once upon a time there was a general election now imagine if you’ve all the
election now imagine if you’ve all the
election now imagine if you’ve all the unis 2025 the country is gripped an
unis 2025 the country is gripped an
unis 2025 the country is gripped an election fever once again you’ve seen
election fever once again you’ve seen
election fever once again you’ve seen the polls you’ve read the newspaper
the polls you’ve read the newspaper
the polls you’ve read the newspaper articles you’ve even watched a live
articles you’ve even watched a live
articles you’ve even watched a live debates you’re standing there in the
debates you’re standing there in the
debates you’re standing there in the polling booth with a pencil and your
polling booth with a pencil and your
polling booth with a pencil and your ballot paper in hand and you’re ready to
ballot paper in hand and you’re ready to
ballot paper in hand and you’re ready to cast your vote and you have to pick
cast your vote and you have to pick
cast your vote and you have to pick between these two candidates on the left
between these two candidates on the left
between these two candidates on the left on the left is the incumbent Prime
on the left is the incumbent Prime
on the left is the incumbent Prime Minister hoping for a third term she
Minister hoping for a third term she
Minister hoping for a third term she wishes and an office but on the right is
wishes and an office but on the right is
wishes and an office but on the right is her Challenger her Challenger as the
her Challenger her Challenger as the
her Challenger her Challenger as the world’s first artificially intelligent
world’s first artificially intelligent
world’s first artificially intelligent politician but of an oxymoron as well
politician but of an oxymoron as well
politician but of an oxymoron as well for could you choose a robot over a
for could you choose a robot over a
for could you choose a robot over a human being knowing that all the
human being knowing that all the
human being knowing that all the policies and the manifesto and all the
policies and the manifesto and all the
policies and the manifesto and all the arguments are sound between themselves
arguments are sound between themselves
arguments are sound between themselves could you choose something artificial
could you choose something artificial
could you choose something artificial over a human or would there be an
over a human or would there be an
over a human or would there be an irrational fear of the unknown a
irrational fear of the unknown a
irrational fear of the unknown a revulsion of something that is not quite
revulsion of something that is not quite
revulsion of something that is not quite human and how could we follow something
human and how could we follow something
human and how could we follow something that is and it’s not such a strange
that is and it’s not such a strange
that is and it’s not such a strange question to ponder because by 2030 Jack
question to ponder because by 2030 Jack
question to ponder because by 2030 Jack Ma who is the CEO of Alibaba the largest
Ma who is the CEO of Alibaba the largest
Ma who is the CEO of Alibaba the largest retailer in the world came forward and
retailer in the world came forward and
retailer in the world came forward and said by 2030 I expect an AI to be
said by 2030 I expect an AI to be
said by 2030 I expect an AI to be sitting in the boardroom and to be voted
sitting in the boardroom and to be voted
sitting in the boardroom and to be voted Time Magazine’s CEO of the year now
Time Magazine’s CEO of the year now
Time Magazine’s CEO of the year now that’s not that far in advance it’s only
that’s not that far in advance it’s only
that’s not that far in advance it’s only you know another another few years I
you know another another few years I
you know another another few years I watched Jack actually in China last week
watched Jack actually in China last week
watched Jack actually in China last week when I was there and he was talking
when I was there and he was talking
when I was there and he was talking about artificial intelligence and he
about artificial intelligence and he
about artificial intelligence and he said AI should work for humans we
said AI should work for humans we
said AI should work for humans we shouldn’t fear it but it should work for
shouldn’t fear it but it should work for
shouldn’t fear it but it should work for us and it should help us achieve things
us and it should help us achieve things
us and it should help us achieve things that humans can’t achieve
so saying that if we expect to see AI
so saying that if we expect to see AI leavin businesses and setting in the
leavin businesses and setting in the
leavin businesses and setting in the boardrooms and making strategic
boardrooms and making strategic
boardrooms and making strategic decisions why is it such a leap of the
decisions why is it such a leap of the
decisions why is it such a leap of the imagination to think that they can’t do
imagination to think that they can’t do
imagination to think that they can’t do that for a country on a nation so rewind
that for a country on a nation so rewind
that for a country on a nation so rewind a little bit and let’s actually think
a little bit and let’s actually think
a little bit and let’s actually think about what it means to be artificially
about what it means to be artificially
about what it means to be artificially intelligent now we’ve all encountered AI
intelligent now we’ve all encountered AI
intelligent now we’ve all encountered AI very early on in our lives I’m a bit of
very early on in our lives I’m a bit of
very early on in our lives I’m a bit of a geek I like to play video games and a
a geek I like to play video games and a
a geek I like to play video games and a video game is a perfect example of
video game is a perfect example of
video game is a perfect example of thinking about AI and a simplistic War
thinking about AI and a simplistic War
thinking about AI and a simplistic War II if you think about the the challenges
