[Music] ten years ago I was giving a talk at an
ten years ago I was giving a talk at an
ten years ago I was giving a talk at an engineering robotics conference I was
engineering robotics conference I was
engineering robotics conference I was the token lawyer and the talk was on AI
the token lawyer and the talk was on AI
the token lawyer and the talk was on AI robotics and law and at the end of the
robotics and law and at the end of the
robotics and law and at the end of the talk of hand goes up in the Q&A and an
talk of hand goes up in the Q&A and an
talk of hand goes up in the Q&A and an engineer stands up and says I don’t
engineer stands up and says I don’t
engineer stands up and says I don’t understand why we need all this law
understand why we need all this law
understand why we need all this law stuff and really he meant all these
stuff and really he meant all these
stuff and really he meant all these lawyers and all we have to do is make
lawyers and all we have to do is make
lawyers and all we have to do is make sure that all of our robots and AIS and
sure that all of our robots and AIS and
sure that all of our robots and AIS and all these things are programmed with
all these things are programmed with
all these things are programmed with Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and that
Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and that
Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and that it won’t ask how many people here are
it won’t ask how many people here are
it won’t ask how many people here are where the Three Laws of Robotics but I
where the Three Laws of Robotics but I
where the Three Laws of Robotics but I did ask that at this conference and
did ask that at this conference and
did ask that at this conference and every hand in the room goes up a robot
every hand in the room goes up a robot
every hand in the room goes up a robot may not harm a human being a robot may
may not harm a human being a robot may
may not harm a human being a robot may not allow harm to come to itself unless
not allow harm to come to itself unless
not allow harm to come to itself unless it’s required in order to spare the
it’s required in order to spare the
it’s required in order to spare the human being basic ethical considerations
human being basic ethical considerations
human being basic ethical considerations for robots so all good but the question
for robots so all good but the question
for robots so all good but the question that was being asked was why we needed
that was being asked was why we needed
that was being asked was why we needed anything more and at that time there
anything more and at that time there
anything more and at that time there wasn’t really that much in the way of
wasn’t really that much in the way of
wasn’t really that much in the way of actual technologies that were out there
actual technologies that were out there
actual technologies that were out there the one could look at and see what their
the one could look at and see what their
the one could look at and see what their function was their purpose was how they
function was their purpose was how they
function was their purpose was how they operated the risks they pose the
operated the risks they pose the
operated the risks they pose the benefits they gained gave us and so in
benefits they gained gave us and so in
benefits they gained gave us and so in those circumstances it was going to be
those circumstances it was going to be
those circumstances it was going to be hard to answer that question from the
hard to answer that question from the
hard to answer that question from the engineer now fast forward to today and
engineer now fast forward to today and
engineer now fast forward to today and we’re in a very different situation we
we’re in a very different situation we
we’re in a very different situation we are now actually seeing technologies AAI
are now actually seeing technologies AAI
are now actually seeing technologies AAI technologies move from prototype in the
technologies move from prototype in the
technologies move from prototype in the lab to actual functions and actual
lab to actual functions and actual
lab to actual functions and actual products and society and as we do that
products and society and as we do that
products and society and as we do that then the questions of law become much
then the questions of law become much
then the questions of law become much more important and looming and actual
more important and looming and actual
more important and looming and actual but important to stress it’s because law
but important to stress it’s because law
but important to stress it’s because law can only get actual
can only get actual
can only get actual the technologies get actual or are very
the technologies get actual or are very
the technologies get actual or are very close to being actual and so we are
close to being actual and so we are
close to being actual and so we are reaching that point now nor reaching a
reaching that point now nor reaching a
reaching that point now nor reaching a point it’s really quite a marvelous
point it’s really quite a marvelous
point it’s really quite a marvelous position to be in in which we now have
position to be in in which we now have
position to be in in which we now have enough actual real paths of technology
