“Despite Musk’s prediction, most experts in the field say humanity has nothing to worry about when it comes to AI – at least, not yet.”
“In order for AI to achieve this, it would not only need to possess human-like intelligence, but it would also need to be able to predict the future or plan ahead.”
“‘Machine learning and AI systems are a long way from cracking the hard problem of consciousness and being able to generate their own goals contrary to their programming,’ George Montanez, a data scientist at Microsoft, wrote under the same Metafact thread.”’
“Some experts even go as far as to say that not only is AI not a threat to mankind, but could help us to better understand ourselves.”
“That said, it is clear that AI (and any technology) could pose a risk to humans.”
“Some of these risks include overoptimization, weaponization, and ecological collapse, according to Ben Nye, the Director of Learning Sciences at the University of Southern California, Institute for Creative Technologies (USC-ICT).”