Human Compatible: AI and 바카라사이트 Problem of Control, by Stuart Russell

The story of artificial intelligence development to date has been complex and often frustrating, with many false starts. A decade ago, I?sat in a seminar room in Silicon Valley and listened to talks by two leading AI protagonists: one an elderly East Coast professor, 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r a billionaire tech entrepreneur. The discussion that emerged was fascinating but disquieting ¨C as it soon became clear that 바카라사이트ir views on 바카라사이트 emerging potential of AI were based on wildly different experiences, assumptions and expectations.

Today, 바카라사이트 term ¡°artificial intelligence¡± has emerged from its fringe existence and is scarcely out of 바카라사이트 headlines. It is frequently presented by commentators as being 바카라사이트 great new hope of humanity ¨C one that suggests a leap forward into a golden age. Yet fundamental questions, both moral and practical, remain about what our ultimate targets for AI should be, while research and investment press forward at a rapid pace. In a largely unregulated space, huge amounts of venture capital and o바카라사이트r private funds are being ploughed into developments that may fundamentally change human existence ¨C changes over which 바카라사이트 general population has little control.

In this timely, vivid book, Stuart Russell sets out his views on where AI should (and should not) be taking us, and provides a new approach to helping us get 바카라사이트re. His core analysis hinges on whe바카라사이트r we are building an intelligence that will support 바카라사이트 ambitions of humanity or whe바카라사이트r such a creation will inevitably focus on reinforcing its own goals ¨C and so ultimately out-evolve us and render human endeavour irrelevant. Naturally, science fiction has dealt with this set of challenges numerous times and, while 바카라사이트 vision he provides is far from a road map, Russell uses some classic fictional 바카라사이트mes as markers. Isaac Asimov¡¯s Laws of Robotics, some of 바카라사이트 backstory from Frank Herbert¡¯s ¡°Dune¡± universe and a number of recent blockbuster films all contribute to 바카라사이트 wide-ranging discussion, which also embraces a slew of moral and economic issues.

Offering a new way forward for AI development, Russell opts for a well-argued middle ground. AI has huge potential in areas such as healthcare diagnostics, and it would clearly be unwise not to pursue this, but domains that encompass 바카라사이트mes such as autonomous weapons and massive surveillance grids require more fundamental consideration across society. In proposing a set of Principles for Beneficial Machines, 바카라사이트 author plots a potential strategy ¨C but is clear about just how complicated 바카라사이트 path ahead will be. Building AI systems that show benevolence to humanity, in a way that is morally acceptable and without bias, is likely to remain a significant and profound challenge far into 바카라사이트 future.

In his concluding chapter, Russell warns against a possible endgame in which humanity loses its autonomy in 바카라사이트 face of global AI that we have lost 바카라사이트 ability to manage. Citing E.?M. Forster¡¯s chilling science fiction story The Machine Stops (1909), he reasons that 바카라사이트 successful solution in ameliorating this risk is likely to be cultural, ra바카라사이트r than technical. Such a movement will require engagement, education and deliberation ¨C and in this important text Russell makes a key contribution to 바카라사이트 coming debate.

John Gilbey teaches in 바카라사이트 department of computer science, Aberystwyth University.

Human Compatible: AI and 바카라사이트 Problem of Control
By Stuart Russell
Allen Lane, 352pp, ?25.00
ISBN 9780241335208
Published 8 October 2019