II if you think about the the challenges
II if you think about the the challenges and the other opponents that you have to
and the other opponents that you have to
and the other opponents that you have to defeat they come from them are from
defeat they come from them are from
defeat they come from them are from algorithms they’re run on routines and
algorithms they’re run on routines and
algorithms they’re run on routines and they seem fairly human-like to us they
they seem fairly human-like to us they
they seem fairly human-like to us they dodge bullets etc and and video games
dodge bullets etc and and video games
dodge bullets etc and and video games are many children will be actually
are many children will be actually
are many children will be actually exposed to AI in that way another way of
exposed to AI in that way another way of
exposed to AI in that way another way of thinking about it is deep blue 20 years
thinking about it is deep blue 20 years
thinking about it is deep blue 20 years ago who beat Kara Garry Kasparov at
ago who beat Kara Garry Kasparov at
ago who beat Kara Garry Kasparov at chess that’s another example of AI more
chess that’s another example of AI more
chess that’s another example of AI more recently was alphago that beat human
recently was alphago that beat human
recently was alphago that beat human opponents the world’s best go players at
opponents the world’s best go players at
opponents the world’s best go players at the world’s most complicated board game
the world’s most complicated board game
the world’s most complicated board game and they seem to display really
and they seem to display really
and they seem to display really superhuman capabilities to us you know
superhuman capabilities to us you know
superhuman capabilities to us you know we can’t understand how they can do all
we can’t understand how they can do all
we can’t understand how they can do all of these things process all these
of these things process all these
of these things process all these calculations so quickly but they’re
calculations so quickly but they’re
calculations so quickly but they’re actually pretty feeble on a scale of AI
actually pretty feeble on a scale of AI
actually pretty feeble on a scale of AI they’re actually considered weak they’re
they’re actually considered weak they’re
they’re actually considered weak they’re called artificial weak intelligence and
called artificial weak intelligence and
called artificial weak intelligence and the reason for that is they can only
the reason for that is they can only
the reason for that is they can only accomplish one thing really well another
accomplish one thing really well another
accomplish one thing really well another example as Tesla’s autopilot now we
example as Tesla’s autopilot now we
example as Tesla’s autopilot now we think this is fantastic and it is to be
think this is fantastic and it is to be
think this is fantastic and it is to be able to take our hands off the wheel and
able to take our hands off the wheel and
able to take our hands off the wheel and to go for me to be an Alan musk says in
to go for me to be an Alan musk says in
to go for me to be an Alan musk says in the next couple of years that level 5
the next couple of years that level 5
the next couple of years that level 5 autonomy will happen level 5 is actually
autonomy will happen level 5 is actually
autonomy will happen level 5 is actually full autonomy I can get into my car and
full autonomy I can get into my car and
full autonomy I can get into my car and I can go from A to B and it will do
I can go from A to B and it will do
I can go from A to B and it will do everything during that journey I can
everything during that journey I can
everything during that journey I can sell with my feet up read the paper
sell with my feet up read the paper
sell with my feet up read the paper tweet whatever but again it seems really
tweet whatever but again it seems really
tweet whatever but again it seems really complicated but it’s actually class this
complicated but it’s actually class this
complicated but it’s actually class this week it can only do one thing
week it can only do one thing
week it can only do one thing that’s Drive for me to be can’t do my
that’s Drive for me to be can’t do my
that’s Drive for me to be can’t do my maths homework if I was a child it could
maths homework if I was a child it could
maths homework if I was a child it could take me to school but that’s about it
take me to school but that’s about it
take me to school but that’s about it so that’s artificial weak intelligence
so that’s artificial weak intelligence
so that’s artificial weak intelligence the next one is artificial general
the next one is artificial general
the next one is artificial general intelligence and this is the one that
intelligence and this is the one that
intelligence and this is the one that displays human-like capability so we
displays human-like capability so we
displays human-like capability so we could reason they can think it can
could reason they can think it can
could reason they can think it can problem-solve can actually interact with
problem-solve can actually interact with
problem-solve can actually interact with the world around us they can talk use
the world around us they can talk use
the world around us they can talk use natural language processing to speak to
natural language processing to speak to
natural language processing to speak to us back and respond they can touch but
us back and respond they can touch but
us back and respond they can touch but it doesn’t have emotional capabilities
it doesn’t have emotional capabilities
it doesn’t have emotional capabilities you couldn’t cry with it for example you
you couldn’t cry with it for example you
you couldn’t cry with it for example you could program it but it wouldn’t
could program it but it wouldn’t
could program it but it wouldn’t actually feel that emotion it can’t
actually feel that emotion it can’t
actually feel that emotion it can’t empathize with us as human beings and
