Uncanny Valley | WIRED Geoffrey Hinton: ‘It’s Far Too Late’ to Stop Artificial Intelligence
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Nov 23, 2023 The podcast delves into the recent chaos and changes at OpenAI, highlighting the interview with Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of AI. Hinton discusses the future of artificial intelligence, its potential benefits and dangers, and the challenges of aligning AI goals with human values. The rapid advancement of AI and its implications, including the potential threat of machines surpassing human intelligence, is explored. The discussion also focuses on the incredible potential of AI technology, its impact on intellectual labor, and the uniqueness of human beings.
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AI vs. Traditional Programs
- Modern AIs like ChatGPT are more similar to humans than traditional computer programs.
- They possess intuition and learn from experience, unlike rule-based programs.
Writing as Autocomplete
- Human writing, even seemingly high-level creative processes, can be seen as complex autocomplete functions.
- This autocomplete draws on vast learned knowledge and simulates understanding.
Existential Threat of AI
- Digital intelligences may already be as capable as humans, and they can share knowledge far more efficiently.
- This rapid knowledge transfer poses an existential threat as AIs could surpass human intelligence significantly.