The AI Sky Is Falling
May 10, 2018
One Expert Says AI is Threatening Our Lives
Is artificial intelligence a bigger development than electricity or fire? Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks so. In fact, he warns that if not harnessed correctly, AI could be more deadly than fire. We got the full scoop from a recent Newsweek story, “What’s Bigger Than Fire and Electricity? Artificial Intelligence, Says Google Boss.”
According to the story:
“Pichai went on to warn of the potential dangers associated with developing advanced AI, saying that developers need to learn to harness its benefits in the same way humanity did with fire.
“’My point is AI is really important, but we have to be concerned about it,’ Pichai said.
Scary stuff straight out of a sci-fi novel. Or is it? Investopedia looked deeper into the future and found a mixed bag that has us more than a little concerned. They found that we can relax, because ultimately AI is controlled by electricity and as long as we have control of power we can cut off their source of energy (Warning to power companies: Don’t give your robots the keys!). However, the story continues with a closing thought that mirrors our own—that, yeah, humans are going to push this thing as far as it will go and ultimately suffer some sort of consequence. We’ve been doing it for thousands of years. I doubt we’ll stop now.
Patrick Roland, May 10, 2018
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