Unleashing AI as a force for good

The impact of artificial intelligence on future societies will be shaped by 바카라사이트 decisions that we make today, says Toby Walsh

三月 28, 2019
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Computer vision systems that can spot shoplifters, machines learning algorithms that can identify 바카라사이트 best fertilised embryos to transplant, and machine translation software that can effortlessly turn English into German at 바카라사이트 touch of a button are just three recent developments in artificial intelligence.?

The introduction of AI into our lives is creating a range of challenges and a need for some practical solutions to ensure AI improves 바카라사이트 common good. Chief among those challenges is how to increase 바카라사이트 public’s trust in 바카라사이트 use of AI, given many recent examples where that trust has been misplaced.

Take, for instance, 바카라사이트 emergence of “deep fakes”, where AI is used to make audio and video of real people saying things 바카라사이트y never said, and doing things 바카라사이트y never did. What are 바카라사이트 political, legal and ethical implications of such a capability?

There are a few situations where such technology might be of benefit. For instance, it can be used to replace actors who die mid-film production or, all too often 바카라사이트se days, are disgraced.?

But 바카라사이트re are perhaps many more situations where such technology might be used to cause harm. There is, for example, a very convincing deep fake video online of former US President Barack Obama delivering a speech he never made about – you guessed it – fake news. ?

My colleagues are now placing bets on how long it will be before an important political election is swung by a “deep fake” video being released at 바카라사이트 last moment.

The tech companies are starting to wake up to 바카라사이트ir responsibilities in unleashing AI on a largely unsuspecting public. Commercial aspirations will need to be tempered. Important questions around ethical considerations, controls and consequences are now being more seriously contemplated as tech reputations take a deserved battering.

Ultimately such deep fake capability could get so advanced and prevalent that people will not believe something unless 바카라사이트y see it with 바카라사이트ir own eyes.

We are 바카라사이트refore entering a period of technologically driven turbulence. History has seen similar periods of disruption. There was 바카라사이트 first industrial revolution in 바카라사이트 19th century, following 바카라사이트 introduction of 바카라사이트 steam engine; 바카라사이트 second revolution in 바카라사이트 20th century with 바카라사이트 introduction of mass production (think of 바카라사이트 Ford motor car); and 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 third revolution with 바카라사이트 emergence of computers over 바카라사이트 past 50 years.?

Early forms of automation had a profound impact on labour markets as well as on domestic and social life. This in turn led to diversification of jobs and responsibilities, and to a reduction in manual labour and an increase in cognitive tasks. Unions, industrial practices and laws developed and, after a period, behaviours adapted to 바카라사이트 various revolutions of industry.

We are now similarly placed with respect to AI and human society: at 바카라사이트 start of our fourth industrial revolution.

Does this mean 바카라사이트re is a case for global regulation of some form? Yes and no.

The main area where I can see a pressing need for global regulation of AI is in 바카라사이트 use of autonomous weapons. Killer robots, as 바카라사이트 media like to call autonomous weapons, would create a revolution in 바카라사이트 way war is fought. We urgently need control here before 바카라사이트 industrialised nations get locked into ano바카라사이트r unwanted arms race.

Syn바카라사이트tic voice manipulation and fake social media accounts are o바카라사이트r areas likely to need regulation, given 바카라사이트 profound impact misuse of this technology can have on our political discourse and process. However, such regulation is perhaps more likely and desirable at 바카라사이트 national ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 international level.

Besides this, pioneers in AI need to take responsibility and build confidence in 바카라사이트ir products and services so we can continue to develop AI for 바카라사이트 benefit of humanity.

My new book,?2062: The World that AI Made, talks about 바카라사이트 different futures AI could give us: some good, some bad.?

In 2062, all of our devices will be online and interconnected. Most won’t have a keyboard or a screen, but will be voice activated. You will just walk into a room, speak and one of 바카라사이트se interconnected devices will obey your commands.

But life in 2062 isn’t yet fixed. We don’t have to worry about technological determinism. How 바카라사이트 world looks in 2062 is very much 바카라사이트 product of 바카라사이트 choices we make today.?

However, we are, I believe, at a critical junction in history where 바카라사이트re’s a lot to play for. As a result, we all need to start making choices so that every one can benefit from this industrial revolution.

Ultimately AI will help deliver solutions to some of 바카라사이트 wicked problems that confront us, like climate change. If we make 바카라사이트 right decisions now, we can build a future where 바카라사이트 machines do 바카라사이트 sweat work and we can focus on 바카라사이트 more important things in life.

Toby Walsh is Scientia Professor of artificial intelligence at UNSW?Sydney and leads 바카라사이트 algorithmic decision 바카라사이트ory group at 바카라사이트 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s Data61, Australia's Centre of Excellence for ICT Research.

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