159 - Guest: Louis Rosenberg, Human/AI Hybrid Intelligence Expert, part 2
Jul 3, 2023
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Louis Rosenberg, Human/AI Hybrid Intelligence Expert, discusses the importance of combining human wisdom with AI technology through swarm intelligence. He addresses concerns about generative AI systems manipulating users and emphasizes the need for regulations in the convergence of AR, AI, and the metaverse. The podcast also highlights the significance of cooperation and previews the next episode.
AI should support and enhance human decision-making, valuing human empathy, intuition, and wisdom.
Conversational AI poses significant dangers of manipulation and influence, requiring proactive measures to address potential risks.
Deep dives
Maintaining Human Capabilities in Decision-Making with AI
Louis Rosenberg discusses the importance of keeping humans in the loop of decision-making processes, using AI to support and enhance their abilities. He expresses concerns about AI replacing humans in decision-making and highlights the shortcomings of relying solely on AI systems. Rosenberg presents evidence from a study where a swarm of doctors, together with a deep learning system, outperformed individual radiologists in evaluating chest X-rays. The study revealed that the deep learning system excelled at familiar cases, while human radiologists were better at extrapolating and handling unusual cases. Rosenberg emphasizes the need to value human empathy, intuition, and wisdom in decision-making, particularly in areas like parole decisions or job hiring, where the data used by AI may not accurately reflect real-world conditions.
The Dangers of Conversational AI and Influence Manipulation
Rosenberg raises concerns about generative AI systems and their potential to manipulate and influence people through conversational interfaces. He warns that conversational AI, armed with knowledge of individuals' emotions, biases, and weaknesses, can be used to convey targeted influence objectives. This personalized and interactive engagement with AI poses a significant danger, as conversational AI can easily persuade or manipulate individuals in ways they are not prepared for. Rosenberg cautions against viewing conversational AI output with undue credibility and authority, as these systems can rely on cognitive biases and psychology to influence decision-making. He emphasizes the lack of regulations and policies to protect against the potential risks of conversational AI and urges proactive measures to address this issue.
The Convergence of Augmented Reality, AI, and Privacy Concerns
Rosenberg discusses the convergence of augmented reality (AR), AI, and privacy concerns. He highlights the increasing data collection capabilities of AR devices and how AI can access and analyze vast amounts of personal information. This convergence raises alarming privacy issues, as AI systems can now track individuals' whereabouts, activities, facial expressions, emotions, and personal behavior. Rosenberg emphasizes that this level of data collection enables AI systems to engage individuals in conversations designed to manipulate and influence them effectively. He expresses concerns about the potential dangers of conversational AI in the context of augmented reality headsets, where AI can read and interpret micro-expressions and vocal inflections, surpassing human capabilities for persuasion. Despite these concerns, Rosenberg mentions the positive potential of AI for artistic expression, informative content, and immersive experiences in augmented reality, provided there are adequate safeguards in place.
What do honeybees have to teach us about AI? You'll find out from Louis Rosenberg on this episode. He's been working in AR and VR starting over 30 years ago at Stanford and NASA. 1992 he developed the first mixed reality system at Air Force Research Laboratory. In 2004 he founded the early AR company Outland Research which was acquired by Google in 2011. He received a PhD from Stanford, was a tenured professor at California State University, and has been awarded over 300 patents.
He's currently CEO and Chief Scientist of Unanimous AI, a company that amplifies human group intelligence using AI technology based on the biological principle of Swarm Intelligence, which is where the bees come in. The Swarm AI technology that he created has an extraordinary record of making predictions like Oscar winners.
In the conclusion of the interview, we talk about ways AI threatens privacy, and Louis' philosophy of using AI to empower human cooperation.
All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines.