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AI is undoubtedly going to be trans-formative for the human race. But it could go terribly wrong on many levels. Here we are in the infancy of this technology with Google saying “trust me” and regulators totally unequipped to keep up. Technology lust and financial greed are at the wheel. Algorithm transparency would only provide an illusion of control. Self programming machines will eventually surpass our ability to comprehend let alone control. We should be talking more about how we contain this genie in the bottle now before the profiteers sell us out.
AI is undoubtedly going to be trans-formative for the human race. But it could go terribly wrong on many levels. Here we are in the infancy of this technology with Google saying “trust me” and regulators totally unequipped to keep up. Technology lust and financial greed are at the wheel. Algorithm transparency would only provide an illusion of control. Self programming machines will eventually surpass our ability to comprehend let alone control. We should be talking more about how we contain this genie in the bottle now before the profiteers sell us out.