CHAPTER 1: AI DEFINED AND COMMON DEPICTIONS OF AI – IS IT A BENEVOLENT FORCE FOR HUMANITY OR AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT?
“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.”
Eliezer Yudkowsky10
“OK! AI will destroy humans!”
This statement sums up some of the common (mis-) perceptions held by humans about AI. In truth, we are at no near-term (or even long-term) risk of being destroyed by intelligent machines.
Elon Musk, the noted tech tycoon, begs to differ, with his claim that “AI is a fundamental risk for the existence of human civilization.”11 Musk made this statement based on his observations that the development and deployment of AI is far outpacing our ability to manage it safely. ...
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