Live Poll: What's Your Biggest Fear About Artificial Intelligence?

@Maxence_G 

I am very pleasantly impressed by your analysis. 

@NYVKE​ ,

I agree that the greatest near term danger is fake content, especially Deep Fakes. Anyone who has worked the areas of Artificial Intelligence has seen cycles of grand promise followed eventually by disappointment that the technology is not as matured as promised.

@Breumaster 

FYC The Capture(2019) is an excellent (fictional) TV Series about Deep Fakes.

A.I.'s are only limited by us. But what if someone breaks the rule, because he can? On the other hand - when you look at the results, very much people fear the scenario of Skynet. There is no Skynet and probably there will never be a Skynet, but Hollywood told us there could be a Skynet. So it's in the resposibility of Hollywood - they made the people believe in such an option.

@Breumaster 

"Limited AI" and "General AI" are technical terms.

@NYVKE​ 

That doens't change the content of my posting. A.I.s are limited by what we allow them do be able to do. The difference of General A.I. and Limited A.I. is not touching that. The people have the fear of A.I.s by what they learned about. And Film business did its best to give A.I. a bad touch. That's because bad "news" sell better.

@Breumaster 

What I'm trying to say is being lost in translation.

Here is the information in German, ironically, generated by ChatGPT

1. Schmale KI (Schwache KI):

   • Definition: Schmale KI, auch als Schwache KI oder Künstliche Schmale Intelligenz bezeichnet, bezieht sich auf KI-Systeme, die für eine spezifische, klar definierte Aufgabe oder Aufgabengruppe entworfen und trainiert sind.
   • Eigenschaften: Schmale KI kann in der spezifischen Aufgabe, für die sie entwickelt wurde, hervorragende Leistungen erbringen, verfügt jedoch nicht über die Fähigkeit, Aufgaben außerhalb ihres begrenzten Bereichs zu verstehen oder auszuführen.
   • Beispiele: Häufige Beispiele sind Sprachassistenten (z. B. Siri oder Alexa), Bilderkennungssoftware, Empfehlungsalgorithmen und Chatbots.
   • Stand der Technik: Schmale KI hat erhebliche Fortschritte gemacht und ist in verschiedenen Anwendungen weit verbreitet, von der Gesundheitsversorgung bis zur Finanzwelt. Diese Systeme verlassen sich auf überwachtes Lernen, tiefes Lernen und spezifische Datensätze, um beeindruckende Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Das Feld entwickelt sich weiterhin rasch weiter, mit verbesserter Leistung und Anwendungen in verschiedenen Bereichen.

2. Allgemeine KI (Starke KI):

   • Definition: Allgemeine KI, auch als Starke KI oder Künstliche Allgemeine Intelligenz bezeichnet, repräsentiert KI-Systeme mit menschenähnlicher Intelligenz und der Fähigkeit, eine breite Palette von Aufgaben auszuführen und Kontext zu verstehen, ähnlich wie die menschliche Kognition.
   • Eigenschaften: Die Allgemeine KI hätte die Fähigkeit zu lernen, sich anzupassen und Wissen in verschiedenen Bereichen anzuwenden, wobei sie Fähigkeiten wie gesunden Menschenverstand, Problemlösung, Kreativität und emotionale Intelligenz zeigt.
   • Beispiele: Die Erreichung echter Allgemeiner KI bleibt eine Herausforderung, und es gibt keine aktuellen Beispiele von Systemen, die dieses Maß an Fähigkeit besitzen. Forscher und Organisationen arbeiten aktiv daran.
   • Stand der Technik: Die Allgemeine KI bleibt ein langfristiges Ziel, das noch nicht erreicht wurde. Obwohl es erhebliche Fortschritte in der KI-Forschung und der Entwicklung von KI-Systemen mit spezialisierten Fähigkeiten gegeben hat, bleibt die Verwirklichung der Allgemeinen KI ein komplexes und ungelöstes Problem. Das Feld steht vor erheblichen technischen, ethischen und philosophischen Herausforderungen. Forscher arbeiten weiterhin an der Entwicklung leistungsfähigerer und vielseitigerer KI-Systeme, aber der Weg zur Allgemeinen KI ist unsicher und könnte viele Jahre, wenn nicht Jahrzehnte, dauern, bis sie realisiert wird.

Zusammenfassend ist der gegenwärtige Stand der Technik für Schmale KI gut entwickelt, mit zahlreichen praktischen Anwendungen und laufenden Fortschritten. Im Gegensatz dazu bleibt die Allgemeine KI ein langfristiges Ziel, ohne aktuelle Beispiele für Systeme, die menschenähnliche Allgemeine Intelligenz besitzen. Die Fortschritte in der KI-Forschung gehen weiter, aber die Erreichung der Allgemeinen KI ist ein komplexes und sich entwickelndes Unterfangen, das zahlreiche Herausforderungen darstellt.

@RubyLord 

Drones are already replacing grunts in the military.

Automated ordering systems are already replacing people at KFC.

By 2030, almost all unskilled and minimally skilled jobs will be efficiently and cost-effectively made redundant by AI and/or robotics in the developed world.

By 2040 even the majority of high skilled jobs such as surgery, engineering and computer programming with be done by automata.

Everyone?! Report this for spam. For some reason, I can't get the option to do so myself.

I think whatever it is that you're alerting about is gone by now, Tsarstepan. Just for your information, sometimes you could possibly easily anticipate spam, based upon phrases borrowed word-for-word from somewhere else on this forum or elsewhere on the Web. Often times, the messages will contain information that is either informative but irrelevant or both very relevant and also extremely obvious (like so obvious that it isn't worth noting). The one thing that is nearly a constant is that that first post made by an account is a response to an existing thread. Non-bots typically go ahead an create a new thread to inquire about something or to report a problem, rather than jumping straight to the act of providing answers to questions.