enough actual real paths of technology
enough actual real paths of technology that we can talk in real ways about the
that we can talk in real ways about the
that we can talk in real ways about the way in which society should regulate
way in which society should regulate
way in which society should regulate them and this is an exciting opportunity
them and this is an exciting opportunity
them and this is an exciting opportunity the regulation of actual technologies
the regulation of actual technologies
the regulation of actual technologies and in many ways this is going to be
and in many ways this is going to be
and in many ways this is going to be something that enables these
something that enables these
something that enables these technologies so there are enormous
technologies so there are enormous
technologies so there are enormous opportunities here we have to be sure
opportunities here we have to be sure
opportunities here we have to be sure that we take clear awareness of the
that we take clear awareness of the
that we take clear awareness of the various kinds of risks that are posed
various kinds of risks that are posed
various kinds of risks that are posed and the harms that are posed but this is
and the harms that are posed but this is
and the harms that are posed but this is what law regulation and technology have
what law regulation and technology have
what law regulation and technology have always done so in the middle of this
always done so in the middle of this
always done so in the middle of this exciting conversation we now find that
exciting conversation we now find that
exciting conversation we now find that there’s kind of an extreme and extrusion
there’s kind of an extreme and extrusion
there’s kind of an extreme and extrusion from the outside which is that certain
from the outside which is that certain
from the outside which is that certain prominent scientists and technologists
prominent scientists and technologists
prominent scientists and technologists are telling us that we yes need to
are telling us that we yes need to
are telling us that we yes need to regulate AI but we need to regulate
regulate AI but we need to regulate
regulate AI but we need to regulate artificial intelligence technologies for
artificial intelligence technologies for
artificial intelligence technologies for a very different reason not for reasons
a very different reason not for reasons
a very different reason not for reasons about the risks posed today or within
about the risks posed today or within
about the risks posed today or within the immediately visible path of
the immediately visible path of
the immediately visible path of technology but because we have to be
technology but because we have to be
technology but because we have to be worried that at some point in the future
worried that at some point in the future
worried that at some point in the future these AI technologies may become
these AI technologies may become
these AI technologies may become progressively smarter and smarter to the
progressively smarter and smarter to the
progressively smarter and smarter to the point that they escape human control
point that they escape human control
point that they escape human control transcend their human programming pose
transcend their human programming pose
transcend their human programming pose an existential threat to humanity and
an existential threat to humanity and
an existential threat to humanity and ravages this would be not so important
ravages this would be not so important
ravages this would be not so important were we not beginning the conversation
were we not beginning the conversation
were we not beginning the conversation about actual regulation of actual
about actual regulation of actual
about actual regulation of actual technology now and I suggest that this
technology now and I suggest that this
technology now and I suggest that this is an extraordinarily bad idea in public
is an extraordinarily bad idea in public
is an extraordinarily bad idea in public policy and regulation and that it
policy and regulation and that it
policy and regulation and that it threatens to hijack this conversation
threatens to hijack this conversation
threatens to hijack this conversation that we desperately need to have about
that we desperately need to have about
that we desperately need to have about actual technologies today
actual technologies today
actual technologies today fact I would go one step further and say
fact I would go one step further and say
fact I would go one step further and say that we need to aggressively push back
that we need to aggressively push back
that we need to aggressively push back against this kind of voice at the moment
against this kind of voice at the moment
against this kind of voice at the moment that the real regulation is most
that the real regulation is most
that the real regulation is most important you need to push back against
important you need to push back against
important you need to push back against that in large part by just saying these
that in large part by just saying these
that in large part by just saying these things are not risks there are
things are not risks there are
things are not risks there are existential risks to humanity nuclear
existential risks to humanity nuclear
