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The problem with AI has never been the technology that composes AI, the problem has always and will forever be the immature yet powerful humans that take advant

The problem with AI has never been the technology that composes AI, the problem has always and will forever be the immature yet powerful humans that take advantage of less advantaged humans using whatever means they have, which today can include AI. The issue is not a technology issue, it's a human psychology and sociology issue, it's our immature humans in society that is the issue. Technologists cannot speak about that in any meaningful manner.

vouaobrasil 3y ago
I absolutely disagree. Technologists understand the true nature of AI and can thus predict its uses. Moreover, if technologists realize this problem of how AI will inevitably be used, their voice will be a powerful message that even those who enjoy math and science are fearful of AI.
- bsenftner 3y ago
  Nope, nope. Technologists do not understand the true nature of AI. What technologists know they can rarely communicate, and even less so to a general public. Technology developers are not some special deep understanders that ordinary humans are not; we just have more time spent in our specialization than they, as they have in their specializations which we do not. If anything, technology developers, due to our specialization's time requirements and the traditional lack of professional communications training, tend to be weaker communicators than the general public. The last people you want explaining AI to a potentially fearful general public is weak communicators, such as the AI developers.
  - Gud 3y ago
    Just because many technologists are poor communicators, doesn't mean all are. Carl Sagan.
RhysU 3y ago
Michael Crichton has (rightly) entered the chat. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton Crichton says these failures of humanity are inevitable because there will always be a technologist who does things because they can, not because they should. That everything will go off the rails, no matter what people attempt, is the plot of the novel Jurassic Park.

vouaobrasil 3y ago

I absolutely disagree. Technologists understand the true nature of AI and can thus predict its uses. Moreover, if technologists realize this problem of how AI will inevitably be used, their voice will be a powerful message that even those who enjoy math and science are fearful of AI.

bsenftner 3y ago
Nope, nope. Technologists do not understand the true nature of AI. What technologists know they can rarely communicate, and even less so to a general public. Technology developers are not some special deep understanders that ordinary humans are not; we just have more time spent in our specialization than they, as they have in their specializations which we do not. If anything, technology developers, due to our specialization's time requirements and the traditional lack of professional communications training, tend to be weaker communicators than the general public. The last people you want explaining AI to a potentially fearful general public is weak communicators, such as the AI developers.
- Gud 3y ago
  Just because many technologists are poor communicators, doesn't mean all are. Carl Sagan.

RhysU 3y ago

Michael Crichton has (rightly) entered the chat. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton Crichton says these failures of humanity are inevitable because there will always be a technologist who does things because they can, not because they should. That everything will go off the rails, no matter what people attempt, is the plot of the novel Jurassic Park.