@StaceyE ah, yes, the bad old days of data transportation. Do you know that radiological labs still use discs, though? I was shocked to discover that when my pediatrician ordered an X-Ray for my son and I had to carry the...
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@broadway. I understand those concerns and have read many articles which support what you have. But, there isn't much we can do, is it . If companies are introducing such technology in the workplace, as people...
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@ Ariella " it makes me think of all those discs that used to be sent out before the days of dowloading directly from the internet." Your statement literally made me laugh out loud. "Back in the day" I had to run...
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@StacyE- Interestingly enough, we're starting to get computers that can digest information without human intervention. Of course, they still rely on humans to program them so ultimately the humans can still make a mistake....
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I think any type of AI that could potentially make decisions like you describe very scary.
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@ Charlie
I agree with you completely. I don't think a computer will ever have the capability of that type of conciousness...even if someone tried to progrm it in....
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@ vnewman2 I bet those people are the same ones who believe a computer can not make mistakes. I have actually had to explain that "the data the computer is using to give you information was put into the computer by a human...
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This might be an oversimplification, but I've always felt like anything we program would have our general respect for life as a part of the programming. Or that, at worst, we could create the "good" AI to fight the "bad"...
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Any AI system might lack the imagination to become a movie style super villian, but a minor flaw in the 'learning' portion of an AI system could cause havoc. The movies take these ideas to the Nth degree where rthe 'logical'...
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"12 risks that threaten human civilization," according to a new report from...I thought for a moment there that report was from The Onion.Anyway, I agree with Dr. Adjaoute, the threat of AI is "vastly overblown."
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The original for that self-protective behavior was "Colossus, the Forbin Project", a made-for-TV movie that came out in the 1950s. The human machine manager did defeat him, though. An interesting...
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The original for that self-protective behavior was "Colossus, the Forbin Project", a made-for-TV movie that came out in the 1950s. The human machine manager did defeat him, though. An interesting...
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"would it be possible for an AI who is created to make decisions about systems (such as an AI system that is dedicated to reacting proactively to manage internal IT systems for critical infrastructure) to reach out and decide...
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"But in longer run, I don't think it is out of realm of "analyzing data" that a computer might conclude something would work better with humans out of the loop. And that something might be existence." @TerryB: I think...
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Interesting counter view from Sam Altman, expressing his concern on this blog here: http://blog.samaltman.com/machine-intelligence-part-1 Two points jumped out to me: "We also have a bad habit of changing the...
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It is possible that consciousness is an emergent property that occurs with the proper (or more advanced) programming of the substrate (be it flesh or silicon). Most parts of our brain are not conscious. Some parts are due...
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The problem is not that computers with AI will wreak their evil will, it is that the humans directing them can (and have) used it to amplify their feeble human powers. Computers are amplifiers of human intention...
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@vnewman2: Nice take on the complaining masses. There aren't any happy endings while dealing with computers which fail at times we don't expect it too (yes, BlueScreen Of Death I am talking to you too). But I'm just glad...
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@charlie: Technologists often dream about a day where independent AI would be able to work side by side with humans without attempting to replace them because lets face it, AIs would become way more powerful in the next...
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@broadway: I agree. I read in a blog that a person was arguing that the employees who lost their jobs can learn how to control and manage the automation systems. What he/she didn't realize is that it would create unnecessary...
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@Pedro, I can't tell you the number of research reports I've seen in the past year about job market trends stating the one major trend beind that automation is taking jobs. Whether that automation is based on robots or some...
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