@jeorj_euler​ Weird that you're telling me a lot of stuff I already know. Ir was the Rubylord post that NVKE replied to but with a spam link edited after the initial posting.

Okay, Tsarstepan, I'm pleased to know that you've observed enough of this nonsense to have realized the same things as I have. You've probably also seen the spam posts whereby the hypertext corresponding to hyperlinks consist entirely of a single punctuation symbol, usually a period. I find those to be some of the most annoying, even though I probably won't be caught victim by them. but it seems like, as I've suggested before, one of the main motives of these spam posts is artificial manipulation of search engine optimization, via-à-vis web crawlers, vis-à-vis fellow bots albeit the purely-observational legitimate kind. I will probably keep regurgitating these sentiments, here and there, now and then (and I mean, I can't necessarily remember everybody with whom I've discussed this), until I learn something more substantive or plainly contrary.

@Breumaster 

I heartily agree with your last statement, Makes for a very interesting social experiment.

@dan_dassow​ 

Changed it, Dan

@Breumaster​ ,

Thank you for correcting the spelling of ChatGPT.

@Breumaster​ 

Please correct:

There are different opinions on that subject,

#8: will be reset

#9: suppress his people.

#11: weird

@Jessica​ 

Corrected. Thank you for taking time on it, even though I don't really have time. In two weeks I'm on vacation for one week. Then I might have a little more time for the forum.

@NYVKE​ 

I'll thake it as a suggestion for an option, ok?

@NYVKE​ 

Just a moment. I better want to take Robin Williams as the 'Bicentenial Man', which seems to be a better example for your option. Isn't it?

@Breumaster​ 

I never saw the film but I read the novella. It is an excellent story by Isaac Asimov.

In the book at least, the character wants to be human but is denied the status. "He" is, however, treated very well by society due to his first owner "Little Miss's" legacy, and the fact that Robots are generally well taken care of in the Asimov Universe.

By contrast, in Ex Machina (and 2 of the other 3 suggestions) the AIs are victims of actual abuse.

Vikander's character is trapped; and the Oscar Isaac villain plans on destroying her in favour of making an improved version.

The Sonoya Mizuno character is literally used as a sex slave.

But it's your poll; so I'll leave the decision to you.

@NYVKE​ 

I want to use the Robin Williams character, because the movie is exact about subject. The Bicentenial Man has to fight for his right to be accepted as a person. I think I slightly remember that it also was about a court of law, which had to decide if he is to be accepted as a stand alone person. But it's long ago I saw it. And I want to use it, because of the high recognition value. And it sets a positiv counterpart to the "threat" of AIs.

@Tsarstepan​ 

Thank you for pointing out. I tried to find better formulations for the subject. I hope I was successful. Lost in translation is a good expression for my language struggles. Sometimes it seems total clear for me, but isn't the way the cookie crumbles. Thank you for pointing out my oops'es. ;)

I tried to correct it as good as I can, but still need help for the last two points you pointed out. I guess you are intelligent enough to approximately understand what I wanted to express. I don't want to use ChatGPT, which alledgedly would give me the perfect formulation. My issue is more about understanding. That is a feature which ChatGPT doesn't provide. It would make me lazy in understanding combining and learning to do it myself. 

This text was created by ChatGPT  ... (Joke!) ;)

So if you want to support me, please tell me how you would have created the options you mentioned. Be free to correct the other fails I did. Thank you. :D

@Tsarstepan​ 

I tried to explain the last to points in another way. I hope it fits better now. ;)

Seconded I guess; though concerned about vote stuffing due to that film's massive popularity

@NYVKE​ Also, Interpersonal relationships start to get complicated ~ Her

@NoRa_FoKa​ 

Seconded as well.

@NYVKE​ What about, The power they can gain can be terrifying ~ Transcendence??

@NoRa_FoKa 

I have missed you too hun 😘but I think you should be directing your suggestions to @Breumaster 🙂

@NYVKE​ hahahaa... I thought it was your poll.... 🤭

I've put two of your suggestions to the poll. Good aspects! But I think the example of transcendence is way too general and not specific enough.

@Pencho15​ 

Doesn't that come under the broader category, already listed, of AI's replacing people in various professional disciplines etc?

Humans in the Sciences, Engineering, Social Science etc. are equally passionate about their work, theories and innovations as those in the visual and performing Arts - there's nothing "more special" about the creative process in those disciplines than there is in the creative process of Scientists, Engineers, researchers in Psych, Econ etc.

@Pencho15​ 

Thank you, Pencho. NYVKE ist right. But you specified it more clearly, so I've put your thought also to the text. I hope it's ok how I wrote it. I just had to re-formulate it a little to make it fit to my lines. I just kept the image of the bum to make it more clear what the consequences may be for the affected people.

What do you both think is better? The bum or the image of the AI? Please be true.

@Breumaster​ 

I like this description. Please see some suggested edits:

AI could be used to automate jobs that are currently done by humans. AIs will may also replace humans in creative arts like writing, music, painting, acting, etc. They will destroy original ideas stifle original thought and expression, and diminish the value and effort humans take perfectioning perfecting their fields of activity. arts to express themselves in unique ways. This could lead to mass unemployment and social unrest.

As for the pic: I like @Pencho15's suggested pic; but I also like your "bum". So no vote for me on that one either way.

"I like @Breumaster's bum."

*giggles like a 15 year old schoolgirl*

@NYVKE​ 

Giggles?

@NYVKE​ 

Thank you, NYVKE. I've changed it. It's not so bulky now, but to the point.

@dan_dassow​ 

Thank you, I've changed it. It was a case of copy and paste. That's because I trust in the probability that most users write in better English than me. ;)

My bad.

Bad, bad apostrophe!