Mark Bishop, a British computer science professor, said in a lecture that artificial intelligence has its limitations, in the sense that AI does not understand the world. Partly because of this, according to him, we do not have to be afraid of robots that pose a danger to humanity.
Bishop argues that machines don’t understand what they’re doing, he told The Register. According to him, artificial intelligence can adjust things and recognize patterns, but AI lacks mathematical insight, for example. Also, according to the professor, computers do not cope well with human feelings and emotions and computers cannot fully fathom or understand knowledge.
Partly because of these properties, it is unlikely that an overall artificial intelligence will be built, according to Bishop. Taking over the world is therefore a nightmare that, according to him, we don’t have to be afraid of, because nothing is important to computers; According to Bishop, as a result, computers do not prioritize one task at the expense of another.
He points to an example from 2011, in which a certain biology book on Amazon was awarded a price of more than 23.5 million dollars. Two resellers, Profmatch and Bordeebook, were responsible for this. Profmatch’s algorithm always ensured that the lowest price was set, while Bordeebook’s algorithm always set the price slightly higher than the Profmatch price level. Ultimately, that led to a price of an absurd level, something that a man of flesh and blood would never have allowed to get that far.
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has previously warned about the consequences of the unbridled development of artificial intelligence. He called it a fundamental risk to society and therefore wants national governments to regulate AI. Musk believes people should be concerned about the most advanced forms of artificial intelligence. He says he will continue to warn about the dangers because he thinks people won’t know what to think until they see robots killing people in the streets.
English physicist Stephen Hawking has also previously expressed his concerns about artificial intelligence. He believes technology may be able to destroy us all in the future. Hawking argues that technology is developing so rapidly that there is a chance that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity through nuclear war.
Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook does not share these pessimistic views and argues that AI can save lives in many ways. In addition, he points to life-saving technologies in the medical sector that can diagnose diseases and AI that can significantly reduce the number of road casualties via self-driving cars. Zuckerberg recognizes that technology can be used for both good and evil, so caution is advised. But he says there is no reason to argue for slowing the development of artificial intelligence.