The AI in Business Podcast AI Futures: How to Govern AGI - with Virginia Dignum of the AI Policy Lab
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Dec 21, 2024 Virginia Dignum, Director of the AI Policy Lab and a leader in AI ethics, dives deep into the future of AI governance. She challenges the dominant narratives around Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and proposes a focus on Human General Intelligence (HGI) that fosters collaboration. Dignum underscores the necessity of a socio-technical approach for accountability and highlights global governance's role in ensuring equitable benefits from AI. The discussion also includes the dynamics of innovation, regulation, and the ethical landscape of AI systems.
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HGI over AGI
- Virginia Dignum believes that focusing on "Human General Intelligence (HGI)" is more important than AGI.
- HGI leverages human collaboration and machine power to extend human capabilities.
Accountability in AI
- Dignum argues that focusing on AGI can dangerously shift accountability away from humans.
- She emphasizes the importance of human accountability in AI development.
Machine vs. Human Intelligence
- Dignum emphasizes that machine intelligence and human intelligence are fundamentally different.
- She highlights that increasing machine intentionality doesn't automatically lead to consciousness.