The Reith Lectures on AI

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All those who can access such - four lectures from Professor Stuart Russell discussing the future of AI - first one here:

The Reith Lectures - Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence - The Biggest Event in Human History - BBC Sounds

 

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Artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning, is going to make life extremely difficult in the near future. More so than it already is at present.

I'm convinced we are headed on a very fast track to dystopia and severe incursions on personal liberty and autonomy.

 

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Artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning, is going to make life extremely difficult in the near future. More so than it already is at present.

I'm convinced we are headed on a very fast track to dystopia and severe incursions on personal liberty and autonomy.

Perhaps only if we let it, and fail to make our views count - leaving it to those we elect or just in power because of their wealth. As mentioned in this lecture and no doubt further ones, one issue we will have is in the values that any AI inevitably take on as they become more sophisticated, and as to whether they align with whatever some want over others - especially when it is unlikely we will get some universal agreement as to such. The influence of religions might be one area where such conflicts will show themselves.

 

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Oh, and Rutherford and Fry discuss the lectures here - always worth listening to:

The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry - Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI - BBC Sounds

 

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The latest lecture, concerning weapons using AI, is here - and rather alarming actually to be honest:

The Reith Lectures - Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence - AI in warfare - BBC Sounds

And a commentary on the lecture is here:

Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI - AI in Warfare - BBC Sounds

 

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The third lecture - about AI and the economy - and commentary:

The Reith Lectures - AI in the economy - BBC Sounds

Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI - AI in the Economy - BBC Sounds

 

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The fourth and last lecture - about how we might control AI and to get such to do what we want rather than what it might want.

The Reith Lectures - Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence - AI: A Future for Humans - BBC Sounds

Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI - AI: A Future for Humans? - BBC Sounds

 

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An article describing the lectures and where transcripts of all four can be downloaded via links at the bottom of the page:

BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures - Nine Things You Should Know About AI