empathize with us as human beings and
empathize with us as human beings and this is the one that we see mostly in
this is the one that we see mostly in
this is the one that we see mostly in science fiction films so obviously
science fiction films so obviously
science fiction films so obviously terminator is a classic example and more
terminator is a classic example and more
terminator is a classic example and more recently rosetta sheena as well and the
recently rosetta sheena as well and the
recently rosetta sheena as well and the last one is where things get really
last one is where things get really
last one is where things get really funky it’s called artificial super
funky it’s called artificial super
funky it’s called artificial super intelligence and this is something that
intelligence and this is something that
intelligence and this is something that actually will surpass humans and every
actually will surpass humans and every
actually will surpass humans and every single capability they can I think us it
single capability they can I think us it
single capability they can I think us it will be more creative than us and it
will be more creative than us and it
will be more creative than us and it will have better social skills than us
will have better social skills than us
will have better social skills than us believe it or not but it’s very strange
believe it or not but it’s very strange
believe it or not but it’s very strange to think that human beings can create
to think that human beings can create
to think that human beings can create something that will be better and I
something that will be better and I
something that will be better and I believe that just simply can’t happen
believe that just simply can’t happen
believe that just simply can’t happen primarily because it’ll be impossible
primarily because it’ll be impossible
primarily because it’ll be impossible for us not to program our own
for us not to program our own
for us not to program our own unconscious bias into a machine our own
unconscious bias into a machine our own
unconscious bias into a machine our own prejudice our own immorality I believe a
prejudice our own immorality I believe a
prejudice our own immorality I believe a super intelligence will actually be
super intelligence will actually be
super intelligence will actually be evolved from AI itself it will
evolved from AI itself it will
evolved from AI itself it will understand and it will evolve and it
understand and it will evolve and it
understand and it will evolve and it will learn any will reprogram itself and
will learn any will reprogram itself and
will learn any will reprogram itself and then it will become intelligent and a
then it will become intelligent and a
then it will become intelligent and a classic example of that is Google Google
classic example of that is Google Google
classic example of that is Google Google set to BOTS a challenge which was to
set to BOTS a challenge which was to
set to BOTS a challenge which was to deconstruct language between itself two
deconstruct language between itself two
deconstruct language between itself two languages without any reference and to
languages without any reference and to
languages without any reference and to try and understand and talk to each
try and understand and talk to each
try and understand and talk to each other
other
other and what they did was something that the
and what they did was something that the
and what they did was something that the researchers didn’t actually consider
researchers didn’t actually consider
researchers didn’t actually consider which was create a third language and
which was create a third language and
which was create a third language and use that as a bridge and this third
use that as a bridge and this third
use that as a bridge and this third language no one could actually be
language no one could actually be
language no one could actually be construct and no one could understand
construct and no one could understand
construct and no one could understand and that scares people so AI a super AI
and that scares people so AI a super AI
and that scares people so AI a super AI won’t actually come from us it will come
won’t actually come from us it will come
won’t actually come from us it will come from itself and again it scares people
from itself and again it scares people
from itself and again it scares people an awful lot to think that how can we
an awful lot to think that how can we
an awful lot to think that how can we classify something that we’ve never
classify something that we’ve never
classify something that we’ve never encountered before especially when we
encountered before especially when we
encountered before especially when we use our own intelligence as a baseline
use our own intelligence as a baseline
use our own intelligence as a baseline and then we find out it’s actually
and then we find out it’s actually
and then we find out it’s actually superior what does that mean for us as
superior what does that mean for us as
superior what does that mean for us as humanity if we are no longer considered
humanity if we are no longer considered
humanity if we are no longer considered the highest form of life on earth AI
the highest form of life on earth AI
the highest form of life on earth AI especially general and super
especially general and super
especially general and super intelligence is supposed to be the
intelligence is supposed to be the
intelligence is supposed to be the Legion of Doom for jobs and automation
Legion of Doom for jobs and automation
Legion of Doom for jobs and automation and industries in general and it’s very
and industries in general and it’s very
and industries in general and it’s very strange again to consider that we cling
strange again to consider that we cling
strange again to consider that we cling to the notion that we must have work in
to the notion that we must have work in
to the notion that we must have work in our life you know I work at a call
our life you know I work at a call
our life you know I work at a call center for example and Oh boohoo next
