What are your thoughts on the future of A.I.

I am watching a Frontline special on the future of A.I and although there are too many applications to name do you think that in the near future that A.I. will provide greater benefit than harm? For example China is using facial recognition in large cities to record and shame jaywalkers. Their faces are plastered on the street corner for a few minutes. My husband loves this while all I see are huge red flags. What about driverless big rigs and that impact?

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Northwest · M

What we have today, is not real AI. It's advanced Bayesian based statistical analysis of very large data sets.

Still though, it's food for thought. I don't like what's happening in China, but we're not going to be too far behind. That is not the only thing happening in China, BTW. They're also combing through people's social media, their buying habits, etc.

I am, partially, in this space, but I'm looking at various other applications. Just like dynamite, there will be good and bad applications. One thing for sure: the science of ethics/regulation has not caught up yet. This is something schools are starting to consider, at this point.

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@Northwest There are so many applications and with big data capitalization of every aspect of our lives I believe that many of us will become just commodities. The human side of living nearly lost in many senses. The government leaders are not paying attention to this or worse yet advocating for it in a no hold barred to progress and beating China or any other next great superpower approach. Individuals motivated by nothing more than greed are allowed to innovate without rules in many cases. It's not all bad really. I like progress and technology but I am afraid of what the future holds for us. What is the point of progression untill we are virtually ruled by the few with money and power.

Northwest · M

@REMsleep [quote]What is the point of progression untill we are virtually ruled by the few with money and power.[/quote]

This would be one of the possible scenarios. Another scenario, suggests that technology could be the great equalizer. I am not sure which scenario will win out. I live in a "neighborhood" that the 2 richest people in the world call home. I have not seen any evidence of the isolated fortresses the doom and gloom scenarios suggest.

The real problem, is that we have entire communities/regions that suffer from income inequality extremes. This will expand, if we continue down a path, where people are allowed to become $Bs. Communism does not work, but there's got to be a system, somewhere in between Communism and Trump, and in the USA, I believe the sightly left of center, Democrat Party provides an acceptable solution.

[quote] Individuals motivated by nothing more than greed[/quote]

I don't believe this to be always true. My experience, tells me that these individuals are mostly motivated by love of technology and big vision/dreams. Some people do take advantage of it though, and want control. That's the problem.

thinkincubes · 41-45

A.I. is doomed to be yet another example of the human race's obsession with speed over quality, result over process, and action over thought. To have any chance of survival, we must slow things down drastically, else we will only progress to our own demise.

Pfuzylogic · M

We AI is in proliferate use now.
The google image search is an example of the new machine learning. It is simply the use of feedback to determine if the original algorithm is accomplishing what is intended.

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@Pfuzylogic I do understand this but, my question is as AI explodes and its impact begins to increase exponentially in our daily lives shifting the job market among so many other aspects of our lives is the net benefit good or bad?

Pfuzylogic · M

@REMsleep
Profit does seem amoral and could compete with traditional values.
It is really determined by what the market can get away with, at least at the moment.

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