Closer To Truth Mark Bailey on AI: Consciousness, Dangers, and Morality
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Jul 30, 2025 Mark Bailey, an associate professor and expert in AI, cybersecurity, and national security, dives deep into the thrilling yet perilous world of artificial intelligence. He tackles the challenge of 'unknowable minds' in AI and emphasizes the need for clarity and control, especially in military applications. The conversation raises ethical concerns about AI consciousness and lethal decision-making. Bailey warns that AI's unpredictability could heighten warfare risks, advocating for global dialogue on regulation to ensure ethical usage in increasingly complex scenarios.
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AI's Core Challenges Explained
- AI systems such as language models suffer from explainability, alignment, and control problems which are interconnected.
- Their billions of parameters make understanding their decision processes inherently uncertain and difficult.
Unpredictability Distinguishes AI
- AI technology differs fundamentally by being inherently unpredictable across environments.
- This unpredictability challenges traditional assumptions of reliable, deterministic behavior common in other military technologies.
Human Oversight in AI Weapons
- Maintain a human decision maker in lethal AI weapons to ensure ethical control.
- Without human oversight, AI speed and nesting complexity may outpace sustainable human control, creating risks.
