misunderstood AI business.

The adaptability of AI, while being its key strength, is also its greatest weakness. It can seamlessly integrate into our systems, learn from our behavior, and even mimic our actions.

However, it lacks the emotional intelligence, creativity, intuition, and ethical judgment that distinguish humans. These are areas where humans excel and can coexist with AI, not as competitors, but as collaborators.

To bridge the gap, humans must focus on enhancing the traits that are uniquely human. Humans need to become more adaptable, agile learners who can collaborate with AI, making the most of the potential that AI offers, instead of viewing it as a looming threat.

Society should champion lifelong learning, resilience and adaptability, encourage creativity and critical thinking, and promote empathy and ethical conduct. 

By focusing on these areas, we can build a synergistic and even symbiotic relationship with AI that can lead to unprecedented growth and progress.

Tech executives, despite their impatience with the human inability to adapt, can play a crucial role in this transition. 

By promoting values from both AI and human skills and encouraging cooperation rather than competition, they can facilitate a more harmonious integration of AI into our lives. 

Instead of fearing AI's growth, we should strive to foster an environment where AI and humans can complement each other's strengths and compensate for each other's weaknesses.

Article’s Conclusion: The real threat of AI isn't its potential to replace humans or its misuse, but these four points:

1. The real threat is the lack of adaptability and resilience of humans in an age where AI is rapidly evolving.

2. To mitigate this threat, we need to empower humans with the necessary skills to work alongside AI.

3. This doesn't mean we should aim to become more like AI, but instead, we should strive to cultivate the qualities that make us uniquely human that AI cannot replicate.

4. The future of AI isn't about humans versus machines, but rather humans and machines working together to build a better future.

My 2 Cents: My earlier first update (July 2) is here re: AI’s could be involved in elections, which as I say is very disturbing.

Enjoy this topic… this update perhaps lays a better set of reasons to work with AI and at the same time ensure it does not overwhelm us in the future as I have mentioned and outlined before.

I guess stay tuned – hopefully cooperation will work and not allow AI to overtake us. Time will tell, right???

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THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE FOLLOWS FROM HERE:

Back to the new hot topic of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Also, keep in mind that the word “artificial” means NOT REAL.

This post is a follow-up my July 2 post that has the main reference article from Business Insider re: AI interfering in elections, which is a real possibility.

This new follow-up to all that is from Vox.com with the below worrisome and quite startling headline:

 “Even the scientists who build AI can’t tell you how it works”

Some expert AI scientists/designers say: “We built it, we trained it, but we don’t know what it’s doing.”

The Vox article has a link to a 35:00 minute podcast interview with an AI expert addressing this topic. It is worth your time to listen to it. It is both very educational and damn scary at the same time. 

My 2 Cents: More food for thought on a few “what ifs” like these five:

1. What if AI’s can’t never be controlled or shut down or totally shut off?

2. What if AI’s take over all our nuclear weapon sites (missile silos) and start pushing buttons? (Sounds like a terminator movie doesn’t it) – but what if?

3. What if AI’s take command and control of our military: All air, land, and sea forces and directs them to places to attack?

4. What if AI’s take over and control all medical machines in hospitals? 

5. What if AI's take over all our elections?

Those may sound far-fetched and hyperbole and some probably are, but as noted above even many of the AI expert designers and programmers seem to be worried too. That is because no one knows the full and extensive power that an AI has or can develop on its own and then run wildly unchecked.

I honestly believe the best approach right now before AI becomes widespread is DO NOT use or deploy it. If we need to, then we must rely on humans with plenty of checks and balances and controls, and not allow any machine-generated artificial brain out of control to do it.

I’m all for progress and such, but not AI-driven actions that seem to be growing very quickly right now, and perhaps may already be getting out of control, or be unable to be controlled at all. 

We shall see. I simply say do wide expert research that is diverse and not hyper to find out for yourself.

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