existential risks to humanity nuclear war possibility of a bio engineered
war possibility of a bio engineered
war possibility of a bio engineered pathogen that could you know go out and
pathogen that could you know go out and
pathogen that could you know go out and do terrible terrible things but these
do terrible terrible things but these
do terrible terrible things but these have some basis in actual technologies
have some basis in actual technologies
have some basis in actual technologies even if they haven’t in fact been
even if they haven’t in fact been
even if they haven’t in fact been realized when we talk about the super
realized when we talk about the super
realized when we talk about the super intelligence that’s going to be too
intelligence that’s going to be too
intelligence that’s going to be too smart for us and ravages we’re talking
smart for us and ravages we’re talking
smart for us and ravages we’re talking about something completely different
about something completely different
about something completely different that’s in the realm of imagination and I
that’s in the realm of imagination and I
that’s in the realm of imagination and I don’t think that a bare logical
don’t think that a bare logical
don’t think that a bare logical possibility in a possible world as the
possibility in a possible world as the
possibility in a possible world as the philosophers might say constitutes a
philosophers might say constitutes a
philosophers might say constitutes a risk and it’s certainly not a risk that
risk and it’s certainly not a risk that
risk and it’s certainly not a risk that analysis of the kind that law regulation
analysis of the kind that law regulation
analysis of the kind that law regulation and public policy can or should even
and public policy can or should even
and public policy can or should even take into account and that’s in large
take into account and that’s in large
take into account and that’s in large part because we have plenty of risks
part because we have plenty of risks
part because we have plenty of risks that need to be taken into account for
that need to be taken into account for
that need to be taken into account for the technologies that we are actually
the technologies that we are actually
the technologies that we are actually seeing emerge now and can foresee very
seeing emerge now and can foresee very
seeing emerge now and can foresee very quickly coming into being but one of the
quickly coming into being but one of the
quickly coming into being but one of the questions that arises is why does this
questions that arises is why does this
questions that arises is why does this happen with AI technologies I mean in
happen with AI technologies I mean in
happen with AI technologies I mean in other words why are some of the most
other words why are some of the most
other words why are some of the most eminent voices in the field
eminent voices in the field
eminent voices in the field technologists you know great minds in
technologists you know great minds in
technologists you know great minds in the field why do they suddenly flip into
the field why do they suddenly flip into
the field why do they suddenly flip into this kind of AI apocalypse mode based
this kind of AI apocalypse mode based
this kind of AI apocalypse mode based around kind of imaginary possibilities
around kind of imaginary possibilities
around kind of imaginary possibilities we don’t do this with other technologies
we don’t do this with other technologies
we don’t do this with other technologies nobody does this with toasters nobody
nobody does this with toasters nobody
nobody does this with toasters nobody does it with toasters that are connected
does it with toasters that are connected
does it with toasters that are connected to the Internet of Things well what is
to the Internet of Things well what is
to the Internet of Things well what is it about AI that winds up eliciting
it about AI that winds up eliciting
it about AI that winds up eliciting these kinds of responses and let me just
these kinds of responses and let me just
these kinds of responses and let me just call this AI enchantment the technology
call this AI enchantment the technology
call this AI enchantment the technology has this capability of enchanting the
has this capability of enchanting the
has this capability of enchanting the inventors enchanting users and let’s be
inventors enchanting users and let’s be
inventors enchanting users and let’s be clear has the capacity to enchant the
clear has the capacity to enchant the
clear has the capacity to enchant the legal regulator type people
legal regulator type people
legal regulator type people lawyers the government regulators judges
lawyers the government regulators judges
lawyers the government regulators judges and legislators as well and by a chant I
and legislators as well and by a chant I
and legislators as well and by a chant I mean that it winds up leading to
mean that it winds up leading to
mean that it winds up leading to distorted perspectives distorted
distorted perspectives distorted
distorted perspectives distorted perceptions and distorted expectations
perceptions and distorted expectations
perceptions and distorted expectations about what the technology is what its
about what the technology is what its
about what the technology is what its capabilities and limitations are and
