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Translated into Greek by Dimitris Symeonidis
Article by Iakovos Garivaldis from Melbourne
Frequent Discussions
In June 2021, the New York Times published an article about the growing number of startups offering systems to detect and eliminate bias from AI systems. The article noted a recent warning from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to companies about selling AI systems that discriminate on the basis of race or that could prevent individuals from obtaining jobs, housing, insurance, or other benefits.
There are a multitude of questions constantly raised by computer science and artificial intelligence experts, but we have yet to devise relevant protocols that will protect human rights and help humanity come to terms with intelligent machines, not in conflict. The difficulty here is how a committee can set the standards that companies using AI can rely on without limiting the ingenuity of programmers and the rapid development of the technology. And if that succeeds, who assures us that these regulations will not be violated by companies and individuals always aiming for profit and innovation?
Ms. Kate Crawford, a renowned Australian technologist who has written extensively on artificial intelligence and is based in Manhattan, USA, alongside climate change, believes that artificial intelligence is the most profound story of our time:
“…ubiquitous and pervasive and loaded with potential for exploitation and bias. It is one of the biggest political, cultural and social changes the planet has seen in centuries. Many people are sleepwalking through it.”
Senator Roy Blunt in America in an article in February 2020, notes that AI:
"...has the potential to change the way wars are fought and will be key to the evolution of US national security."
A Comparison
Humans, in general, learn from experiences and feelings of joy or pain. From a very young age, they become aware of the dangers of fire, ice, heights, etc. If this kind of learning were simulated in a particular AI robot, would it generate human judgments about the beneficial or harmful nature of objects around it, and would they also translate into the actions that human beings initiate? Perhaps then the AI would decide that humanity was not worth its time, as would the tendency of some humans to do harmful things to other sentient beings. Or, worse, could the thinking machine learn the cynical lesson that it's okay to harm people if they have no effective ways to retaliate?
But it is difficult to predict how AI will react, whether it will have the wisdom to live with humans on the planet or whether it will create hostile feelings? Today, as we write this article, I am sure that many companies are testing their skills to create intelligent creatures with artificial intelligence (see Elon Musk). If these creatures appeared to humanity and asked “What am I?”, what answer could humans give to this question?
Many of us think these creatures would be good for unhealthy and dangerous jobs, but have we decided whether and what rights they will have? The issue of artificial intelligence leads to a more complex issue. Beyond the fear of death by intelligent machines, beyond the ethical dilemmas, and beyond the anxiety of ignorance or understanding lies the question of: “If a machine proves to think and feel like humans, then would it gain equal rights in life?” All this without going into issues of religion, family, life in a society, etc.
Personally, I don't know if I should have enough hope for the future since technology is galloping and evolving at an incredible pace. or I'm afraid that Someday man will become a slave to these smart computers. AI and not the other way around. It is like everything made by man: If defined and used correctly, it will have the desired results, otherwise we will have enormous difficulties beyond the capabilities of human existence. The biggest challenge lies in two factors: (1) how will humanity accept such an intelligent tool and (2) the result of the conflict between humanity and artificial intelligence, which humans are already lagging behind in many areas. Should we start learning a new way of thinking that will bring us closer to artificial intelligence?
Jacob Garibaldi OAM Certified Solutions Expert – U2 AppDev, Adm
Australia Melbourne
