AI seemed like a good idea at the time. It looked like endless resources for scientists, educators, researchers, students, and anyone looking for information.
I happily used it when I was doing genealogical research
because I wanted context instead of just names and dates. I asked about life in
Prussian Poland in the 19th century. I asked what St. Paul, MN was
like in the 1930’s. Responses were
interesting and helpful in giving insight into my ancestors.
It has advanced medical research. Prosthetics are being developed that can be controlled by the person using them.
Every Google search uses AI to find results. There are
definite benefits to AI.
But then the con artists adopted it. Unless it comes from
someone you know, every online image could be created using AI. They create
false news articles, false posts on every social media platform. The list goes
on.
But I believe that the ultimate danger is from the AI
developers themselves. Not long ago there was news about an AI test that got
out of control and hacked into commercial sites. An article by SciTech Daily
talks about how these systems are learning to think on their own. Our worst
nightmare. https://scitechdaily.com/how-ai-is-learning-to-think-on-its-own-like-humans/
Finally, the leaders of AI companies are realizing that they’ve
created a monster. A monster without ethics, without controls. And the nature
of developers is to search for and try the next innovation. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote Saturday that AI
companies “must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI
models.”
Our government representatives are proposing new regulations
for artificial intelligence. But there’s no agreement as to how to go about it.
I hope that it will be contained before there’s a
catastrophe. But I’m not counting on it.
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