capabilities and limitations are and
capabilities and limitations are and winds up distorting the ways in which we
winds up distorting the ways in which we
winds up distorting the ways in which we think about it and this can happen in
think about it and this can happen in
think about it and this can happen in two different directions it can distort
two different directions it can distort
two different directions it can distort us into kind of the dystopian versions
us into kind of the dystopian versions
us into kind of the dystopian versions that are preferred by Hollywood the AI
that are preferred by Hollywood the AI
that are preferred by Hollywood the AI apocalypse apocalyptic AI but it can
apocalypse apocalyptic AI but it can
apocalypse apocalyptic AI but it can also be distorted in the other direction
also be distorted in the other direction
also be distorted in the other direction in the sort of utopian direction into
in the sort of utopian direction into
in the sort of utopian direction into kind of fantasies that these
kind of fantasies that these
kind of fantasies that these technologies will produce a sort of
technologies will produce a sort of
technologies will produce a sort of utopia in which we are all warm and
utopia in which we are all warm and
utopia in which we are all warm and happy all of our material needs are
happy all of our material needs are
happy all of our material needs are solved and we can just devote ourselves
solved and we can just devote ourselves
solved and we can just devote ourselves to mindfulness
these are exaggerations of various kinds
these are exaggerations of various kinds and the question is what brings them
and the question is what brings them
and the question is what brings them about how do they arise now I want to
about how do they arise now I want to
about how do they arise now I want to suggest it’s because AI is special among
suggest it’s because AI is special among
suggest it’s because AI is special among technologies in the way in which it
technologies in the way in which it
technologies in the way in which it tends to destabilize mental categories
tends to destabilize mental categories
tends to destabilize mental categories we have that we use to structure our
we have that we use to structure our
we have that we use to structure our world and in destabilizing them suddenly
world and in destabilizing them suddenly
world and in destabilizing them suddenly the idea that there are sort of fixed
the idea that there are sort of fixed
the idea that there are sort of fixed limits and possibilities winds up
limits and possibilities winds up
limits and possibilities winds up getting all fuzzy up as well and blurred
getting all fuzzy up as well and blurred
getting all fuzzy up as well and blurred one of these lines that AI is
one of these lines that AI is
one of these lines that AI is particularly addressed to is the
particularly addressed to is the
particularly addressed to is the difference between creatures and things
difference between creatures and things
difference between creatures and things and in destabilizing that line along
and in destabilizing that line along
and in destabilizing that line along with the line of machine execution
with the line of machine execution
with the line of machine execution execution of its programming on the one
execution of its programming on the one
execution of its programming on the one hand and human consciousness
hand and human consciousness
hand and human consciousness intentionality purpose and will on the
intentionality purpose and will on the
intentionality purpose and will on the other those lines get blurred which
other those lines get blurred which
other those lines get blurred which artificial intelligence almost the very
artificial intelligence almost the very
artificial intelligence almost the very terminology invites us to do the result
terminology invites us to do the result
terminology invites us to do the result of that can wind up being that we
of that can wind up being that we
of that can wind up being that we suddenly have an explosion of mental
suddenly have an explosion of mental
suddenly have an explosion of mental possibilities of things that no longer
possibilities of things that no longer
possibilities of things that no longer seem to have limits to us not confined
seem to have limits to us not confined
seem to have limits to us not confined which can be a great thing until we try
which can be a great thing until we try
which can be a great thing until we try to enact that into law but in this
to enact that into law but in this
to enact that into law but in this process of an explosion of possibility
process of an explosion of possibility
process of an explosion of possibility as it leads to exaggerations that push
as it leads to exaggerations that push
as it leads to exaggerations that push out to these extremes the AI apocalypse
out to these extremes the AI apocalypse
out to these extremes the AI apocalypse on the one hand and angelic AI as we
on the one hand and angelic AI as we
on the one hand and angelic AI as we might call the utopian possibility on
might call the utopian possibility on
might call the utopian possibility on the other I think they’re both mistakes
the other I think they’re both mistakes
the other I think they’re both mistakes but now particularly the technologists
