I wish that I knew the implications of all that I do. I do not. My abilities are limited, my knowledge imperfect, and my control of external forces weak. Therefore the results of my best efforts will include unintended consequences. I do not consider myself significantly special in these regards. No matter the intentions of a musician, a chef or a computer programer, how their creation will play out in the world cannot be known—only hoped-for. Thus a means for objective evaluation and damage control are helpful to build in to any system. The greater the potential for harm, the more attentiveness to objective evaluation and damage control may be. This mode of thought has been called ‘conservative’ in the past, but the word has been spread thin.
No matter the programing of an AI, what an AI does with itself and how third parties influence it may cause unintended consequences. This is a refutation of EY’s claim.
As a local atheist once said to me, ‘a mystery is not a miracle.’ Not having perfect knowledge of myself (mystery) does not mean that there is a ghost in me (miracle).
I wish that I knew the implications of all that I do. I do not. My abilities are limited, my knowledge imperfect, and my control of external forces weak. Therefore the results of my best efforts will include unintended consequences. I do not consider myself significantly special in these regards. No matter the intentions of a musician, a chef or a computer programer, how their creation will play out in the world cannot be known—only hoped-for. Thus a means for objective evaluation and damage control are helpful to build in to any system. The greater the potential for harm, the more attentiveness to objective evaluation and damage control may be. This mode of thought has been called ‘conservative’ in the past, but the word has been spread thin.
No matter the programing of an AI, what an AI does with itself and how third parties influence it may cause unintended consequences. This is a refutation of EY’s claim.
As a local atheist once said to me, ‘a mystery is not a miracle.’ Not having perfect knowledge of myself (mystery) does not mean that there is a ghost in me (miracle).