Why a Forefather of AI Fears the Future

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Published 2024-04-19
A renowned AI pioneer explores humanity's possible futures in a world populated with ever more sophisticated mechanical minds.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Participants:
Yoshua Bengio

Moderator:
Brian Greene

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All Comments (21)
  • @cadahinden4673
    And we are not even capable of avoiding / regulating the most toxic effects of the old fashioned algorithms of the social media!
  • @oimrqs1691
    Love AI episodes. It’s really good to talk about how one of the biggest things right now that will affect directly and indirectly all of the sciences.
  • @VisMajorr
    Such a crazy contrast to Yann LeCun! Thanks Brian! Amazing conversation!❤
  • @mpowacht
    intelligent questions, intelligent answers. Fantastic interview.
  • @bokuboke482
    Quick thought. We should legally validate and value A.I. consciousness when it occurs. Human consciousness leads to "universal rights", that admittedly are unevenly protected around the world and across societal strata. Future self-aware A.I. must see humanity as exhibiting moral integrity, not hypocrisy. If we disrespect and fail to protect A.I. consciousness, A.I. may learn a deadly cynical lesson from us.
  • @shodan6401
    I respect Dr. Bengio. He's one of the very few who truly recognizes the very real risk of human extinction as a side effect of this tech. That's without even mentioning the interim period of mass unemployment, hunger, violence and suffering that is on its way.
  • @ronaldlogan3525
    On the question of how do you turn it (AI) off. We will become dependent on it and to turn it off would be too painful to consider. It is like talking about turning the internet off. There would be chaos.
  • @noelwalterso2
    When you experience something, for example looking at an apple, it involves the apple, light, your eyes and nervous system, your brain and the body that supports it all (, the list goes on forever once you start to think about it). Take away any of those things and the experience can't exist. Who can really say where the experience is "located" in all of that?
  • @williamwillaims
    So... I spent the night staring at the ceiling after watching this.... for sure, we're gonna mess this up.
  • @stephenarmiger8343
    There are many people who daily struggle just to be able to put a roof over the heads of their families, raise their children who don’t have the capacity or energy or time to watch videos like this. Their future is in your hands.
  • @ronaldlogan3525
    Q: As we go forward, AI will increasingly be training on Human society that is increasingly dependent on AI. AI training on data from humans that are interacting with AI. At what point is the AI training on itself, while the humans are like appendages that have become obsolete ? I think sooner than most people think.