but now particularly the technologists
but now particularly the technologists in the audience are thinking to
in the audience are thinking to
in the audience are thinking to themselves yeah but I do not suffer from
themselves yeah but I do not suffer from
themselves yeah but I do not suffer from sci-fi AI enchantment you know I mean I
sci-fi AI enchantment you know I mean I
sci-fi AI enchantment you know I mean I stick to my knitting and do stuff I’m
stick to my knitting and do stuff I’m
stick to my knitting and do stuff I’m not under this enchantment I want to
not under this enchantment I want to
not under this enchantment I want to suggest however that this is too quick a
suggest however that this is too quick a
suggest however that this is too quick a conclusion because there are ways in
conclusion because there are ways in
conclusion because there are ways in which you can have a form of AI
which you can have a form of AI
which you can have a form of AI enchantment dealing with very ordinary
enchantment dealing with very ordinary
enchantment dealing with very ordinary applications of the technologies that
applications of the technologies that
applications of the technologies that are in front of us today and are
are in front of us today and are
are in front of us today and are emerging in the foreseeable paths of
emerging in the foreseeable paths of
emerging in the foreseeable paths of technology now doesn’t require any
technology now doesn’t require any
technology now doesn’t require any sci-fi possibilities there are a number
sci-fi possibilities there are a number
sci-fi possibilities there are a number of ways in which that can arise but the
of ways in which that can arise but the
of ways in which that can arise but the one I want to pinpoint today is one that
one I want to pinpoint today is one that
one I want to pinpoint today is one that I think is overlooked in part at least
I think is overlooked in part at least
I think is overlooked in part at least in the world beyond the technologists
in the world beyond the technologists
in the world beyond the technologists themselves and this is the fact that the
themselves and this is the fact that the
themselves and this is the fact that the language that we use to express human
language that we use to express human
language that we use to express human action turns out to be exactly the same
action turns out to be exactly the same
action turns out to be exactly the same words we use to describe machine actions
words we use to describe machine actions
words we use to describe machine actions so we say for human beings
so we say for human beings
so we say for human beings she decides to when we say decides in
she decides to when we say decides in
she decides to when we say decides in that case we are talking about decide as
that case we are talking about decide as
that case we are talking about decide as a word that is bound up and connected to
a word that is bound up and connected to
a word that is bound up and connected to all of human purposiveness she decides
all of human purposiveness she decides
all of human purposiveness she decides because she has intentions because she
because she has intentions because she
because she has intentions because she has purpose because she has will we used
has purpose because she has will we used
has purpose because she has will we used the same word when we talk about the
the same word when we talk about the
the same word when we talk about the computer deciding to take an action as
computer deciding to take an action as
computer deciding to take an action as it executes its programming
it executes its programming
it executes its programming if you and that’s perfectly okay so long
if you and that’s perfectly okay so long
if you and that’s perfectly okay so long as one bears in mind that we don’t
as one bears in mind that we don’t
as one bears in mind that we don’t actually mean quite the same thing and I
actually mean quite the same thing and I
actually mean quite the same thing and I don’t know what alternative language
don’t know what alternative language
don’t know what alternative language we’d come up with it’s very difficult to
we’d come up with it’s very difficult to
we’d come up with it’s very difficult to think of a whole new set of words that
think of a whole new set of words that
think of a whole new set of words that would describe what the machine is doing
would describe what the machine is doing
would describe what the machine is doing so we use the same words for both but
so we use the same words for both but
so we use the same words for both but insofar as those two get confused
insofar as those two get confused
insofar as those two get confused conflated and mixed up it invites very
conflated and mixed up it invites very
conflated and mixed up it invites very very distorted perceptions of what the
very distorted perceptions of what the
very distorted perceptions of what the technology might be now technologists
technology might be now technologists
technology might be now technologists and my experience are actually very
and my experience are actually very
and my experience are actually very attentive to this problem and don’t tend
attentive to this problem and don’t tend
attentive to this problem and don’t tend to fall into it but I do not think that
