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“A Future Written for Us but Without Us” | Katerina Manoli | TEDxUniversityofGlasgowSalon


so hello everybody there is a great

so hello everybody there is a great chance that in 50 years from now robots

chance that in 50 years from now robots

chance that in 50 years from now robots will have taken over the planet and that

will have taken over the planet and that

will have taken over the planet and that not that’s not necessarily a bad thing

not that’s not necessarily a bad thing

not that’s not necessarily a bad thing because it can mean two things either

because it can mean two things either

because it can mean two things either that robots are very very widely

that robots are very very widely

that robots are very very widely accessible product or in terms of the

accessible product or in terms of the

accessible product or in terms of the singularity

singularity

singularity well the droplets will have acquired

well the droplets will have acquired

well the droplets will have acquired human-like intelligence if not surpassed

human-like intelligence if not surpassed

human-like intelligence if not surpassed it the thing is like as humans we are

it the thing is like as humans we are

it the thing is like as humans we are used to being the most the most

used to being the most the most

used to being the most the most intelligent species on the planet we

intelligent species on the planet we

intelligent species on the planet we just don’t know what’s going to happen

just don’t know what’s going to happen

just don’t know what’s going to happen if robot intelligence is going to

if robot intelligence is going to

if robot intelligence is going to surpass human intelligence everything is

surpass human intelligence everything is

surpass human intelligence everything is unpredictable so what can happen is the

unpredictable so what can happen is the

unpredictable so what can happen is the other doomsday scenario with robots

other doomsday scenario with robots

other doomsday scenario with robots killing everybody or robots turning

killing everybody or robots turning

killing everybody or robots turning everybody into paperclips and don’t ask

everybody into paperclips and don’t ask

everybody into paperclips and don’t ask why just because they’re more

why just because they’re more

why just because they’re more intelligent in us they can just do

intelligent in us they can just do

intelligent in us they can just do anything without justifying it so how

anything without justifying it so how

anything without justifying it so how possible is this well there’s a lot of

possible is this well there’s a lot of

possible is this well there’s a lot of debate on the subject some people say

debate on the subject some people say

debate on the subject some people say that it’s very possible some people say

that it’s very possible some people say

that it’s very possible some people say that it’s just a doomsday scenario well

that it’s just a doomsday scenario well

that it’s just a doomsday scenario well my personal view is that if AI keeps

my personal view is that if AI keeps

my personal view is that if AI keeps perfecting itself making herself better

perfecting itself making herself better

perfecting itself making herself better and better and better the Navy in the

and better and better the Navy in the

and better and better the Navy in the future we’re going to have machines as

future we’re going to have machines as

future we’re going to have machines as intelligence as human if not better but

intelligence as human if not better but

intelligence as human if not better but for the moment we are at this stage

so the question is how come from that

so the question is how come from that stage to the doomsday scenario of

stage to the doomsday scenario of

stage to the doomsday scenario of rabbits being even more and more perfect

rabbits being even more and more perfect

rabbits being even more and more perfect well the thing is that when we fire dart

