Would you look at that? It’s AI advocate and retired Google employee, Geoffrey Hinton, telling everyone that AI is great, and inevitable, and we must accept it into our lives. (He’s especially a fan of Google’s AI products.)
And this is supposedly the expert who’s warning us of its dangers.
None of them said we should address the root cause, capitalism and its perverse incentives that push us towards dystopia and extinction. AI is the most powerful technology so far making profit from addiction, dumbing down, and oppression.
Hinton urged the need to design AI systems that can co-exist with humanity, even as they surpass human intelligence.
Is there a more profitable way in the short term? If yes, then that will be chosen.
Instead of talking about what we are afraid of, we should ask ‘what can we do with AI?’, [said Li]
I’m afraid the capitalism in control doesn’t care what humanity needs. Line must go up.
For a moment I thought I was reading one of my own comments. You’re absolutely right. The threat of AI is not close to as big a problem as the people who own and control it.
