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It is a bad idea to take the output of any unvetted computer program and hook it up an endpoint that can do bad things. It does not matter whether the computer
by distcs 4y ago
It is a bad idea to take the output of any unvetted computer program and hook it up an endpoint that can do bad things. It does not matter whether the computer program is AI or not. Any computer program that is hooked up to endpoints that can do bad things are going to have regulations around them. This is nothing special about AI. This is true for all types of software, AI or not.
- colinmorelli 4y ago...isn't...this...exactly what autopilot in airplanes does? Self-driving cars? Manufacturing robots? The daVinci Surgical System? In fact, let's not even go that far. If you have one, your car is likely drive-by-wire, and the throttle is controlled not by mechanical linkage of your foot pressing the pedal, but by the output of computers that are deciding what to do based on how hard you push the pedal. If you have a car in the last 5 years, it can likely suddenly apply the brakes and turn the steering wheel for you to avoid what it thinks is a collision. Every one of these things is trivially lethal in different ways, and all are connected to computer programs already. I'm not personally that concerned about AI taking over the world any time soon, but quite frankly the areas where technology and AI have made the biggest waves are all specifically in areas that are high risk (or very rote) for humans. Isn't that kind of the point?
- justinclift 4y agoSafety control systems would like a word...