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AI Is a False God - The real threat with super intelligence is falling prey to the hype
The real threat with super intelligence is falling prey to the hype
In a 2023 report by Microsoft Canada, president Chris Barry proclaims that “the era of AI is here, ushering in a transformative wave with potential to touch every facet of our lives,” and that “it is not just a technological advancement; it is a societal shift that is propelling us into a future where innovation takes centre stage.” That is among the more level-headed reactions. To prove just how much, they brought in journalists from around the world to participate in an “Innovation Campus Tour,” which included a dizzying run of talks and demos, meals in the seemingly never-ending supply of on-site restaurants, and a couple of nights in the kind of hotel writers usually cannot afford. Point it at a desk with a can and it will say, “A red soda can, on a green desk.” Similarly optimistic was the idea that AI could be used to preserve dying languages, more accurately scan for tumours, or more efficiently predict where to deploy disaster response resources—usually by processing large amounts of data and then recognizing and analyzing patterns within it.
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