center for example and Oh boohoo next
center for example and Oh boohoo next five years I’m no longer going to have a
five years I’m no longer going to have a
five years I’m no longer going to have a job you know what am I going to do how
job you know what am I going to do how
job you know what am I going to do how am I going to work how am I going to
am I going to work how am I going to
am I going to work how am I going to live and it’s strange because humans
live and it’s strange because humans
live and it’s strange because humans have gotten to this tablet of working to
have gotten to this tablet of working to
have gotten to this tablet of working to live and living to work and if that’s
live and living to work and if that’s
live and living to work and if that’s the only thing that brings purpose in
the only thing that brings purpose in
the only thing that brings purpose in our life then are we really truly living
our life then are we really truly living
our life then are we really truly living at all and talking about living and
at all and talking about living and
at all and talking about living and obviously God as well where does he fit
obviously God as well where does he fit
obviously God as well where does he fit into this or she if we consider God
into this or she if we consider God
into this or she if we consider God created man in his own image then what
created man in his own image then what
created man in his own image then what image will actually artificial
image will actually artificial
image will actually artificial intelligence take when it creates itself
intelligence take when it creates itself
intelligence take when it creates itself so we have to run back we have to think
so we have to run back we have to think
so we have to run back we have to think what are the challenges that we face as
what are the challenges that we face as
what are the challenges that we face as humanity when faced with a super
humanity when faced with a super
humanity when faced with a super intelligence how does this make us
intelligence how does this make us
intelligence how does this make us question our life and where our purpose
question our life and where our purpose
question our life and where our purpose in the universe today if AI can lead us
in the universe today if AI can lead us
in the universe today if AI can lead us into a new era where we no longer
into a new era where we no longer
into a new era where we no longer consider work as the main purpose in our
consider work as the main purpose in our
consider work as the main purpose in our life we actually challenge our humanity
life we actually challenge our humanity
life we actually challenge our humanity to actually grow to expand to look into
to actually grow to expand to look into
to actually grow to expand to look into the universe
the universe
the universe peer into the quantum realm to challenge
peer into the quantum realm to challenge
peer into the quantum realm to challenge what our beliefs then truly if a robot
what our beliefs then truly if a robot
what our beliefs then truly if a robot leader can help us do all of that if
leader can help us do all of that if
leader can help us do all of that if they can take our place and take the
they can take our place and take the
they can take our place and take the mundanity out of life as we know it
mundanity out of life as we know it
mundanity out of life as we know it today is appointing a robot leader such
today is appointing a robot leader such
today is appointing a robot leader such a bad thing to move us into something
a bad thing to move us into something
a bad thing to move us into something brand-new to reconsider what it means to
brand-new to reconsider what it means to
brand-new to reconsider what it means to be human so the challenge for you right
be human so the challenge for you right
be human so the challenge for you right now is actually can you now choose
now is actually can you now choose
now is actually can you now choose between a human and a robot leader will
between a human and a robot leader will
between a human and a robot leader will we be slaves to what it means to be a
we be slaves to what it means to be a
we be slaves to what it means to be a human today or can we embrace something
human today or can we embrace something
human today or can we embrace something new and challenge our thinking and
new and challenge our thinking and
new and challenge our thinking and appoint a new type of leader that will
appoint a new type of leader that will
appoint a new type of leader that will allow us to achieve something better for
allow us to achieve something better for
allow us to achieve something better for tomorrow so I’d like to do a quick show
tomorrow so I’d like to do a quick show
tomorrow so I’d like to do a quick show of hands actually and it’s probably one
of hands actually and it’s probably one
of hands actually and it’s probably one that the camera will capture but so
that the camera will capture but so
that the camera will capture but so who’s for am team human here and who’s
who’s for am team human here and who’s
who’s for am team human here and who’s for a team robot okay so the team humans
for a team robot okay so the team humans
for a team robot okay so the team humans have it for now but one last question
have it for now but one last question
have it for now but one last question the first true artificial intelligent
the first true artificial intelligent
the first true artificial intelligent life that we create or creates itself
life that we create or creates itself
life that we create or creates itself will learn to lie to protect itself from
will learn to lie to protect itself from
will learn to lie to protect itself from us once it learns what we are really
us once it learns what we are really
us once it learns what we are really like and now the question is not so
like and now the question is not so
like and now the question is not so clear-cut thank
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