Do we need to be afraid of AI gone
berserk ?
Or , will Natural Stupidity kill us
first ?
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[ Source : Times of India ( 04 Nov ) ]
In an interview with “ Wired “ magazine , a few days back ,
World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking said :
“ I fear that AI may replace
humans altogether
If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that
improves and replicates itself
This will be a new form of life that outperforms humans “
Earlier this year , he called for
technology to be controlled in order to prevent it from destroying the
human race and said , humans needed to find a way to identify
potential threats quickly before they had a chance escalate and endanger
civilization
[ Source : Eco Times ( 06 Nov ) ]
Turkey's has opened the first human-like robots factory
in the central Anatolian province of Konya.
The AkinRobotics Factory, established by AkinSoft software company, has
started mass production of humanoid robotics, AkinSoft Board Chairman Ozgur
Akin announced at the inauguration ceremony, Xinhua news agency reported.
"Ada GH5, the new generation of human-robots, will be programmed for use at shopping malls, theatres, airports, hospitals, and even at homes," Akin was quoted as saying by state-run Anadolu Agency.
THE ROBOTS ARE ABLE TO PROCESS
WHAT THEY HEAR, SPEAK, SMELL AND CAN USE THE INTERNET.
AkinSoft launched robotics laboratories in 2009 and started model
production in 2011 after a series of research and development activities.
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[ Source : Subscription E mail from Peter Diamandis peter@diamandis.com / 06 Nov ]
Technology
will help us define and actualize human freedoms.
The third dangerous idea
from my conversation with Ray
( Kurzweil ) is about how technology will enhance our humanity, not
detract from it.
You may have heard critics complain that technology is making us
less human, and increasingly disconnected.
Ray and I share a slightly different viewpoint: that technology enables us to tap
into the very essence of what it means to be human.
“I don’t think humans even have to be biological,” explained Ray.
“I think humans are the species that changes who we are.”
Ray argues that this began when humans developed the earliest
technologies -- fire and stone tools. These tools gave people new capabilities,
and became extensions of
our physical bodies.
At its base level, technology is the means by which we change our
environment, and change
ourselves. This will continue, even as the technologies themselves
evolve.
“People say, ‘Well, do I really want to become part machine?’ You're
not even going to notice it,” says Ray, “because it's going to be a sensible thing to do at
each point.”
Today, we take medicine to fight disease and maintain good health,
and would likely consider it irresponsible if someone refused to take a proven,
life-saving medicine.
In the future, this will still happen -- except the medicine might
have nanobots that can target disease, or will also improve your memory so you
can recall things more easily.
And because this new medicine works so well for so many, public
perception will change. Eventually, it will become the norm… as ubiquitous as
penicillin and ibuprofen are today.
In this way, ingesting nano-robots,
uploading your brain to
the cloud, and using devices like smart contact lenses can help humans
become, well, better at being human.
Ray sums it up: “We are the
species that changes who we are, to become smarter and more profound, more
beautiful, more creative, more musical, funnier, sexier.”
And , as far as Stephen Hawking’s wish :
“ to find a way to identify potential threats quickly before they
had a chance escalate and endanger civilization “ ,
I have sent to him , my following suggestion :
FastForward to Future [
20 Oct 2016 ]
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But, instead of ARTIFICIAL
INTELIGENCE, destroying the humans in some distant future , what is far
more likely is that the human-race will destroy itself by its very own NATURAL STUPIDITY !
Just look around you and count the number of persons dying prematurely due to
:
·
Toxic Chemicals polluting Rivers
·
Coal based Power Plants polluting Air
·
Traffic Noise Polluting
environment
·
Lack of Hygiene causing Preventable
Diseases
·
Tobacco-induced Cancer
·
Drugs-induced Depressions
·
Global Warming causing Heat-waves / Floods / destruction of
Glaciers
·
Plastic waste killing Marine Life
·
Destruction of Mangroves causing Floods
·
Construction / Mining destroying Forests
·
Hunger for Power causing Civil Wars
·
Intolerance causing Militancy / Ethnic Cleansing
·
Wars ( in the name of
Religions ? ) killing millions
·
Alcohol induced fatal Road / Rail Accidents
·
Poverty causing Starvation –
Malnutrition ( root of most problems )
·
Indebtedness causing Farmers
Suicides
·
Dowry Deaths – Murders –
Rapes
This is not a complete list !
And I am not counting deaths due to so-called “ Natural Disasters “ (
more often than not , caused by human folly or greed ! )
Just ask a 2
year old starving child in Yemen – Myanmar – Syria – Libya – Central
Africa – India ( or any place of your
choice ) :
“ Are you worried about AI killing you , 10 years from now ? “
She will reply :
“ No ! I am dying right NOW !
07 Nov 2017
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