The Obama administration is concerned about AI (artificial intelligence). If you came to the Skynet, it's not Skynet. However, let's say that the problem it's disturbing enough, even without special effects.
It is known that the science is increasingly involved in the development of robotic systems. The problem lies in the subtle decisions and future risks of poorly coded units.
The Obama administration has published a report this week, which examines the problems associated with moving to an increasingly automated world.
The report tries to determine the problems that can arise with the algorithm procedure decision-making that increasingly operates without much (or any) human oversight. Let's see why the Obama administration is worried.
According to the report:
Given that services using data are increasingly ubiquitous, and as we have seen, we are increasingly dependent on them, we must deal with intentional or tacit preoccupations that may arise from both data and algorithms used, as the impact will reach the user and society.
Transparency issues arise when companies, institutions and organizations use algorithmic systems and automated procedures to inform decisions that affect our lives such as whether or not we will qualify for credit or employment opportunities or what our financial situation, housing and the ads we see.
The idea that robots can make self-awareness and annihilation of humanity may not be so much, but these systems control almost every part of our adult life.
Access to credit, employment, housing, education, and more is typically algorithmically processed by programs that analyze vast amounts of data quickly and find information for each of us on request.
These algorithms with poor coding and bad design, or biases, could lead to inaccuracies, and mistakes that will lead to denial of credit, housing or even admission to certain faculties.
The White House wants to change all of this by developing a moral framework for AI design that will be so accurate that it can work without human intervention.
The White House report does not go into details about what it could mean with all this, but it is clear that the Obama administration is worried about the future that is increasingly based on artificial intelligence and will make decisions that can change the life of man .
A Report on Algorithmic Systems