to fall into it but I do not think that
to fall into it but I do not think that the ordinary world is going to be able
the ordinary world is going to be able
the ordinary world is going to be able to maintain some strict distance between
to maintain some strict distance between
to maintain some strict distance between these and differentiation and I can
these and differentiation and I can
these and differentiation and I can assure you that lawyers government
assure you that lawyers government
assure you that lawyers government regulators judges and legislators will
regulators judges and legislators will
regulators judges and legislators will not be able to maintain any kind of
not be able to maintain any kind of
not be able to maintain any kind of distance like that at least not if they
distance like that at least not if they
distance like that at least not if they are not educated and made aware of the
are not educated and made aware of the
are not educated and made aware of the possibilities in order to sort of
possibilities in order to sort of
possibilities in order to sort of separate out what’s machine and what’s
separate out what’s machine and what’s
separate out what’s machine and what’s misplaced expectations imported into AI
misplaced expectations imported into AI
misplaced expectations imported into AI technologies because we’ve pulled in a
technologies because we’ve pulled in a
technologies because we’ve pulled in a certain set of human concepts now law
certain set of human concepts now law
certain set of human concepts now law has a role to play in just regulation if
has a role to play in just regulation if
has a role to play in just regulation if you play in society I got a play by
you play in society I got a play by
you play in society I got a play by society’s rules but with respect to this
society’s rules but with respect to this
society’s rules but with respect to this enchantment law can have a role in
enchantment law can have a role in
enchantment law can have a role in helping to disenchant sorry 2d enchant
helping to disenchant sorry 2d enchant
helping to disenchant sorry 2d enchant 2d enchant AI and to sort of take down
2d enchant AI and to sort of take down
2d enchant AI and to sort of take down some of this enchantment that threatens
some of this enchantment that threatens
some of this enchantment that threatens to distort and give us misperceptions
to distort and give us misperceptions
to distort and give us misperceptions and it does so primarily by two
and it does so primarily by two
and it does so primarily by two mechanisms one is that the law which is
mechanisms one is that the law which is
mechanisms one is that the law which is been dealing with new technologies for a
been dealing with new technologies for a
been dealing with new technologies for a long time looks at AI technologies as
long time looks at AI technologies as
long time looks at AI technologies as they come online and says we’re gonna
they come online and says we’re gonna
they come online and says we’re gonna put them into existing legal categories
put them into existing legal categories
put them into existing legal categories and the legal categories we have out
and the legal categories we have out
and the legal categories we have out there reflect long-standing human
there reflect long-standing human
there reflect long-standing human concerns that are not going to go away
concerns that are not going to go away
concerns that are not going to go away human values that we have so safety
human values that we have so safety
human values that we have so safety there’s one but also
there’s one but also
there’s one but also equality and justice and fairness and
equality and justice and fairness and
equality and justice and fairness and these other qualities that are reflected
these other qualities that are reflected
these other qualities that are reflected in categories of law and those are not
in categories of law and those are not
in categories of law and those are not going to get tossed out the window on
going to get tossed out the window on
going to get tossed out the window on account of some AI technology but they
account of some AI technology but they
account of some AI technology but they have the effect of sort of grounding the
have the effect of sort of grounding the
have the effect of sort of grounding the technology and giving it a sense of
technology and giving it a sense of
technology and giving it a sense of limits that are contained within human
limits that are contained within human
limits that are contained within human purposes the second way in which law can
purposes the second way in which law can
purposes the second way in which law can help be enchant AI is by call it siloing
help be enchant AI is by call it siloing
help be enchant AI is by call it siloing we will tend to regulate particular a AI
we will tend to regulate particular a AI
we will tend to regulate particular a AI technologies according to the function
technologies according to the function
technologies according to the function they play and the existing laws and the
they play and the existing laws and the
they play and the existing laws and the existing regulations and the existing
existing regulations and the existing
existing regulations and the existing regulators soft driving car technologies
