Google CEO warns AI race could harm humanity

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Google CEO warns AI race could harm humanity

Alphabet Inc. and Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the push to adopt artificial intelligence technology must be well-regulated to avoid potential harmful effects.

Asked in a 60 Minutes interview about what keeps him up at night with regard to AI, Pichai said “the urgency to work and deploy it in a beneficial way, but at the same time it can be very harmful if deployed wrongly.”

[Bloomberg]

 

[Arthur]

Of course Google want it controlled - it's the biggest threat facing Google.

 

[Vorastra]

"Please stop so we can catch up."

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Aaah...Google, the bastion of all that is good and fair...

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

What are the harmful effects

 

[etienne_marais]

What are the harmful effects

There are a variety of threats, but one of the most obvious:

Rest of World has reported that AI image generators are displacing China-based videogame artists and illustrators. Amber Yu, an illustrator, stated that she used to earn between $430 and $1,000 for the time-consuming task of creating videogame posters.

However, as some companies have opted for faster and cheaper AI generators to replace human artists, her work has largely been limited to making minor alterations to AI-generated artwork. This type of work is much less complex and typically pays only about ten percent of her previous rates.

AI Is Already Putting Video Game Illustrators Out Of Work In China​

 

[FantaFest]

Considering how lazy and stupid humans can be then yeah its serioulsy more dangerous than people realise.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

There are a variety of threats, but one of the most obvious:

AI Is Already Putting Video Game Illustrators Out Of Work In China​

It will take from a few industries but they are constantly saying bad for humanity as a whole, like a danger that results in death to humans

 

[etienne_marais]

It will take from a few industries but they are constantly saying bad for humanity as a whole, like a danger that results in death to humans

dumbing people down (even more), probably only true if used lazily

 

[neoprema]

Home Affairs will be the first to fall. And the first to become super efficient...

 

[Arthur]

I take quite the opposite view. AI only threatens lowergrade non-value-add knowledge workers, especially in the technical fields and most of applied STEM areas. It could well revitalise the humanities, as Lee Trepanier briefly outlines in this essay: https://lawliberty.org/how-ai-could-save-liberal-education/

Those who see human beings as nothing more than meat machines cannot see the wood for the trees. AI is a marvellous development to be encouraged and fostered. Of course it can be misapplied, as can (and is) any technology. But the positives far outweigh the negatives, by a very long chalk.

 

[FantaFest]

Home Affairs will be the first to fall. And the first to become super efficient...

System is offline

 

[backstreetboy]

Great segment.

 

[Moosedrool]

“Google ceo tested magi and it’s not there yet”

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

dumbing people down (even more), probably only true if used lazily

What about making them too smart, too smart for their own good
Every tech ceo has said its dangerous but none have explained how or why

 

[Moosedrool]

What about making them too smart, too smart for their own good
Every tech ceo has said its dangerous but none have explained how or why

Maybe the ai does their job better as well.

 

[etienne_marais]

Deepfakes is a big problem, seen fakes on both sides of the fence that people fall for:

“There have to be consequences for creating deepfake videos which cause harm to society,” he said.

 

[Arthur]

Hehe. Nice demo, Mr Zeihan.

 

[Arthur]

Google slides on report Samsung may choose Bing for search

Shares of Alphabet fell as much as 4% as trading got underway in New York.

www.moneyweb.co.za

 

[Grieta Thanburg]

Wait, when did Elon Musk buy Google?