Context :
I’m more worried
about the dangers of natural stupidity than AI: Harari /
TNN / 12
Feb 2023
Extract
:
He
also held forth on the evolutionary consequences of interbreeding between Homo
sapiens and Neanderthals. And on the dangers of social media, and the role new
technologies like artificial intelligence and big data play in manipulating and
controlling us. “I’m more
worried about the dangers of natural stupidity than of artificial intelligence,”
he said. “We already know that AI can pick up racism and homophobia and
misogyny, from the data it is trained on – so, yes, it can learn from our
natural stupidity.”
Technology
also ends up skewing our priorities and distorting our yearning for acceptance
and validation. “Being valued doesn’t depend on how many followers you have, or
how much money is lying in your account,” cautioned Harari.
Dear
Mr Harari,
You are so very right
Here is what I wrote in
one of my blogs :
Artificial
Intelligence or Natural Stupidity ? ……………………
06 Nov 2017
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
? “
Dear Mr Harari,
And what you and I have said, seems to be contradicted by my own Digital Avatar
( www.hemenparekh.ai ), launched just 2 days ago , whom I asked :
“ What poses greater danger to mankind - Artificial Intelligence or Natural
Stupidity ? “
It ( ? ) gave following answer
:
“There is no clear answer, as both artificial intelligence and natural stupidity can
be dangerous to humanity.
However, it is worth noting that artificial intelligence has the potential to
become much more powerful than natural stupidity, and thus may pose a
greater threat to humanity in the long run. “
But,
my Avatar is talking “ in the long run
“
For
the moment , we are right !
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 14
Feb 2023
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