regulators soft driving car technologies
regulators soft driving car technologies will be regulated by the Department of
will be regulated by the Department of
will be regulated by the Department of Transportation the National Highway
Transportation the National Highway
Transportation the National Highway Safety Transportation Board
Safety Transportation Board
Safety Transportation Board Transportation Safety Board and stuff
Transportation Safety Board and stuff
Transportation Safety Board and stuff related to privacy stuff related to the
related to privacy stuff related to the
related to privacy stuff related to the use of facial recognition software
use of facial recognition software
use of facial recognition software predictive analytics and sentencing
predictive analytics and sentencing
predictive analytics and sentencing behavior for criminals all of these
behavior for criminals all of these
behavior for criminals all of these different kinds of things will tend to
different kinds of things will tend to
different kinds of things will tend to be regulated by whoever deals with that
be regulated by whoever deals with that
be regulated by whoever deals with that kind of stuff already and the effect of
kind of stuff already and the effect of
kind of stuff already and the effect of that is to break down the kind of
that is to break down the kind of
that is to break down the kind of illusion associated the enchantment
illusion associated the enchantment
illusion associated the enchantment associated with artificial intelligence
associated with artificial intelligence
associated with artificial intelligence considered as a single category all by
considered as a single category all by
considered as a single category all by itself we break it down and discrete and
itself we break it down and discrete and
itself we break it down and discrete and much more human oriented forms of
much more human oriented forms of
much more human oriented forms of technology and regulation now there is
technology and regulation now there is
technology and regulation now there is however a risk of course that law itself
however a risk of course that law itself
however a risk of course that law itself can become enchanted and that all these
can become enchanted and that all these
can become enchanted and that all these people that are part of the legal
people that are part of the legal
people that are part of the legal players legal actors can become
players legal actors can become
players legal actors can become enchanted and I think without concerted
enchanted and I think without concerted
enchanted and I think without concerted awareness and education become aware
awareness and education become aware
awareness and education become aware yeah I think they will be enchanted and
yeah I think they will be enchanted and
yeah I think they will be enchanted and they will have very distorted
they will have very distorted
they will have very distorted impressions about what the technology is
impressions about what the technology is
impressions about what the technology is what it’s capable of what its
what it’s capable of what its
what it’s capable of what its limitations are there are two basic
limitations are there are two basic
limitations are there are two basic defenses against this kind of
defenses against this kind of
defenses against this kind of Enchantment of law one of them
Enchantment of law one of them
Enchantment of law one of them is that simply the people involved in
is that simply the people involved in
is that simply the people involved in this have got to be very sophisticated
this have got to be very sophisticated
this have got to be very sophisticated about the technology itself and I don’t
about the technology itself and I don’t
about the technology itself and I don’t mean at the level of the computer
mean at the level of the computer
mean at the level of the computer scientists and engineers but I do mean
scientists and engineers but I do mean
scientists and engineers but I do mean in ways to be able to ask sophisticated
in ways to be able to ask sophisticated
in ways to be able to ask sophisticated questions that show an awareness of the
questions that show an awareness of the
questions that show an awareness of the distinct areas of AI machine learning
distinct areas of AI machine learning
distinct areas of AI machine learning and so on and so on at a level that will
and so on and so on at a level that will
and so on and so on at a level that will help them to ask the questions about
help them to ask the questions about
help them to ask the questions about these things from the standpoint of our
these things from the standpoint of our
these things from the standpoint of our human intended uses of the technology
human intended uses of the technology
human intended uses of the technology and that’s the perspective that the
and that’s the perspective that the
and that’s the perspective that the regulator’s should have they have to be
regulator’s should have they have to be
regulator’s should have they have to be able to translate that into something
able to translate that into something
able to translate that into something that’s concrete the second way in which
that’s concrete the second way in which
