As far as I'm concerned. There are two types of AI.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Actual Intelligence
Which would you choose?
As far as I'm concerned. There are two types of AI.
Which would you choose?
I would choose both. AI couldn’t have happened without human intelligence.
The long list of benefits of AI has been well publicised now, and one of these benefits is that AI is helping to save lives in hospitals and in the community.
Like anything else, it’s about using it correctly to benefit the world.
I think I've watched to much Dr Who to feel comfortable with AI robots doing surgery on me, I think back to the cybermen from the David Tennant era of Dr Who.
AI is only as clever as the material it's given to learn from, there have already been instances of bias, racial bias in particular, there's probably a gender bias too.
Where does Ai leave those iof us who want to engage in ideas and expand our thinking? That's something not based around facts alone, but the interpretation of themm context is so important and I'm not sure AI can know the contexts of exploratory thinking, is it only "thinking" inside it's box, can it make meaningful connections across subjects?
I am hopeful that there will always be opportunities for people to engage in ideas and expand thinking as that is necessary to give humans meaning. I can’t envisage AI ever being able to think as humans think, but it is concerning that AI could lead to a world where we can’t tell truth from lies.
The government has tried to save money by cutting funding to universities, and humanities departments have borne the brunt of the cuts. I expect this is because they believe STEM subjects are more worthwhile than the arts, and AI would fall within the STEM bracket.
On the positive side, politicians and leading people in fields such as philosophy, classics, history, drama, art and science, have been campaigning against the cuts and for wider accessibility to the arts and culture.
There is a website called “The Conversation”, which claims its articles have academic rigour with journalistic flair. Just keep in mind that the articles aren’t peer reviewed, but they are widely considered balanced and accurate. I find it interesting in this world of one sided and extreme view media. It has articles submitted by academics in various fields around the world and in the past it has had some intelligent voices on AI, history, politics and other topics. If you think you might enjoy some of the pieces you can search for “The Conversation” or click the link below. Unfortunately, it isn’t a place where we can engage the way we do on this website.
I am hopeful that there will always be opportunities for people to engage in ideas and expand thinking as that is necessary to give humans meaning. I can’t envisage AI ever being able to think as humans think, but it is concerning that AI could lead to a world where we can’t tell truth from lies.
The government has tried to save money by cutting funding to universities, and humanities departments have borne the brunt of the cuts. I expect this is because they believe STEM subjects are more worthwhile than the arts, and AI would fall within the STEM bracket.
On the positive side, politicians and leading people in fields such as philosophy, classics, history, drama, art and science, have been campaigning against the cuts and for wider accessibility to the arts and culture.
There is a website called “The Conversation”, which claims its articles have academic rigour with journalistic flair. Just keep in mind that the articles aren’t peer reviewed, but they are widely considered balanced and accurate. I find it interesting in this world of one sided and extreme view media. It has articles submitted by academics in various fields around the world and in the past it has had some intelligent voices on AI, history, politics and other topics. If you think you might enjoy some of the pieces you can search for “The Conversation” or click the link below. Unfortunately, it isn’t a place where we can engage the way we do on this website.