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Bill Gates says AI will replace doctors, teachers within 10 years -- and claims humans won't be needed 'for most things'
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanwai/2024/10/09/the-12-greatest-dangers-of-ai/
https://archive.ph/34LNk
Oct 09, 2024
In his new book Taming Silicon Valley, the AI expert Gary Marcus shared what he sees as the greatest dangers of AI. “I gave a list of 12 immediate dangers of AI in Silicon Valley; the one I am most worried about is how automatically generated disinformation and deepfakes could influence elections.” Marcus believes that our decisions now will impact the future: “In the long term, we have no idea how to make safe and reliable AI, and that just can’t be good.” He also notes that “Because over some time frame, AI will replace most jobs, and a handful of oligarch’s will have most of the money,” that we might eventually need a universal basic income.
This is also why he believes we need an AI agency: “Because, for better or worse, AI is reshaping everything, and we need to have an agency that acts dynamically to take advantage of opportunities and try to mitigate risks. One function would be prescreening new technology, and forcing companies to show that the benefits of those new technologies outweigh the risks.” Marcus argues that “We need to speak up, and insist that we will throw out leaders who would give away the store to big tech companies. And the time for boycotting generative AI may be soon.”
The 12 Immediate Dangers of AI
1. Deliberate, automated, mass-produced political disinformation. “Generative AI systems are the machine guns (or nukes) of disinformation, making disinformation faster, cheaper, and more pitch perfect,” says Marcus. “During the 2016 election campaign, Russia was spending $1.25 million per month on human-powered troll farms that created fake content, much of it aimed at creating dissension and causing conflict in the United States.”
2. Market manipulation. He argues, “Bad actors won’t just try to influence elections; they will also try to influence markets. I warned Congress of this possibility on May 18, 2023; four days later, it would become a reality: a fake image of the Pentagon, allegedly having exploded, spread virally across the internet,” which made the stock market briefly buckle.
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14 Risks and Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI has been hailed as revolutionary and world-changing, but it’s not without drawbacks.
https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/risks-of-artificial-intelligence
Jul 25, 2024
As AI grows more sophisticated and widespread, the voices warning against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence grow louder. “These things could get more intelligent than us and could decide to take over, and we need to worry now about how we prevent that happening,” said Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI” for his foundational work on machine learning and neural network algorithms. In 2023, Hinton left his position at Google so that he could “talk about the dangers of AI,?? noting a part of him even regrets his life’s work.
The renowned computer scientist isn’t alone in his concerns. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, along with over 1,000 other tech leaders, urged in a 2023 open letter to put a pause on large AI experiments, citing that the technology can “pose profound risks to society and humanity.” Whether it’s the increasing automation of certain jobs, gender and racially biased algorithms or autonomous weapons that operate without human oversight (to name just a few), unease abounds on a number of fronts. And we’re still in the very early stages of what AI is really capable of.
14 Dangers of AI
Questions about who’s developing AI and for what purposes make it all the more essential to understand its potential downsides. Below we take a closer look at the possible dangers of artificial intelligence and explore how to manage its risks.
1. Lack of AI Transparency and Explainability
AI and deep learning models can be difficult to understand, even for those who work directly with the technology. This leads to a lack of transparency for how and why AI comes to its conclusions, creating a lack of explanation for what data AI algorithms use, or why they may make biased or unsafe decisions. These concerns have given rise to the use of explainable AI, but there’s still a long way before transparent AI systems become common practice. To make matters worse, AI companies continue to remain tight-lipped about their products. Former employees of OpenAI and Google DeepMind have accused both companies of concealing the potential dangers of their AI tools. This secrecy leaves the general public unaware of possible threats and makes it difficult for lawmakers to take proactive measures ensuring AI is developed responsibly.
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https://archive.ph/34LNk
Oct 09, 2024
In his new book Taming Silicon Valley, the AI expert Gary Marcus shared what he sees as the greatest dangers of AI. “I gave a list of 12 immediate dangers of AI in Silicon Valley; the one I am most worried about is how automatically generated disinformation and deepfakes could influence elections.” Marcus believes that our decisions now will impact the future: “In the long term, we have no idea how to make safe and reliable AI, and that just can’t be good.” He also notes that “Because over some time frame, AI will replace most jobs, and a handful of oligarch’s will have most of the money,” that we might eventually need a universal basic income.
This is also why he believes we need an AI agency: “Because, for better or worse, AI is reshaping everything, and we need to have an agency that acts dynamically to take advantage of opportunities and try to mitigate risks. One function would be prescreening new technology, and forcing companies to show that the benefits of those new technologies outweigh the risks.” Marcus argues that “We need to speak up, and insist that we will throw out leaders who would give away the store to big tech companies. And the time for boycotting generative AI may be soon.”
The 12 Immediate Dangers of AI
1. Deliberate, automated, mass-produced political disinformation. “Generative AI systems are the machine guns (or nukes) of disinformation, making disinformation faster, cheaper, and more pitch perfect,” says Marcus. “During the 2016 election campaign, Russia was spending $1.25 million per month on human-powered troll farms that created fake content, much of it aimed at creating dissension and causing conflict in the United States.”
2. Market manipulation. He argues, “Bad actors won’t just try to influence elections; they will also try to influence markets. I warned Congress of this possibility on May 18, 2023; four days later, it would become a reality: a fake image of the Pentagon, allegedly having exploded, spread virally across the internet,” which made the stock market briefly buckle.
snip
14 Risks and Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI has been hailed as revolutionary and world-changing, but it’s not without drawbacks.
https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/risks-of-artificial-intelligence
Jul 25, 2024
As AI grows more sophisticated and widespread, the voices warning against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence grow louder. “These things could get more intelligent than us and could decide to take over, and we need to worry now about how we prevent that happening,” said Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI” for his foundational work on machine learning and neural network algorithms. In 2023, Hinton left his position at Google so that he could “talk about the dangers of AI,?? noting a part of him even regrets his life’s work.
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The renowned computer scientist isn’t alone in his concerns. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, along with over 1,000 other tech leaders, urged in a 2023 open letter to put a pause on large AI experiments, citing that the technology can “pose profound risks to society and humanity.” Whether it’s the increasing automation of certain jobs, gender and racially biased algorithms or autonomous weapons that operate without human oversight (to name just a few), unease abounds on a number of fronts. And we’re still in the very early stages of what AI is really capable of.
14 Dangers of AI
Questions about who’s developing AI and for what purposes make it all the more essential to understand its potential downsides. Below we take a closer look at the possible dangers of artificial intelligence and explore how to manage its risks.
1. Lack of AI Transparency and Explainability
AI and deep learning models can be difficult to understand, even for those who work directly with the technology. This leads to a lack of transparency for how and why AI comes to its conclusions, creating a lack of explanation for what data AI algorithms use, or why they may make biased or unsafe decisions. These concerns have given rise to the use of explainable AI, but there’s still a long way before transparent AI systems become common practice. To make matters worse, AI companies continue to remain tight-lipped about their products. Former employees of OpenAI and Google DeepMind have accused both companies of concealing the potential dangers of their AI tools. This secrecy leaves the general public unaware of possible threats and makes it difficult for lawmakers to take proactive measures ensuring AI is developed responsibly.
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Why The "Godfather of AI" Now Fears His Own Creation | Geoffrey Hinton
Ex-Google Officer Speaks Out On The Dangers Of AI
