{"id":58019,"date":"2018-11-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/blog\/should-we-be-worried-about-ai-taking-over-the-world-or-are-we-freaking-out-for-no-reason\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T22:15:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:15:42","slug":"should-we-be-worried-about-ai-taking-over-the-world-or-are-we-freaking-out-for-no-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/should-we-be-worried-about-ai-taking-over-the-world-or-are-we-freaking-out-for-no-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Should we be worried about AI taking over the world, or are we freaking out for no reason?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"bold-list\">\n<li>Stephen Hawking believed that artificial intelligence could bring an end to the human race<\/li>\n<li>Elon Musk is calling for proactive regulation in AI development<\/li>\n<li>Others believe there\u2019s no danger of computers ever becoming conscious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The idea of a superintelligent <a href=\"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/keynote\/trends-2040-ben-jij-er-klaar-voor\/\">AI<\/a> taking over the world and wiping out the human race in the process has long occupied humanity\u2019s imagination. And, up until now, imagination is where this whole concept has remained confined to. Doomsday scenarios never actually came to pass, and we\u2019re still firmly in control. But that hasn\u2019t stopped people from continuing to sound the alarm about the dangers of AI. Is there actually any truth to what they\u2019re saying? Are we really close to developing an <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/blog\/celebrating-individuality-new-balance-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-reward-people-who-stand-out-from-the-crowd\/\">AI<\/a> capable of taking over the world?<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Should we be worried about AI taking over the world, or are we freaking out for no reason?\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jEmk5RbgWBM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Stephen Hawking believed that artificial intelligence could bring an end to the human race<\/h2>\n<p>The renowned physicist Stephen Hawking was one of the biggest proponents of the theory that AI poses a major threat to the future of mankind. While he acknowledged that most forms of artificial intelligence we\u2019ve developed so far have been quite beneficial, he also expressed concerns that we would eventually develop an AI that would surpass our own abilities and possibly even replace us altogether. \u201cThe development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-30290540\">said<\/a>. \u201cIt would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever-increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn&#8217;t compete, and would be superseded.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33998\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33998 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/Stephen-Hawking.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Hawking in his wheelchair\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The renowned physicist Stephen Hawking was one of the biggest proponents of the theory that AI poses a major threat to the future of mankind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To prevent this from happening, according to Hawking, we need to closely monitor the development of AI technology and find a way to identify potential threats before it\u2019s too late. \u201cWe cannot know if we will be infinitely helped by AI or ignored by it and sidelined, or conceivably destroyed by it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/technology\/innovation\/inventions\/stephen-hawking-says-artificial-intelligence-could-be-worst-thing-for-humanity-if-not-done-properly\/news-story\/c6b410e7d904320a0dfdc105a6eb9959\">said<\/a> Hawking. \u201cAI could be the worst invention of the history of our civilisation, that brings dangers like powerful autonomous weapons or new ways for the few to oppress the many. AI could develop a will of its own, a will that is in conflict with ours and which could destroy us. In short, the rise of powerful AI will be either the best, or the worst thing ever to happen to humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Elon Musk is calling for proactive regulation in AI development<\/h2>\n<p>With Hawking\u2019s passing, the role of resident AI fearmonger fell to Elon Musk, who took to it with real enthusiasm, going so far as to call AI \u201ca fundamental existential risk for human civilisation\u201d. And just like Hawking, Musk believes that we need more regulation in the field of AI development. \u201cI think we should be really concerned about AI and I think we should\u2026 AI\u2019s a rare case where I think we need to be proactive in regulation instead of reactive. Because I think by the time we are reactive in AI regulation, it\u2019s too late,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/gadgets-and-tech\/news\/elon-musk-ai-human-civilisation-existential-risk-artificial-intelligence-creator-slow-down-tesla-a7845491.html\">says<\/a>. \u201cAI is a fundamental existential risk for human civilisation, and I don\u2019t think people fully appreciate that.\u201d Without regulation, Musk believes we could end up creating an immortal digital dictator that could take over the world and possibly even destroy humanity if we get in its way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Elon Musk: We should regulate AI to keep public safe\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BoTUxjvE2W8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Others believe there\u2019s no danger of computers ever becoming conscious<\/h2>\n<p>However, not everyone shares these concerns. Some argue that today\u2019s AI systems still have a very small range of abilities and can usually only perform the single tasks they\u2019ve been explicitly programmed for. While they can perform these much better and faster than humans, at the same time, they often struggle to perform tasks that would pose no difficulties to a small child. The sets of data they\u2019ve been trained with are usually highly specialised and the knowledge AI obtains from them can\u2019t be applied to other, non-related problems.<\/p>\n<p>If AI is ever to surpass human abilities, we first need to develop a system capable of successfully performing every intellectual task a human being can, a concept referred to in the AI community as artificial general intelligence (AGI). However, there are serious doubts about whether this will ever be possible. There\u2019s still a lot about the human brain we don\u2019t know, such as what consciousness really is or how it\u2019s formed. And while it\u2019s theoretically possible that we will learn everything there is to know about the human brain one day and find a way to replicate it in a machine, it\u2019s such a remote possibility that it\u2019s probably not worth losing sleep over. \u201cWe\u2019re a long way from building machines that match human brains,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.com.au\/article\/645581\/don-t-worry-about-existential-threat-ai-might-pose-futurist\/\">says<\/a> AI expert Toby Walsh. \u201cWe can build machines that do narrow focused tasks &#8211; and they can do those tasks often at super-human level &#8211; but it\u2019s yet to be (maybe 50 or 100 years, or ever) before we can build machines that match the full capabilities of humans. And we certainly don\u2019t build machines that have any consciousness, sentience, or desires of their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s computers are fundamentally limited in what they can do. They don\u2019t really understand the task they\u2019ve been assigned, nor do they understand the outcome. They\u2019re just executing a pre-programmed algorithm and that\u2019s all they can do. All of our work on building a computer model of the human brain is based on the assumption that every process in the human brain is also algorithmic in nature, and therefore computable. But what if it\u2019s not? Dr. Stuart Hameroff and Sir Roger Penrose <a href=\"https:\/\/stream.org\/why-you-shouldnt-worry-about-a-i-taking-over-the-world\/\">propose<\/a> a quantum mechanical model of the human brain that\u2019s entirely non-algorithmic, which would make it impossible to simulate on a computer, at least not on the computers we have today.<\/p>\n<p>However, that doesn\u2019t mean we should completely ignore the possibility that artificial intelligence could be a threat to us. An AI doesn\u2019t need to be conscious to be dangerous. The truth is, we can\u2019t know for sure what the future might bring, so we need to proceed with caution. \u201cI think the key thing is being clear-eyed about what the risks actually are, and not necessarily being driven by the entertaining yet science fiction-type narratives on these things &#8211; or projecting or going to extremes, assuming far more than where we actually are in the technology,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/06\/26\/congres_ai_hearing\/\">explains<\/a> Tim Persons, the chief scientist at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Every powerful technology brings certain risks, but it shouldn\u2019t prevent us from working on something that could potentially make our planet a better place to live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Hawking believed that artificial intelligence could bring an end to the human race Elon Musk is calling for proactive regulation in AI development Others believe there\u2019s no danger of computers ever becoming conscious The idea of a superintelligent AI taking over the world and wiping out the human race in the process has long 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