Is Artificial Intelligence Dangerous? – May 2019

The grounding of Boeing 737 MAX airliners due to fatal crashes should be enough evidence to convince every airline and their pilots that relying solely on avionics without human override ability is just too dangerous. So, when Tesla unveiled a car design without a steering wheel, I couldn't help but recall the terrifying and fatal runaway acceleration problems both Audi and Toyota owners experienced in the past.

Can you imagine that happening to you with no way to take control of the car?

Most researchers agree that a super intelligent AI is unlikely to exhibit human emotions like love or hate, and that there is no reason to expect AI to become intentionally benevolent or malevolent. Instead, when considering how AI might become a risk, experts think two scenarios most likely:

1. The AI is programmed to do something devastating: Autonomous weapons are artificial intelligence systems that are programmed to kill. In the hands of the wrong person, these weapons could easily cause mass casualties. Moreover, an AI arms race could inadvertently lead to an AI war that also results in mass casualties. To avoid being thwarted by the enemy, these weapons would be designed to be extremely difficult to simply “turn off” so humans could plausibly lose control of such a situation. 

2. The AI is programmed to do something beneficial, but it develops a destructive method for achieving its goal. Big names in science and technology such as Eric Schmidt, Stephen Hawking, Steve Wozniak, and Bill Gates have recently expressed concerns over achieving superintelligence in our lifetime for this very reason. AI already plays a big role in managing all kinds of things. We depend on it. But, we should never wave away our right to take control of it when necessary. 

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