Should Apocalyptic AI Scenarios Be Taken Seriously? †
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 58 Göteborg, Sweden
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Presented at the IS4SI 2017 Summit DIGITALISATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, Gothenburg, Sweden, 12–16 June 2017.
Proceedings 2017, 1(3), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/IS4SI-2017-04083
Published: 9 June 2017
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of Proceedings of the IS4SI 2017 Summit DIGITALISATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, Gothenburg, Sweden, 12–16 June 2017.)
Can it be taken for granted that humans will remain in control in a situation where a breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) has led to our no longer being the foremost creatures on our planet in terms of general intelligence? This question lies at the heart of arguments put forth in recent years by philosopher Nick Bostrom, computer scientist Stuart Russell, physicist Max Tegmark and others—arguments that raise dire concerns about such scenarios. Others claim that such concerns are a useless (or even dangerous) distraction. I will attempt a cool-headed and balanced evaluation of whether apocalyptic AI scenarios are worth paying attention to.
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