that’s concrete the second way in which we wind up getting past this risk of
we wind up getting past this risk of
we wind up getting past this risk of enchantment is important because it says
enchantment is important because it says
enchantment is important because it says we will de enchant because we will
we will de enchant because we will
we will de enchant because we will insist that we treat AI technologies not
insist that we treat AI technologies not
insist that we treat AI technologies not as anything which is kind of outside or
as anything which is kind of outside or
as anything which is kind of outside or beyond human experience or anything even
beyond human experience or anything even
beyond human experience or anything even outside of human beings but that it’s
outside of human beings but that it’s
outside of human beings but that it’s just another tool like any technology
just another tool like any technology
just another tool like any technology that human beings have invented ever and
that human beings have invented ever and
that human beings have invented ever and if we see AI technologies as just
if we see AI technologies as just
if we see AI technologies as just another human tool this again will tend
another human tool this again will tend
another human tool this again will tend to ground them in the question of how
to ground them in the question of how
to ground them in the question of how good are they at carrying out the things
good are they at carrying out the things
good are they at carrying out the things we care about as human beings and to the
we care about as human beings and to the
we care about as human beings and to the extent that law and regulation is able
extent that law and regulation is able
extent that law and regulation is able to make that kind of question concrete
to make that kind of question concrete
to make that kind of question concrete how good is it as a tool then we will be
how good is it as a tool then we will be
how good is it as a tool then we will be asking about the effectiveness of that
asking about the effectiveness of that
asking about the effectiveness of that tool in ways in which it can be bettered
tool in ways in which it can be bettered
tool in ways in which it can be bettered we will not be sitting around worrying
we will not be sitting around worrying
we will not be sitting around worrying about technology getting AI technology
about technology getting AI technology
about technology getting AI technology getting progressively smarter and
getting progressively smarter and
getting progressively smarter and smarter and smarter
smarter and smarter
smarter and smarter until it ravages us ravages us so the
until it ravages us ravages us so the
until it ravages us ravages us so the question that’s going to arise for EIA I
question that’s going to arise for EIA I
question that’s going to arise for EIA I is never going to be is the technology
is never going to be is the technology
is never going to be is the technology too smart
too smart
too smart the problem is never going to be that
the problem is never going to be that
the problem is never going to be that the technology is too smart it will
the technology is too smart it will
the technology is too smart it will always be that it’s too stupid and too
always be that it’s too stupid and too
always be that it’s too stupid and too stupid in the sense that it’s a human
stupid in the sense that it’s a human
stupid in the sense that it’s a human tool and that’s what we need it and use
tool and that’s what we need it and use
tool and that’s what we need it and use it for that means then that if we don’t
it for that means then that if we don’t
it for that means then that if we don’t get past the enchantment of AI then we
get past the enchantment of AI then we
get past the enchantment of AI then we run the risk of thinking the problem is
run the risk of thinking the problem is
run the risk of thinking the problem is that it’s too smart and if we frame it
that it’s too smart and if we frame it
that it’s too smart and if we frame it that way as a question of risks of being
that way as a question of risks of being
that way as a question of risks of being too smart that we must regulate against
too smart that we must regulate against
too smart that we must regulate against then we’re going to wind up producing
then we’re going to wind up producing
then we’re going to wind up producing bad law for good technology if on the
bad law for good technology if on the
bad law for good technology if on the other hand we get past the AI
other hand we get past the AI
other hand we get past the AI enchantment we do get past it then in
enchantment we do get past it then in
enchantment we do get past it then in that case we will be able to focus on
that case we will be able to focus on
that case we will be able to focus on the question of the AI as a tool which
the question of the AI as a tool which
the question of the AI as a tool which we can make better and we will
we can make better and we will
we can make better and we will understand them that we can have better
understand them that we can have better
understand them that we can have better technology through better law thank you
technology through better law thank you
technology through better law thank you [Applause]
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