well the thing is that when we fire dart

well the thing is that when we fire dart that dart has a certain goal it reaches

that dart has a certain goal it reaches

that dart has a certain goal it reaches a certain place when we create a Robert

a certain place when we create a Robert

a certain place when we create a Robert the robot has to follow some certain

the robot has to follow some certain

the robot has to follow some certain commands and it has to do a certain

commands and it has to do a certain

commands and it has to do a certain function in this the case of the

function in this the case of the

function in this the case of the self-driving car well the function of

self-driving car well the function of

self-driving car well the function of the Robert is just to drive more and

the Robert is just to drive more and

the Robert is just to drive more and more efficiently but in order to avoid

more efficiently but in order to avoid

more efficiently but in order to avoid problems that like the ones that we saw

problems that like the ones that we saw

problems that like the ones that we saw in the video it makes sense that we want

in the video it makes sense that we want

in the video it makes sense that we want the robot to become more and more

the robot to become more and more

the robot to become more and more perfect but my question to you is when

perfect but my question to you is when

perfect but my question to you is when does this perfectionism actually stop in

does this perfectionism actually stop in

does this perfectionism actually stop in the case of the self-driving car one of

the case of the self-driving car one of

the case of the self-driving car one of its goals will be for example to never

its goals will be for example to never

its goals will be for example to never pass with a red light to always cross

pass with a red light to always cross

pass with a red light to always cross with a green light but if this robot

with a green light but if this robot

with a green light but if this robot tries to make itself more better and

tries to make itself more better and

tries to make itself more better and better into achieving this goal well

better into achieving this goal well

better into achieving this goal well this would mean that it could

this would mean that it could

this would mean that it could potentially hack into the traffic light

potentially hack into the traffic light

potentially hack into the traffic light make all red lights green and then pass

make all red lights green and then pass

make all red lights green and then pass because it does what it’s supposed to do

because it does what it’s supposed to do

because it does what it’s supposed to do right it’s supposed to pass with red

right it’s supposed to pass with red

right it’s supposed to pass with red light with green light and this could

light with green light and this could

light with green light and this could possibly in in this in the in the case

possibly in in this in the in the case

possibly in in this in the in the case of super intelligent machines these

of super intelligent machines these

of super intelligent machines these machines by trying to make themselves

machines by trying to make themselves

machines by trying to make themselves better and better and better it could

better and better and better it could

better and better and better it could create an intelligence explosion which

create an intelligence explosion which

create an intelligence explosion which would create a singularity scenario the

would create a singularity scenario the

would create a singularity scenario the one that I mentioned before so how could

one that I mentioned before so how could

one that I mentioned before so how could we possibly as humans how could we

we possibly as humans how could we

we possibly as humans how could we possibly prevent this from happening

possibly prevent this from happening

possibly prevent this from happening well one way would be to make Roberts

well one way would be to make Roberts

well one way would be to make Roberts read our minds as I said if we give the

read our minds as I said if we give the

read our minds as I said if we give the self-driving car enough context to make

self-driving car enough context to make

self-driving car enough context to make it learn that for example turning all

it learn that for example turning all

it learn that for example turning all red lights great into green just in

red lights great into green just in

red lights great into green just in order to be able to pass is bad then for

order to be able to pass is bad then for

order to be able to pass is bad then for example it wouldn’t really do it but the

example it wouldn’t really do it but the

example it wouldn’t really do it but the problem with reading minds and context

problem with reading minds and context

problem with reading minds and context is actually very very you know it’s very

is actually very very you know it’s very

is actually very very you know it’s very very vague because human life is

very vague because human life is

very vague because human life is actually pretty unpredictable so let’s

actually pretty unpredictable so let’s

actually pretty unpredictable so let’s assume that you have a firefighter that

assume that you have a firefighter that

assume that you have a firefighter that tries to save a baby from the building

tries to save a baby from the building

tries to save a baby from the building that’s burning and you have an AI that

that’s burning and you have an AI that

that’s burning and you have an AI that is supposed to help the firefighter with

is supposed to help the firefighter with

is supposed to help the firefighter with this so the AI knows everything about

this so the AI knows everything about

this so the AI knows everything about humans

humans

humans knows everything about fires and it

knows everything about fires and it

knows everything about fires and it knows everything about babies but do we

knows everything about babies but do we

knows everything about babies but do we know that the a can actually combine

know that the a can actually combine

know that the a can actually combine everything the AI sees the firefighter

everything the AI sees the firefighter

everything the AI sees the firefighter running towards the building and he gets

running towards the building and he gets

running towards the building and he gets the social cue of running but is the

the social cue of running but is the

the social cue of running but is the firefighter running towards the fire

firefighter running towards the fire

firefighter running towards the fire because she wants to be warm is he

because she wants to be warm is he

because she wants to be warm is he running towards the fire because she

running towards the fire because she

running towards the fire because she wants to save the baby or is he running

wants to save the baby or is he running

wants to save the baby or is he running towards the fire just because he wants

towards the fire just because he wants

towards the fire just because he wants to jog this kind of context is just

to jog this kind of context is just

to jog this kind of context is just we’re not sure if this would be

we’re not sure if this would be

we’re not sure if this would be accessible in a brain that is artificial

accessible in a brain that is artificial

accessible in a brain that is artificial it really created and doesn’t have the

it really created and doesn’t have the

it really created and doesn’t have the human gut feeling so if we cannot teach

human gut feeling so if we cannot teach

human gut feeling so if we cannot teach a machine that sometimes it’s bad to be

a machine that sometimes it’s bad to be

a machine that sometimes it’s bad to be perfect and if we cannot put enough

perfect and if we cannot put enough

perfect and if we cannot put enough context on it to make it understand that

context on it to make it understand that

context on it to make it understand that perfection can actually go very wrong

perfection can actually go very wrong

perfection can actually go very wrong for humans the nut can be a very bad

for humans the nut can be a very bad

for humans the nut can be a very bad scenario so I guess the goal for the

scenario so I guess the goal for the

scenario so I guess the goal for the future would be to have an AI and teach

future would be to have an AI and teach

future would be to have an AI and teach it that it’s that its goals have to

it that it’s that its goals have to

it that it’s that its goals have to align at some point with human goals and

align at some point with human goals and

align at some point with human goals and that is the hardest way to achieve it’s

that is the hardest way to achieve it’s

that is the hardest way to achieve it’s the hardest thing to do because I view

the hardest thing to do because I view

the hardest thing to do because I view us as cavemen rediscovering fire and

us as cavemen rediscovering fire and

us as cavemen rediscovering fire and this fire is AI so it can go very very

this fire is AI so it can go very very

this fire is AI so it can go very very well and just create make everything new

well and just create make everything new

well and just create make everything new as they did with caveman discovering

as they did with caveman discovering

as they did with caveman discovering fire or it can burn everything down so

fire or it can burn everything down so

fire or it can burn everything down so it is all up to us it is all about

it is all up to us it is all about

it is all up to us it is all about depends on how alert would stay and how

depends on how alert would stay and how

depends on how alert would stay and how well we design our robots but that’s of

well we design our robots but that’s of

well we design our robots but that’s of course depending on the manufacturers to

course depending on the manufacturers to

course depending on the manufacturers to do so yeah that’s me thank you very much

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